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Call for Volunteers! Access Fund Conservation Team coming to Pittsburgh 9/8-11

Call for Volunteers!

Access Fund’s Conservation Team is coming to Pittsburgh next week! Join in for multiple days of community, stewardship and climbing. Come lend a hand on Friday or Saturday for trail improvements and general crag cleanup in and around the Pittsburgh area. We need the help! Bring your gear for climbing afterwards, if you’d like! Thanks to Access Fund, ASCEND, Public Lands, and 3ROC for your support of SWPACC and help in making these events happen.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 8
ACCESS FUND + SWPACC CELEBRATION

  • 5:00-9:30 PM
  • Join us and the Access Fund Conservation Team at ASCEND South Side for an engaging night of fun, fundraising, and friends!
  • Get exciting new details about Climb Pittsburgh, hear from Access Fund and other special guests, and help support SWPACC and its mission! 

FRIDAY, SEPT. 9
STEWARDSHIP DAY 1 – TWO OPTIONS TO BE PART OF SOMETHING BIG!

  • Schoolhouse, Ohiopyle – Access trail improvements
    • 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Meet at 8:30 AM – Specific details will be shared via email)
    • Sign up here to volunteer so we can get a solid headcount.
  • Seldom Seen – Litter cleanup with Public Lands

SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
STEWARDSHIP DAY 2 – TWO OPTIONS TO BE PART OF SOMETHING BIG!

  • Frank Curto – Litter cleanup and other maintenance
  • Schenley – Light trail work
    • 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    • Everyone to meet at Frank Curto at 8:30 AM
    • Some volunteers will stay at Curto; others will head over to Schenley Park, a short drive away.
    • Sign up here to volunteer.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 11
CLIMBER COFFEE AT THE ARENA

  • Join SWPACC and Access Fund for a morning meet-up of fellow climbers. Sip some coffee, learn about how to leave no trace while climbing, then test your endurance on the wall in Oakwood Park!
    • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

MONDAY, SEPT. 12 — RESCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 19 DUE TO WEATHER!!
EVENING MEET-UP AT THE ARENA

  • We love the Arena so much, we’re going there for a second day in a row! Keep up the good vibes from the weekend. Come hang out at Oakwood Park after work with our friends from 3ROC, and give the wall another go around.