On Saturdays, July 23rd and July 30th , 2016, Southern Conservation Trust (SCT)will be hosting community service days at The Ridge Nature Area to complete small projects and maintain this developing public greenspace. The service days will begin on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. and continue until 12:00 noon. Volunteers should gather at the picnic area on The Ridge at the South end of Burch Road in Fayetteville, GA.
Volunteer service activities will include work on the picnic area, nature area entrance, planting of milkweed in the meadow to support a new Monarch Butterfly Trail and geocache programs. An Eagle Scout leadership project will be constructing a latrine on the youth campsite.. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to assist in our trail maintenance while hiking, mountain biking, or trail running the 5.6 miles of established trails. These service days are being supported by volunteers from the Southern Conservation Trust, SouthSide Cycling Club, the Fayette District, Flint River Council BSA, Master Gardeners and Peachtree City Geocaching.
The Ridge is the sixth public nature area to be owned or managed by the Southern Conservation Trust. This City of Fayetteville community nature area is a 308-acre hardwood forest and wetland habitat located on a ridgeline between the Whitewater Creek and Ginger Bread Creek. The initial phase of infrastructure development is now concluding. Once all phases are complete, the Ridge will provide a nature education center, and host various sustainable outdoor recreation activities including five miles of on-site hiking, mountain biking and running trails, a youth scout campground, canoe and kayak boat launch, and numerous bird watching spots. Together, the City of Fayetteville, SCT and our community will celebrate The Ridge’s Grand Opening on August 13th , 2016.
Volunteers should bring their own trail tools such as rakes, shovels, handsaws, wheel barrows, chain saws, eye protection, and gloves. Please wear suitable clothing and shoes and be prepared for sun and biting bugs. Drinking water will be provided.
More information is available at www.facebook.com/TheRidgeNatureArea or www.sctlandtrust.org.
