LEAD Volunteer

2007-2008 Lead Volunteer Program

Training Dates
January 12, 2008
February 9, 2008
March 8, 2008
September 11, 2008

Who Should Apply?
The ideal Lead Volunteer will:
• love the outdoors and the environment
• be highly motivated and outgoing
• posses good public speaking ability
• enjoys multi-tasking
• confidently leads a group of volunteers

What Will Lead Volunteers Do?
• Attend two training workshops in 2008
• Safely apply necessary herbicides to prevent re-growth of invasive population
• Lead introductory workshops at the start of volunteer events to educate volunteer group on:
     • correct and safe mulching
     • pruning
     • invasive species removal

What are the benefits of becoming a Lead Volunteer?
• FREE, professional classroom and hands-on training in:
     --invasive species identification and proper removal
     --volunteer management
     --application of herbicides
• Recognition on Park Pride website and lead Volunteer T-shirt
• One fully paid registration to the Park Pride’s 7th Annual Parks and Greenspace Conference held in March 2008

Purpose of the Lead Volunteer Program
To build the capacity of Park Pride’s volunteer program in order to increase our ability to maintain a healthy and sustainable urban forest within Atlanta’s parks.

Park Pride and Georgia Forestry’s goals for the Lead Volunteer program
The Lead Volunteer program provides education, facilitates physical improvements and increases effectiveness of the existing Park Pride volunteer program. Specifically, the program aims to:

• Involve the private sector, promotes volunteerism and multi-cultural awareness through volunteer outreach into diverse communities throughout Atlanta.
• Training a core group of volunteers in skills necessary to maintain and improve the urban forest, therefore contributing to a sustainable urban forestry program at the local level.
• Enhance the technical skills of individuals involved in the maintenance of community forests and enable them to effectively lead other volunteers in these efforts.
• Educate and provide technical assistance in maintaining forested lands and individual trees, including education about the importance of trees and greenspace as urban infrastructure.

Call today to signup for trainings. For more information contact Park Pride Community Builder Ayanna Williams at 404-817-7963 ayanna@parkpride.org.

RESOURCES

Georgia’s Best Management Practices for Forestry
http://www.gfc.state.ga.us/ForestManagement/documents/GeorgiaForestryBMPManual.pdf

Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual
http://www.invasive.org/eastern/eppc/index.html

Invasive Plants of the Eastern United States: Identification and Control
http://www.invasive.org/eastern

Funds for this project were provided by the Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program administered by the Georgia Forestry Commission.

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