John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, PA – Volunteer Vacation 2024
April 28 @ 5:00 pm - May 4 @ 10:00 am
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Support trail access at America’s first urban refuge! Join the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum Volunteer Vacation to expand, maintain, and repair trails.
Trails will be located along Tinicum Marsh, Pennsylvania’s largest remaining freshwater tidal marsh. These well-loved trails are utilized by over 260,000 visitors annually and require maintenance that is occasionally above the level of care that refuge staff can maintain. Volunteers will be tasked with expanding/widening trails, trimming back growth on trails, removing invasive species, and stabilizing and repairing the trail by filling in holes or gaps. The surface of trails is primarily packed dirt or gravel trails, occasionally paved trails or boardwalks. Volunteers will drive or carpool and may have to hike small distances on packed dirt or gravel trails, with little to no elevation changes.
During this trip, John Heinz National Widlife Refuge at Tinicum’s average high temperature is 60°, and average low temperature is 44°.
There is no experience needed to join a Volunteer Vacation! Your expert hosts will provide detailed instruction, tool demonstrations, and project oversight throughout the week. All you need is a willing attitude and to be in good physical condition to participate in moderate physical activity for approximately 6-8 hours a day with plenty of breaks, at your own pace. Find out more about what it’s like to join a Volunteer Vacation and other frequently asked questions here.
AHS acknowledges with gratitude that this project takes place on the traditional lands of the Lenapehoking (Lenni-Lenape) peoples past and present. We honor the land itself, the Indigenous communities who have stewarded this land for generations, their deep and sacred connection to these lands, and those who continue to steward these lands today. We offer this land acknowledgement as the first of many steps to stand as an ally and amplify Indigenous voices. We invite the American Hiking Society community to join us through continued efforts to support Indigenous communities and learn more about the history of the lands on which we live, work and recreate.
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