Location: Eastern TX
Active. Daily hikes up to 3 miles
Front country: structured housing at a field research station
New project alert! We’re headed to Big Thicket National Preserve to help preserve the imperiled iconic longleaf pine savannah ecosystem!
Service Project Details
Longleaf pine savanna is an imperiled ecosystem iconic to Big Thicket National Preserve, consisting of widely spaced pine trees and abundant grasses and wildflowers. The preserve is restoring several hundred acres of Longleaf pine savanna and needs assistance planting native grasses in ongoing restoration sites. This project would enlist volunteers to rake and broadcast seed onto patches of soil throughout restoration areas that have been recently cleared of vegetation. The work would require hiking across uneven ground and using hand tools to plant up to 150 acres. The project sites are accessible by public and non-public roads but may require hiking up to a quarter of 1/4 mile. Volunteers will need to be able to bend, squat, lift up to 15 lbs, use garden rakes, and hike over uneven flat terrain.
Project Leaders: Aidalicia Swertfeger and Steve Breitbach
Agency Website
Itinerary:
Sunday, April 20th. The Volunteer group meets at a time/place TBD. The group will go through check-in, introductions, orientation, and will help set up camp in preparation for the work week ahead.
Monday, April 21st. Workday.
Tuesday, April 22nd. Workday.
Wednesday, April 23rd. Day off.
Thursday, April 24th. Workday.
Friday, April 25th. Workday.
Saturday, April 26th. Break down camp, say goodbyes, and depart.
Nearest Cities
Beaumont, TX
Houston, TX
Nearest Airports
Jack Brooks Regional Aiport (BPT) – ~46 miles away
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) – ~83 miles away
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) – ~92 miles away
Free Time Details
Go the preserve Visitor Center, hike trails, rent kayaks and paddle Village Creek, may be able to provide free group paddle program guided by NPS staff.
Accommodations
Front country: structured housing at a field research station
Difficulty
Active. Daily hikes up to 3 miles
Task Details
Swinging, digging, shoveling, pulling, pushing, leveraging, bending over, lopping, etc.
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