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Southside Public Volunteer Events
Completed in June 2023, the Southside Community Stormwater Project was a collaborative effort to address water quality issues and the needs of a marginalized community. RiverLink partnered with residents of the Southside Community, Wildlands Engineering, and the Asheville Housing Authority to construct green stormwater infrastructure features that capture and filter runoff before it reaches Nasty Branch and the French Broad River and provide community amenities at Erskine Apartments.
In order to maintain the site and all of its features, we will be hosting monthly public volunteer events on the second Thursday of every month (excluding January and February) from 10am-12pm.
Please indicate below what date(s) you would like to volunteer out of the dates listed below:
March 13th - April 10th - May 8th - June 12th - July 10th
We will meet at Herb Watts Park - 64 Erskine St, Asheville, NC 28801 at 10am. There is on-street parking available along Livingston St. and Erskine St.
RiverLink will provide all necessary tools and equipment. Closed-toed shoes are required and pants are recommended. We also recommend everyone bring a water bottle and gardening gloves if you have them, but we will also provide gloves if needed.
Please contact volunteer@riverlink.org if you have any questions.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please note that all volunteer events are weather dependent. Our staff will send out an email a day in advance if we need to cancel the event due to weather.
I, the undersigned, being the volunteer involved in any RiverLink volunteer project (hereinafter referred to as the “Project”) or being the parent or legal guardian of such a volunteer in the Project, in consideration of my or another’s participation in the Project, I hereby, for myself and any volunteer for who I am a parent or legal guardian release, discharge, hold harmless, and forever acquit the State of North Carolina, the County, the City, RiverLink, or any other local sponsors, and their officers, agents, representatives and employees from any and all actions, causes of action, claims or any liabilities whatsoever, known or unknown now existing or which may arise in the future, on account of or in any way related to or arising out of participation in the Project. Further, I assume all liability of any non-participants who accompany me. I understand that my waiver has no expiration date. I acknowledge that RiverLink is doing everything they can to protect the public as well myself as a volunteer. To this extent, I agree to follow Center of Disease Control (CDC) and local health district guidelines and RiverLink's policies and procedures for social distancing to reduce the spread of Novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19. This will require me to maintain six (6) feet of distance between myself, fellow volunteers, and patrons of the organization as much as possible. I agree to utilize surgical masks or improvised masks such as scarves, bandanas, and handkerchiefs to reduce the risk of exposure to myself and others.