Jeannette, Pa – Bushy Run Battlefield is partnering with the American Battlefield Trust to host Park Day, a volunteer cleanup day on the 1763 battlefield and surrounding grounds. Park Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 12 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. The rain date is set for the following day, Sunday, April 13 at the same time.
Bushy Run is looking for volunteers in the community who would like to assist with cleanup. Potential tasks include litter pickup, fence repair, cleaning up branches and small limbs along the trails, cleaning monuments, and removing invasive plants. Volunteers are asked to wear work boots, work gloves, and dress for the weather. Indoor cleaning in the museum is also available to anyone who would prefer to work indoors.
Volunteers are asked to RSVP by calling the museum or sending an email to manager@bushyrunbattlefield.com . Bushy Run will be grilling up free hot dogs for lunch for anyone who helps with the cleanup.
Park Day is an initiative of the American Battlefield Trust, a nationwide organization whose mission is to preserve battlefields and educate the public about their history. The American Battlefield Trust organizes Park Day to encourage volunteers to become stewards of the battlefields in their communities.
Bushy Run Battlefield preserves and interprets for citizens and visitors the site of this pivotal battle fought between British and Native Americans during the conflict known as Pontiac’s War (1763-64) and the role of this British victory in maintaining control of North America.
