(CANCELLED) Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day: Tree Planting at Westwood Hills

Saturday, April 25th, 2020 from 9:00am to 12:00pm (CT)

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All Great River Greening events are cancelled due to COVID-19. Please reach out to gmastellone@greatrivergreening.org with any questions.

Join Great River Greening in planting native trees at a treasured St. Louis Park natural area. This event will include special activities to celebrate the new Westwood Hills Interpretive Center, set to open later this year. Join us for live music, tours of the new facility, and a special appearance by Woodsy Owl. Have a little fun, get your hands dirty, and be part of a community wide effort to protect this precious woodland.

All are welcome, any necessary training will be provided.

Once you have registered through GivePulse, organizers from Great River Greening will approve your registration and you will receive confirmation. You will continue to receive event reminders as the event nears. If you have further questions, please contact volunteer@greatrivergreening.org

If you are a minor registering yourself, you will need to provide an email address in the "Linked Survey" box so we can send the Youth Liability Waiver to your parent or guardian. If you are an adult bringing a minor, you can add them as an attendee and simply check the "Youth Waiver" box upon registering. If you are an adult registering yourself and another adult, you will need to enter their unique email address to the Attendee registration, so they can confirm their registration and sign a waiver.

If you'd like to register as a group (Scout Troop, employees of a company, a school group, gardening club, etc), please contact volunteer@greatrivergreening.org.

DAY OF: 
When you arrive at the site, go directly to the registration table and check-in. Restoration volunteers need to arrive by 9:00am to have enough time to complete the registration process. You will be asked to fill out a nametag and a liability/photo release form (if you have not done so already) and will be given work gloves and assigned to a work unit.

9:00am – Registration begins
9:30am – Event kick-off, volunteers break into small groups, volunteer training
9:30am - 11:30am – Restoration activities
11:45am – Lunch and program

Event timeline subject to change. 

LOCATION:
The event will be at the Westwood Hills Nature Center, 8300 W Franklin Ave in St. Louis Park. Additional parking instructions, as well as a detailed map, will be sent out to registered attendees. 

SAFETY:
Ensuring the safety of our volunteers is our highest priority. It is important that event participants wear close-toed shoes and long sleeves to protect against ticks and scratchy brush. We recommend dressing for the weather, layers are key. Water will be available on-site for refills, but to reduce waste we hope you will bring your own reusable container. 

RELEASE OF LIABILITY:
All volunteers participating in Great River Greening events release Great River Greening and its employees, officers, directors, or agents from any and all liability from claims of any nature whatsoever arising from participation the extent such liability is directly attributable to the negligence of GRG, or its respective employees, officers, directors or agents.

Note: By registering online, you will complete the release of liability and photo release waivers. 

QUESTIONS:
Contact Great River Greening's Community Outreach Coordinator, Genna Mastellone at volunteer@greatrivergreening.org or call 651.272.3993.

More information about Great River Greening can be found on our website, greatrivergreening.org

This event is made possible due to our partners and funders: the Westwood Hills Nature Center, the City of St. Louis Park and the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund.
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Registration
Opens Feb 5, 2020 1:00pm
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Parking Details
Parking will be available nearby. We will send a detailed map to registered participants.
Due to construction of the new interpretive center, the main parking lot will be closed and parking won’t be available onsite. All attendees are asked to park at St. Louis Park Middle School and ride a free shuttle to and from the event, which will take place near gates 7 and 8. Volunteers are also welcome to park in the neighborhood.
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