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The Outdoor Adoption Program
Together...
A More Beautiful Community
What is The Outdoor Adoption Program?
The primary purpose of this program is to assist city maintenance crews with assigned tasks and projects within a park in order to create a clean park environment for all to enjoy. An Organization/Citizen may choose to Adopt a Park, Trail, or Street Median.
Tasks may include trash pickup, graffiti reporting, weeding/raking playgrounds, sweeping shelters, cleaning picnic tables, mulching trees/shrubs, restocking doggie bags, and reporting vandalism. Adopters can also help with special projects, such as graffiti cover-up, painting projects and planting flowers. Some projects and tasks are not available year-round and may be available only at specific parks.
What are the Adopt - A - Park procedures?
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The Adopting organization/citizen commits to a one-year period of adoption. At the end of that year an organization/citizen can renew, change sections (if available) or terminate.
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We have placed a two-year limit to this adoption opportunity. Meaning, at the end of your one-year term, you may adopt for another year. After that point, if no organization is waiting to adopt your park, you may adopt on a year by year basis.
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Monitoring of the park should be done on a regular basis, usually at least once a week. Some sites may require additional time commitments.
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The City of Conroe will provide trash bags and will be responsible for collecting and disposing of the filled bags. Doggie bags will also be provided for restocking bag containers.
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The City of Conroe will place a sign in your park/median/trail crediting your organization for assistance.
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An adopting organization/individual may keep any and all proceeds from any material with recyclable value that is found.
Benefits of Adopting
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Feel good about improving the beauty of the City of Conroe.
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Help reduce city spending by volunteering your labor or making a contribution.
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Learn more about plants and animals in your area.
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Receive deserved recognition with your name placed on a sign at your adoption site.
"The only thing you take with you when you're gone is what you leave behind."
- John Allston
Adopt A Park Application
For more information about The Outdoor Adoption Group Program, call (936) 522-3861.
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