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UPDATE - The Sheldon Lakes project is
on for today, February 13. Conditions will be muddy, so bring
waterproof boots if you can.
Sheldon
Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center is a 2,800 acre
outdoor education and recreation facility located in northeast Harris
County. The reservoir levees encompass 1,200 acres, of which 800 are
permanently inundated and 400 acres are marsh and swampland. Formerly
in the "country," Sheldon Lake has survived a tremendous influx of
urbanization over the past 50 years as Houston has grown. Sheldon Lake
is now a green and blue "oasis" for wildlife and people on the edge of
Texas' largest city.
Our AMIGOS
volunteers will spend 4 hours making improvements to the park. Parents
are encouraged to join in. Work can include native prairie restoration,
trail surfacing, exotic
vegetation control, tree planting, composting, wildscape gardening and
maintenance, and light construction. The volunteers will gain exposure
to outdoor work and group project activitiy simliar in nature to many
of our projects in Latin America.
At the end
of the event, we will announce the country assignment for each
volunteer.
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When
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Sheldon
Lake Community Project - February 13, 2010
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Where
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Sheldon Lake State
Park
» Get map and directions
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Who
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Amigos Volunteers,
Parents, Veterans, Board Members
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Schedule
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| 8:00-8:30 AM |
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Arrive/Sign In |
| 8:45 AM |
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Orientation and
Safety Information |
| 9:00 AM |
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Work Project |
| 12:30 PM |
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Lunch |
| 1:30 PM |
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Project/Country-Assignment
Party |
| 2:00 |
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Depart |
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What to Wear
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Please wear the following:
- Long pants and long-sleeved shirts (even if it
is warm - We’ll be in the woods).
- Work gloves, safety glasses or sun
glasses.
- Work boots or heavy shoes, no sandals.
- Sunscreen and hat.
- Rubber boots if you have them.
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What to Bring
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Please bring the following items:
- Rakes, shovels, and clippers labeled with your
name.
- Wheelbarrows, if you have one.
- Routes 1, 3, 4 – Two six packs of water in a
cooler.
- Routes 5 and 6 – Two six packs of soda in a
cooler.
- Route 2 – Two packages of cookies such as Chips
Ahoy or Oreos.
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Registration
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Please contact Tom Brombacher at 713-666-7769 or Tom.brombacher@gmail.com if
you
have any questions.
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Waiver of Liability
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
Please fill out and bring the following release to Sheldon Lake for all
who are not Amigos volunteers. Amigos volunteers do not need to bring
one as they filled one out when they started with Amigos. Every person
volunteering at Sheldon Lake must have a release - adults included.
Children under 18 must have a parent's signature. Children under 12 are
not permitted to assist.
Thank you for taking the time to do this; it makes the registration go
smoother at Sheldon Lake.
» View
and print the waiver form
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Rainout Information
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Be prepared to work in foul weather. But if
it is raining on Saturday morning, please call
713-803-0552 after 6:00 am for a recorded message concerning a possible
change of plans. Or look for an updated message on this web page.
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