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Volunteer Program Doing Well at Lake Sidney Lanier
Lake Sidney Lanier : Story by Ranger Michael Lapina
The volunteers at Lake Sidney Lanier have been a very busy
in 1999. Volunteers have contributed hundreds of hours in various programs.
We have completed 2 Eagle Scout projects this year. One of the projects
involved the construction of the 3rd and final board walk segment along our
main trail system, the Laurel Ridge Trail. A Eagle Scout has also built and
installed 20 bat boxes at various parks around the lake. Our Fishing Program
has been vary successful as well due to the assistance of hard
working volunteers. Volunteers have staffed water safety exhibits in various
parks and cities around the lake. they have assisted us in spreading
the water safety message to more than 60,000 people. A local 4-H group
taught all the 5th grade students in Forsyth County about water safety.
Volunteers have also assisted us in boat patrol throughout the summer
during the weekends and holidays. This effort has extended the use
of our park rangers in the field. We continue the "Fun In the Sun"
water safety program reaching hundreds of children and parents at our
public beaches around the lake. The "All Aboard" water safety program has
helped educate more than 2000 boaters about current boating laws and rules
of the road. Volunteers have also assisted with clean up and maintenance
efforts. Both group and individual volunteer efforts have removed over 30
tons of debris from the lake shoreline.
In October 98 we completed the "Volunteer Village Complex".
Seven RV campsites were constructed at the village. These sites
offer "traveling" volunteers a place to live while they volunteer their
time with us. Volunteers in the village have played an important
role in greeting visitors in the Visitor Center on weekends, promoting
water safety, improving wildlife habitat, trail maintenance and much much
more. The program continues to grow as we find new and more innovative uses
for our volunteers. In 1999 the village volunteers contributed 2, 215.5 volunteer
hours.
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