Help Improve Messenger Marsh Preserve and Dog Park

The Forest Preserve District of Will County is looking for community volunteers to help spruce up the Messenger Marsh Preserve and Dog Park in Homer Glen.

A Dog Park Glow Up will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 11. Registration is required by completing this online form. Volunteers must be 18 or older.

Dog park permit holders are encouraged to attend without their pups because the focus is on improving the preserve.

Volunteers will spread woodchips around trees adjacent to the park, remove suckers from tree trunks, fill divots with dirt in the mowed areas and trim vegetation along the fence line. All tools and supplies will be provided.

Not only will this opportunity improve the aesthetics of Messenger Marsh, it will also promote healthy tree growth and boost park safety. Future opportunities at this and other dog parks are in the works.

Sturdy shoes with socks are recommended. Water will be available to refill bottles.