[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CARP volunteer classes to be held in March

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Ryan Russell
Horticulturalist
Parks & Recreation Department
(573) 874-6333
or
Tina DeClue
Volunteer Program Specialist
(573) 874-7499


CARP volunteer classes to be held in March

COLUMBIA, MO (February 25, 2015) - The City of Columbia invites the public to become volunteers in CARP – the Columbia Aquatic Restoration Program. CARP started in 2007 as a partnership of the city’s Parks & Recreation Department and Volunteer Program.

CARP volunteers will participate in classes the evenings of March 10, March 17 and March 31 at the ARC, 1701 W. Ash, followed by projects on Saturday and Sunday mornings on water bodies in city parks.

CARP is designed to support Columbia Parks & Recreation in implementing an aquatic plant and shoreline management plan. The goal of the project is to train volunteers to assist in aquatic plant management and maintenance for the growing number of ponds, streams, retention basins, rain gardens and lakes found in city parks.

Class topics include lake ecology, storm water management, rain gardens and aquatic plants and insects. Volunteers are asked to commit to a minimum of 18 hours of service as a CARP volunteer.

To learn more about CARP or register to participate, contact the city’s Volunteer Programs staff at 874-7499 or volunteer at GoColumbiaMo.com. Information on the program is also on the city’s website at www.GoColumbiaMo.com.



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