Join us to help create/improve an oak savanna. This is a work area on the east side of the East Lodi Marsh segment.

Volunteers in Parks and COVID-19 Safety Information:

• Please complete this COVID-19 OF-301A Fillable Form. The National Park Service (NPS) requires every volunteer to complete a COVID-19 OF-301A Volunteer Service Agreement, whether you are a new IATA volunteer or a returning volunteer who has not yet filled out the post-March 24, 2020 version of this form.
• Please email the completed form to Dan Watson, NPS Volunteer Coordinator, ([email protected]). Dan will reply to you with a signed copy of the form.

Please read through these documents as they provide additional safety guidelines:

1. A Cover Letter from Eric Gabriel, Superintendent [PDF]
2. IATR-VIP Risk Assessment Tool [PDF]
3. Covid19Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) [PDF]

What to expect/what to bring/what to wear:

• We will have a physically-distanced, COVID-aware work site.  >10 ft. spacing between participants is expected.
• All hand tools will be provided.
• Note: It is mosquito & tick season and there is poison ivy on the work site.  (We can assign you to a trail section that lacks known poison ivy – if this is important, request it.)
• If rain is threatening, we typically still work. But, if the work day is postponed because of bad weather, the event leaders will email you.
• In the event of a weather postponement, we will plan to work the next day (Sunday).

Please dress for trail-building:

• boots preferred; closed-toe shoes and socks required
• long pants
• long or short-sleeved shirt (bring both)
• leather work gloves
• hat (optional)

Please bring:

• leather work gloves
• face mask (have it available if needed)
• drinking water (minimum of 1 liter)
• hand sanitizer
• morning snack
• lunch if you’re planning to stay past noon