Love Your Block Backyard Top Soil Rebuilding

Get Connected Icon Happens On Sep 13, 2025
Get Connected Icon 9 am to 1 pm

Description

Love Your Block will be assisting an Eagle Hill Neighborhood resident with creating more fresh top soil in their backyard. Volunteers will be responsible for laying burlap and cardboard and then shoveling mulch and compost on top. Afterwards, volunteers will be expected to disperse grass seed, adding straw on top, and watering. 

All tools and materials will be provided. There will be no lunch break but snacks and water will be available along with gardening gloves. 

Transportation will not be provided to this event. Bus lines to this location are limited so please coordinate carpooling. If you would like to attend but are struggle to find a way to get there, please reach out to the site supervisor, Erin Johanns, at ejohanns@albanyny.gov and 518-434-5281 so we can help solve this issue. 

Details

Get Connected Icon Volunteers should be between the ages of 16 and 75.
Get Connected Icon Is Family Friendly
Get Connected Icon Register by Sep 12, 2025
Get Connected Icon Is Outdoors
Inclement Weather Plan: If this event is cancelled it will be rescheduled to Indigenous People's Day on 10/13.
Get Connected Icon Is Not Wheelchair Accessible
Get Connected Icon All volunteers should bring comfortable clothes to work in, closed toed shoes, and a water bottle

Location

Get Connected Icon 5 Villa Ave
Albany, NY  12203