Parks, Land & Water Volunteer Portal

Lower Yahara River Trail Boardwalk & Waubesa Lakeshore Cleanup 

Volunteers are needed for our annual Lower Yahara River Trail Boardwalk & Waubesa Lakeshore Cleanup event. Help maintain the beauty and health of this undisturbed shoreline by volunteering to remove trash along the Lower Yahara River Trail boardwalk and the Lake Waubesa shoreline at William G. Lunney Lake Farm County Park. Collect trash by foot or boat! 

Participants will be led by lead volunteers and a DCP Park Ranger. No experience is necessary. This is an outdoor opportunity and could be done in a variety of weather conditions. Volunteers ages 15-21 can sign up for our special Youth Volunteers for Conservation (YV4C) cohort at the workday here. Underage volunteers who are under 15 or who do not wish to sign up as part of YV4C must be accompanied by an adult.

How to Sign Up:

In order to sign up for this event, you must have an account. Click the green button on the right to make an account. Adults should fill out the adult application and youth must fill out the youth application (and have a guardian sign the waiver for them). Once you have an account, there will be an option at the bottom of this page to sign up.

How to Prepare: 

What to Bring:

• Suggested: a water bottle.
• Work gloves if you have them, we will have some on hand for those who need them.
• Anything else you need to be comfortable for your shift.
• Tools will be provided.

What to Wear: 

• Wear clothing appropriate for the weather.
• Wear closed-toed shoes.

Accessibility: 

• There will be bathroom access and a water fountain.
• Volunteers must be comfortable walking on uneven and wet surfaces such as marsh and rocks, and must wear sturdy boots or shoes that may get wet and muddy.
• The cleanup area is about a half-mile walk from the parking area at shelter #3.
• Our department is committed to providing meaningful access to our programs and resources to all individuals, regardless of primary language or ability. If you need language assistance services or an accessibility modification for this program, including reserving our all-terrain wheelchair, please submit this request form a minimum of 10 business days before the event to make the request. Please note, it is not possible for all activities to be modified. 

Location: 

W.G. Lunney Lake Farm County Park, Shelter 3 –  4330 Libby Rd, Madison, WI 53711

Questions?

• Jo CordonHill, Assistant Volunteer Coordinator
  • (608) 220-9678 / parksvolunteer@danecounty.gov
• Stener Knutson, Capital Springs Unit Park Ranger
  • (608) 287-4711/ knutson.stener@danecounty.gov