Opportunities From: Schuylkill River Greenways NHA

SRG is proud to partner with Fork and Ale in this trail event!  

Fork and Ale has adopted a section of the SRT from Union Meadows Parking Area to the Whitiker Bridge for several years. In those years Fork and Ale has worked hard to maintain this there adopted section and the time has come again to complete the necessary tasks again. 

In this event we SRG will be working with Fork and Ale to clean their section once again by trimming overgrown vegetation, picking up the little trash in the area, and removing leaf's from the trail surface/shoulder. After the event has ended on the trail volunteers are invited back to Fork and Ale to enjoy complimentary snacks and beverages, with age-appropriate volunteers being given a free beer. 

Basic hand tools and gloves will be provided by SRG and will be on site the day of the event! If a volunteer requires special equipment to participate in the event it will be the responsibility of the volunteer to provide that for themselves. All volunteers will be required to fill out SRG's waiver before the event begins. If you are unable to fill out the waiver online before the event paper copies will be filled out on the day of the event. Please dress appropriately for the weather as it may be cooler given that this event happens in the later fall season. 

The goal of the SRT Ambassador program is to provide a presence on the Trail in a non-enforcement capacity. Ambassadors will provide information to trail users, record and report problems to trail managers and take an active role in servicing and promoting the trail. Ambassadors are to call 911 if needed and are never to take on law enforcement type responsibilities.

Trail Ambassadors are required to volunteer for a minimum of 8 hours a month April through October (Trail Season) to maintain their status. There is no upper limit to the number of hours. Trail hours should also be logged outside of Trail Season but are not required to maintain status in good standing.

Schuylkill Schuylkill River Greenways, in partnership with Berks Nature, Bartram’s Garden, The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Stroud Water Research Center, and Princeton Hydro, are conducting a Water Quality Project. This project, focused on the main stem of the river from Berks Nature in Reading to Bartram’s Garden in southwest Philadelphia, is aimed to document the current ecological status and health of the river.

No formal training required! Find a spot on the Schuylkill River and visually assess any debris or dumping along a 100-foot stretch of its riverbanks. It only takes 5 minutes. Use your mobile device to simply record the trash accumulation or dumping points via a user-friendly form accessible from a cell phone. Water Quality

Trash Assessment volunteers are asked to log 10 Trash Assessments a month (totaling approximately 1 hour a month) during the warmer months of April to October. Additional river assessments are welcome but nor required November-March. River sections are not assigned, you can visit the same section of river or multiple sections.

Conduct 5-min litter assessments!

Go to a spot on the Schuylkill River. On your phone, open: bit.ly/litterform Select your location on the map Upload a photo Rate a 100-foot section and submit!