Please join us for our second water chestnut removal event at Ice House Pond in 2024!
Registration is required, so please sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EAAAB2FAAFCC16-50703325-2024#/
Please sign up for the timeslot you are available and decide if you would like to work primarily on the land please select “Land-based Volunteer”. If you would like to work primarily on the water please select “Water-based Volunteer”. You will be emailed additional details prior to your sign up date.
Paddle Boston will provide up to 12 canoes! We encourage you to bring your own kayak or canoe! Life jackets are required for those in boats!
As a reminder you will be required to fill out a Town of Acton volunteer wavier before you can volunteer. Please click/or copy and paste this link: https://www.acton-ma.gov/forms.aspx?fid=93
If you plan to use one of the canoes provided by Paddle Boston, please print and fill out their wavier. Please click/or copy and paste this link: https://paddleboston.com/app/uploads/off_site_can.pdf. Please bring the completed form to the event!
Please remember to bring the following:
- Bring water & extra water (stay hydrated!)
- Wear appropriate clothes (these clothes will be permanetly dirty!)
- Wear appropriate shoes i.e water shoes/old sneakers
- Bring a hat (reduce heat exhaustion as best as possible!)
- Bring/wear sunscreen and bug spray!
- Wavier (if you forgot, we will have extra on site!)
Thank you again for signing up and if you have any questions please email ibergemann@actonma.gov.