VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!!
Friends of Shabbona Lake State Park is asking for volunteers to help maintain the Park. If you have some free time and would like to help a great cause please call (815) 824 2106 Monday thru Friday 8:30 AM to 4PM and let them know you would like to volunteer. They will then set up times and dates with you. Thank you in advance!
The following is a list of park needs provided by the park staff. If you have any suggestions or would like to volunteer to help please email friendsofshabbonalake@gmail.com
Play Equipment/Swings
- Upgrade
- Replace
- Repair
Trail Maintenance
- Clearing trails of overgrown foliage
- Place wood chips
- Replace culverts
- Place new signage (signs are on-site)
Install new grills
- Pour concrete pads & affix grills (grills are on-site)
Flower beds
- Weed
- Plant
- Maintain
- Expand beds to new areas
Memorial Benches
- Sand
- Re-stain
- Refurbish borders
Lights
- Install solar lights at various locations
Bike Racks
- Install new bike racks (racks are on-site)
Re-stain
- Shower building
- Check Station
- Wooden guard rails
Birdhouses: Wood Duck & Bluebird
- Clean & place new nesting material
- Repair/replace damaged or missing houses
Tree Removal/replacement
- Remove Ash trees
- Plant replacement trees as directed by IDNR Forestry Division
Kishwaukee River State Fish & Wildlife Area
- Trail improvement
- River access improvement