Volunteer Parks Patrol
Hike the trails of your favorite park and be an ambassador for Scenic Hudson at the same time!
Parks patrol volunteers provide information to other visitors and supply Scenic Hudson rangers with valuable information about trail conditions and potential hazards. You'll also have opportunities to join staff and other volunteers in completing a variety of projects -- from building trail bridges to pulling up invasive species and replacing them with native varieties.
Duties
- Help answer visitor questions about Scenic Hudson and our parks and trails. Also, provide gentle reminders about following park rules.
- Pick up litter in parking areas and along trails.
- Remove fallen limbs from trails; do minor clearing as necessary.
- Report major problems to Scenic Hudson staff (e.g., large blowdowns, serious erosion, damaged benches, bridges or other park structures).
- Participate in trail maintenance or restoration projects with other Volunteer Stewards and Scenic Hudson staff.
Parks in need of Volunteer Stewards
- Four Mile Point Preserve, Coxsackie (Greene County)
- Poets' Walk Park, Red Hook (Dutchess County)
- Esopus Meadows Preserve, Esopus (Ulster County)
- Black Creek Preserve, Esopus (Ulster County)
- Shaupeneak Ridge, Esopus (Ulster County)
- Franny Reese State Park, Lloyd (Ulster County)
- Mount Beacon, Beacon (Dutchess County)
- Fishkill Ridge, Beacon (Dutchess County)
- Madam Brett Park, Beacon (Dutchess County)
- West Point Foundry Preserve, Cold Spring (Putnam County)
- Foundry Dock Park, Cold Spring (Putnam County)
- Stowell Trailhead, Cornwall (Orange County)
To join our Parks Patrol, contact Anthony Coneski, Parks Event Coordinator.
