Volunteering

Friends of Iron Hill Park volunteers contribute their time or money—or both—to Park stewardship functions such as trail maintenance, litter patrol, and invasive species remediation. Volunteers keep the Park beautiful for everyone.

Principal volunteers in recent years have been:

  • Bank of America staff
  • Phi Sigma Pi—Alpha Eta Chapter, University of Delaware
  • University of Delaware—Blue Hen Leadership Program, including QUEST Day of Community Service
  • University of Delaware—Ultimate Frisbee group
  • Boys and Girls Club of Greater Newark
  • Pat and Lorraine Fett (founders of the Iron Hill Guided Trail Hikes— now retired)
  • Fran Battaglia and members of the Wilmington Trail Club
  • Raynor Johnson, Park Watch
  • Rogers George for Friends website maintenance
  • Thanks also to Jimi McIlvain and Delaware Disc Golf folks for all their hard work on the disc golf course
  • Jayne Mitchell-Werbrich and her three splendid groups of young people:
    Kindness Matters in Delaware (Teen Youth Group),
    Girl Scout Troop 42, and
    Leasure Bears.
  • Delaware Geocaching
  • Henry’s Racing Team/First State Velo Sport
  • Members of Friends of Iron Hill Park

Friends of Iron Hill Park has many volunteer opportunities, including:

Trail Maintenance

When:  No fixed schedule. Call 302-738-5529 to schedule a time. Consider bringing a trash bag when you go hiking on your own, too.
Where:   Meet at the pavilion area of Iron Hill Park.
The work:  Clip, snip, and drop branches and other obstructions that overhang established trails.
Dress:  Heavy work gloves that include cuffs if possible; work shoes. Depending on the temperature, we highly recommend long sleeves and pants or similar protection. Bring your own refreshments and a litter collection bag.
Equipment:  Hand-held (one- or two-handed) snippers.
Optional:  Small bow saws. NO power tools.

Invasive Species Remediation

Supervised by: Rogers George, Friends of Iron Hill Park. Rogers is out of town for a while. He can be reached by phone, but can’t show up in person. If you know someone who could fill in, give him a call.
When:  Call (302) 983-6219 when you’d like to schedule a Saturday or Sunday activity.
The work:  Remove invasive plants that are harmful to native species. These include Multiflora rose, Japanese stilt grass, garlic mustard, English ivy, and a few others. The activity includes a brief botany lesson.
Dress:  Heavy work gloves that include cuffs if possible; work shoes. Multiflora rose has nasty stickers, and some poison ivy exists, so long sleeves & pants are a good idea.
Equipment:  Long-handled spade, large or small pruning shears.
Optional:  Mattock, rake, or small digger. Bring your own refreshments and a litter collection bag.

Park Watch

Friends of Iron Hill Park actively participates in Park Watch. For details, see the Park Watch page.

Fundraising Workgroup

To become a member of the fundraising workgroup, please sign up on the Contact us page.

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