Join the Albuquerque BioPark - Party for the Planet Earth Day Celebration!
Party for the Planet will be held on April 17, 2021. This is a collaborative volunteer event held by the City of Albuquerque’s Parks and Recreation Department’s Open Space Division and the Albuquerque BioPark.
Volunteers will gather to celebrate our planet and natural environment through service. The Albuquerque BioPark will engage volunteers in service that celebrates the outdoors by keeping our natural spaces beautiful for our whole community to enjoy. BioPark volunteers will be staggering small groups of volunteers in two-hour shifts to pick up litter and remove cattails from the Bosque area near Tingley Beach. This is one of the most frequently utilized spaces for residents and families to enjoy the natural spaces in and around Albuquerque. Keeping this space free of litter makes the area more enjoyable for residents and families for recreation, and the removal of cattails makes the area safer for pets to enjoy too!
Volunteers in each shift will support the following activities based on staffing needs:
- Cattail removal
- Bosque Beautification
- Mulching
- Planting
Small groups of 5-10 volunteers will be deployed every half hour between 10am and 11:30am. This event will be held in accordance with the CDC and NM DoH COVID-19 guidelines to ensure the safety of all volunteers participating. Volunteer group size will be strictly limited and all volunteers must wear appropriate PPE whenever in the proximity of others.
Please dress appropriately for outdoor activities. Sunscreen, protective clothing, and weather-appropriate clothing is encouraged. These plantings will take place in off-trail locations and may not be easily accessible by residents with limited mobility. Volunteers participating in the plantings should anticipate moderate physical activity and may need to lift objects between 20lbs-50lbs, depending on the size of the shrubs being planted.
