Frank
Sasquatch
This is a partial schedule for Mon.cty parks......more to come.
2008 Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering with the Park System provides people ages 14 and up a meaningful way to give back to their community. To assist with planning, registration is required for training and as an event volunteer.
For information about these or other volunteer opportunities, please call (732) 842-4000, ext 4283 or email volunteer@monmouthcountyparks.com
Check back often throughout the year as more dates & opportunities will be added!
March
Sat, March 1 Trails Workshop for New Volunteers
9am-12pm (ages 16 & up)
Longstreet Farm Program Room, Holmdel
Dress for the weather, bring work gloves
Sun, March 2 E. Murray Todd Half-Marathon
8:30am Brookdale Community College, Lincroft
Sun, March 9 Volunteer Recognition Luncheon
Sat, March 15 Trails Maintenance Session
9am-12pm (ages 16 & up, previous training required)
Holmdel Park, Holmdel
Dates TBA Environmental Clean-up along the Navesink River
(ages 16 & up)
Hartshorne Woods Park, Rocky Point Parking Lot, Middletown
Help remove debris from the shoreline along the Navesink River
at Rocky Point. Supplies will be provided. Dress for the weather,
bring work gloves.
April
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9am-12pm Middletown (through October)
Mon, Apr 7, Gardening & Pruning Team Training
14, & 21 Dorbrook Recreation Area, Visitor Center, Colts Neck
10-12pm Enjoy working in the parks by assisting with gardening & pruning. Teams are forming for Dorbrook Park and Thompson Park, Lincroft. Dress for the weather, bring pruners, work gloves.
Sat, April 12 Trails Maintenance Session
9am-12pm (ages 16 & up, previous training required)
Huber Woods Park, Woods Farm, Middletown
Sat, Apr 19 Earth Day Celebration
11am-5pm Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center
Howell
Sat, Apr 26 Trails Maintenance Session
(ages 16 & up, previous training required)
Tatum Park, Middletown
Sat, April 26 Deep Cut Perennial Plant Swap
10-2pm (ages 16 & up)
Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown
May
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9am-12pm Middletown (through October)
Invasive Plant Removal-Garlic Mustard Pull
Experience first hand what is involved in habitat protection work. Help
remove an invading plant, garlic mustard, which is crowding out
native plants that wildlife depend upon for food. Easy weed removal.
Dress for weather. Bring water and work gloves. Manual work.
Supplies provided.
Sat, May 3 Tatum Park, Middletown
10-12pm Red Hill Activity Center Parking Lot, Holly Grove
Sun, May 4 Huber Woods Park, Middletown
1-3pm Environmental Center Parking Lot, Discovery Path
Sat, May 10 Manasquan River Canoe Race
8am Howell Park Golf Course Entrance
Sat, May 17 Trails Workshop for New Volunteers
9am-12pm (ages 16 & up)
Tatum Park (tentative)
June
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9-12pm Middletown (through October)
Sat, June 7 National Trails Day
(ages 16 & up, previous training required)
Turkey Swamp Park, Freehold
July
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9-12pm Middletown(through October)
July 25-27 Monmouth County Fair
East Freehold Park
August
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9-12pm Middletown(through October)
Sat, Aug 9 Woods Hollow Classic Mountain Bike Race
7-10am Tatum Park, Middletown
Holland Activity Center Entrance
September
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9-12pm Middletown (through October)
Sun, Sept 7 Sprint Triathlon
7-10am Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park, Long Branch
Sat, Sept 20 Deep Cut Fall Plant Swap
10-2pm (ages 16 & up)
Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown
Sun, Sept 28 Harvest Home Festival
11-5pm Longstreet Farm, Holmdel
October
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9-12pm Middletown (through October)
Oct 10-12 Creatures of the Night Wagon Rides
Oct 17-18 Huber Woods Park, Middletown
Oct 24-25 Training dates TBA
Sun, Oct 19 Thompson Park Day
11-5pm Lincroft
2008 Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering with the Park System provides people ages 14 and up a meaningful way to give back to their community. To assist with planning, registration is required for training and as an event volunteer.
For information about these or other volunteer opportunities, please call (732) 842-4000, ext 4283 or email volunteer@monmouthcountyparks.com
Check back often throughout the year as more dates & opportunities will be added!
March
Sat, March 1 Trails Workshop for New Volunteers
9am-12pm (ages 16 & up)
Longstreet Farm Program Room, Holmdel
Dress for the weather, bring work gloves
Sun, March 2 E. Murray Todd Half-Marathon
8:30am Brookdale Community College, Lincroft
Sun, March 9 Volunteer Recognition Luncheon
Sat, March 15 Trails Maintenance Session
9am-12pm (ages 16 & up, previous training required)
Holmdel Park, Holmdel
Dates TBA Environmental Clean-up along the Navesink River
(ages 16 & up)
Hartshorne Woods Park, Rocky Point Parking Lot, Middletown
Help remove debris from the shoreline along the Navesink River
at Rocky Point. Supplies will be provided. Dress for the weather,
bring work gloves.
April
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9am-12pm Middletown (through October)
Mon, Apr 7, Gardening & Pruning Team Training
14, & 21 Dorbrook Recreation Area, Visitor Center, Colts Neck
10-12pm Enjoy working in the parks by assisting with gardening & pruning. Teams are forming for Dorbrook Park and Thompson Park, Lincroft. Dress for the weather, bring pruners, work gloves.
Sat, April 12 Trails Maintenance Session
9am-12pm (ages 16 & up, previous training required)
Huber Woods Park, Woods Farm, Middletown
Sat, Apr 19 Earth Day Celebration
11am-5pm Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center
Howell
Sat, Apr 26 Trails Maintenance Session
(ages 16 & up, previous training required)
Tatum Park, Middletown
Sat, April 26 Deep Cut Perennial Plant Swap
10-2pm (ages 16 & up)
Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown
May
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9am-12pm Middletown (through October)
Invasive Plant Removal-Garlic Mustard Pull
Experience first hand what is involved in habitat protection work. Help
remove an invading plant, garlic mustard, which is crowding out
native plants that wildlife depend upon for food. Easy weed removal.
Dress for weather. Bring water and work gloves. Manual work.
Supplies provided.
Sat, May 3 Tatum Park, Middletown
10-12pm Red Hill Activity Center Parking Lot, Holly Grove
Sun, May 4 Huber Woods Park, Middletown
1-3pm Environmental Center Parking Lot, Discovery Path
Sat, May 10 Manasquan River Canoe Race
8am Howell Park Golf Course Entrance
Sat, May 17 Trails Workshop for New Volunteers
9am-12pm (ages 16 & up)
Tatum Park (tentative)
June
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9-12pm Middletown (through October)
Sat, June 7 National Trails Day
(ages 16 & up, previous training required)
Turkey Swamp Park, Freehold
July
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9-12pm Middletown(through October)
July 25-27 Monmouth County Fair
East Freehold Park
August
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9-12pm Middletown(through October)
Sat, Aug 9 Woods Hollow Classic Mountain Bike Race
7-10am Tatum Park, Middletown
Holland Activity Center Entrance
September
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9-12pm Middletown (through October)
Sun, Sept 7 Sprint Triathlon
7-10am Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park, Long Branch
Sat, Sept 20 Deep Cut Fall Plant Swap
10-2pm (ages 16 & up)
Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown
Sun, Sept 28 Harvest Home Festival
11-5pm Longstreet Farm, Holmdel
October
Tue, Thu, Sat Drop-in Volunteer Days at Deep Cut Gardens
9-12pm Middletown (through October)
Oct 10-12 Creatures of the Night Wagon Rides
Oct 17-18 Huber Woods Park, Middletown
Oct 24-25 Training dates TBA
Sun, Oct 19 Thompson Park Day
11-5pm Lincroft