You probably seldom see them at work, but there are almost 200 Wake Forest people who regularly volunteer and work in the town’s Adopt-a-Trail and Adopt-a-Stream programs. They clean up trash and undertake many other important tasks that improve the trails and streams.
They will be honored this Saturday, June 7, during a celebration of National Trails Day at E. Carroll Joyner Park on Harris Road.
The opening ceremony begins at 9 a.m. in the park’s Performance Garden with remarks by Mayor Vivian Jones and a special presentation by the Greenways Advisory Board, which will announce the “Tom Stoddard Volunteer of the Year.” The award is named in honor of Stoddard, a highly respected Wake Forest resident and dedicated Adopt-a-Trail volunteer, who passed away in 2013.
After that, the morning will be filled with fun activities for children and adults.
An Environmental Education Expo will feature 10 interactive learning stations set up throughout Joyner Park. The stations will offer both children and adults fun-filled opportunities to experience the wonders of nature while learning about the environment. As part of the expo, attendees will have the opportunity to make a birdhouse; see raptors; learn about bugs, reptiles and amphibians; identify various trees and plants; tour the Volunteer Tree Nursery and much more.
Children who pick up a pass book at the Greenways Advisory Board booth and have it stamped at every station will receive a special prize.
For more information about the June 7 National Trails Day & Volunteer Appreciation, including a complete listing of expo participants, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/national-trails-day-volunteer-appreciation.aspx or contact Senior Planner Candace Davis at 919-435-9513 or cdavis@wakeforestnc.gov.
