Trails Team - CRVMU

Opportunity Overview:
Join a small group working to improve and care for the CRVMU trail system. You’ll have the opportunity to support and work along with staff and other volunteers to help keep our properties beautiful for all to enjoy; trail maintenance, parking area projects and more. 

Requirements:

• Assist with clearing of fallen trees
• Participate in trail maintenance tasks such as drainage structure cleaning and reinforcement, removing debris from trail surfaces
• Participate in clearing vegetation in and near the trails and parking areas
• Participate in invasive plant removal and management efforts
• Participate in stewardship work days to complete larger trail maintenance projects as well as new construction and property improvement projects

• Able to perform vigorous trail labor projects, working outside in a variety of weather conditions, using hand tools
• Prior experience with trail construction/maintenance preferred but not required
• Able to enjoy walking on the property, be conservation-minded, and willing to help maintain the property
• Able to walk over rough terrain and lift/carry up to 25 lbs
• Able to work seasonal weather conditions
• Commitment to reporting your service hours via the Trustees volunteer website

The Trails Team meets on Wednesdays at 9am

Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.  

We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for all. Together, alongside our partners and volunteers we are creating inclusive spaces community for people of all backgrounds to enjoy and preserving these open spaces for everyone, forever. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and experience.

The Trustees is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, military service, application for military service, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Trustees makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.