Loading Events

RiverLands Volunteer Workday

  • This event has passed.
Date: August 19, 2023
Time: 7:30AM-9:30AM
Location: RiverLands Gateway Park
Host: The Trust for Public Land Events

Event details

Volunteers will be led by TPL staff to prepare the RiverLands Gateway Park site for guided tours and events while we begin the design of the site. The RiverLands Gateway Park is the southern anchor of a 2.7-mile section of greenway trail being designed and built by Trust for Public Land, Cobb County, and Smyrna.

Volunteers will be removing invasive plants including privet and vines and other under story plants in work area, clearing trails, and removing trash and other debris left behind from mowing. The volunteers will use shovels along with hand pulling, and other small equipment such as string trimmers, blowers, weed wrenches, and pruners as they are comfortable.

We suggest volunteers wear long pants, long sleeves, a hat, sturdy shoes, and sun protection, and bring water. If you have a string trimmer, shovel, hand pruners, and/or gloves please bring them with you. We will provide gloves to those who need them. 

Meeting point coordinates: 33.780097, -84.534521

This site does not have an address. It is located at the intersection of Discovery Blvd. and Mableton Pkwy. There is a driveway entrance on Mableton Pkwy just west of the river. Please pull into the site to make room for other vehicles. Look for Chattahoochee RiverLands and TPL signs along the road.

Questions? Contact walt.ray@tpl.org

For more information on RiverLands Gateway Park and the Chattahoochee RiverLands visit our website at www.RiverLands.org.

SIGN UP

Share this:

Related events

along the river

Help Share a New River Connection

Chattahoochee RiverLands Pedestrian Trail Bridge

The City of Smyrna and Trust for Public Land are exploring a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge across the Chattahoochee River. This bridge could improve connections between existing and planned trail systems in Smyrna and Atlanta while creating new opportunities for recreation, mobility, and access to the river. Share your input on project priorities, potential uses, and how this connection could serve the community.