Storm conditions or heavy rain will cancel events. If you like to hike, bike, or ride and enjoy well maintained trails, think about becoming a trail maintenance volunteer. In turn, the public learns concepts of land stewardship and resource conservation while giving back to the trails system they enjoy. Typical tasks for the volunteers include installation of drainage structures, pruning, trail tread maintenance, and installation of special trail structures such as retaining walls, bridges, and causeways. In addition to interested individuals, trail maintenance volunteers come from schools, churches, Scout groups, corporate partnerships, public agencies, and various trail user organizations.
Students can earn four community service hours per event.
Girl Scouts have earned credit toward the Backpacking Merit Badge and the Eco-Action Merit Badge. The Ivan Dickson Volunteer Trail Maintenance Program Ivan Dickson was a member of the Berkeley Hiking Club since 1920 and was an active hiker well into his eighties. For more than 60 years, Ivan Dickson spent his free time hiking the trails of the East Bay Regional Park District . The funds from his bequest are managed like an endowment, with the interest generated being used to sponsor and support volunteer maintenance projects throughout the Park District's extensive trail system. The funds are allocated for materials, supplies, hand tools, food, and acknowledgments for the volunteers.