Special Weekend Trip for LGBTQIA2S+ Community! Mill Ridge Park, TN – Volunteer Vacation 2024
May 9 @ 5:00 pm - May 12 @ 12:00 pm
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Spend time at Tennessee’s newly established park in Southeast Davidson County! This project is open to anyone who feels that a welcoming Queer/LGBTQIA2S+ space is the right space for them. Mill Ridge Park consists of 600+ acres of multi-use greenspace providing a sustainable and equitable outdoor experience for the diverse community of the greater Nashville area in southeast Davidson County.
Volunteers will help provide healthy access to nature and recreational activity space for neighboring families, students, and employees. Volunteers will work together to improve trail systems at Mill Ridge Park. The work will include brushing and trail corridor maintenance on established sections, invasive plant removal using hand tools, and possible construction of drainage features. Volunteers will hike from their campsite to the project site, which is less than 1 mile on uneven grass and dirt trails, with small hills and stream crossings.
During this trip, Mill Ridge Park’s average high temperature is 80°, and average low temperature is 59°.
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 ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East), S’atsoyaha (Yuchi), and Shawandasse Tula (Shawanwaki/Shawnee) 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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