Volunteer Workday: Rocky River Nature Park

Please join us for a volunteer workday on Thursday, October 22 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm to remove invasive plant species in Anderson's beloved Rocky River Nature Park!

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Parking/Meeting Location

Rocky River Nature Park - Gravel parking lot
1311 Old Williamston Rd, Anderson, SC 29621

Workday Activities

We need your help controlling invasive species at the beloved Rocky River Nature Park in Anderson. The primary activity of this workday will involve removing invasive species such as invasive olive and Chinese Privet to enhance foraging and nesting areas for native wildlife and migratory species.

What to Wear and Bring

Participants should wear long pants, close-toed shoes and gear that you don't mind getting dirty in. We will provide tools and gloves, but volunteers are more than welcome to bring their favorite gardening gloves! 

About the Park

Rocky River Nature Park is a free and publicly accessible park. This 131.9-acre property was protected by a conservation easement in 2016 in partnership with Anderson University.

Throughout the park, visitors enjoy a matrix of bottomland forest and beaver-maintained wetlands which host over 168 species of passerine and migratory birds throughout the year. A population of the rare swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris) is also known to inhabit the floodplain forests of the park. This year marks the second year of active habitat restoration at the park.

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Refreshments will be provided. Please carpool if able. The number of volunteers for this workday is capped at 30.

Questions? Please contact UF Director of Stewardship and Land Management Lauren Ulich at lulich@upstateforever.org.