Palmetto Trail
Adopt a Passage - Passage Pals

Have a group of 5 or more in your company, organization, or social group and want to be more involved in your community?  Become a Passage Pal and Adopt a Trail! You and your group can become environmental stewards and help protect your local trail. Sign up below to make a difference! 

Trail Adopters fill a critical role by performing annual basic maintenance on their adopted section of trail. Basic maintenance can include trimming back encroaching vegetation, removing small fallen trees, monitoring campgrounds, and litter/debris pickup. Community organizations, church groups, businesses, families and individuals are encouraged to get involved. 

Duties:

  • Patrol/maintain trail at least 20 hours during adoption year
  • Pick up and bag litter
  • Clear trail of small debris and encroaching vegetation
  • Inspect the condition of trail and trail signs
  • Remove small fallen trees & branches of 6-inch diameter or less 
  • Submit a completed Trail Report form after each work day 
  • Educate trail users as needed


Qualifications and Requirements:

  • All volunteers must sign and submit a Volunteer Liability and Photo Release form before beginning their duties as trail adopters
  • If trail work is done as a group, one individual 21 or older must be designated as the group leader and liaison to the Palmetto Conservation Foundation
  • Volunteers must complete and submit a Trail Report form after each trail work day
  • Volunteers must wear gloves and closed-toe shoes while volunteering; boots are recommended
  • Limit work to the designated trail
  • Complies with PCF safety net protocol

Training:

  • PCF Volunteer Manual
  • Receives on-site introduction to assigned passage by Statewide Volunteer Coordinator or Regional Trail Coordinator, if requested

Restrictions:

  • Do not pick up any hazardous material or unreasonably heavy or large branches; report these items to our Volunteer Coordinator
  • Do not reroute or modify trails
  • Volunteers are responsible for providing their own water and transportation to/from their trail
  • Failure to perform Duties, submit Required Forms or adhere to Restrictions will result in the trail being made available for adoption to other interested parties
  • Do not reroute or modify trails
  • No power tools (hand tools only)

Have Questions?

Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator: ben@palmettoconservation.org

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