Volunteer Your Time for the Forest

Volunteers are needed to help in the stewardship of the Altona Forest in the following areas:

Yearly Clean Up

Two times a year volunteers are asked to assist in the clean up of the Altona Forest. This involves one half a Saturday in the spring (April) and again in the fall (October). Watch the "News and Events" section of this web site for exact dates and details.

Adopt a Trail Program

This program will eventually be assigning a portion of the Hiking Trails in Altona Forest to volunteers. This program requires the volunteers to visit their portion of the trail (about 10 to 30 metres) once every two weeks. When visiting, you would clean up any litter and do minor maintenance such as straightening the trail side markers when necessary. Volunteers in this program would attend a meeting to learn more details.

Trail Monitoring

The volunteers here would be regular hikers in the Altona Forest who would be prepared to report vandalism, other misuse of the forest or dangers on the trail, such as a fallen tree which would have to be removed by the TRCA (Toronto Region Conservation Authority) . We would not ask or want anyone to approach any vandals or thieves, but to use a cell phone to call the police or report to the TRCA. Further information on this program would be explained at a meeting.

If you are interested in any of these volunteer programs, please email Mike Bender from the TRCA. Provide your name, phone number and which program are you interested in volunteering for. Thank you for your support.