Sarasota Bay Guardians Workday at South Brohard Park 

Join the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, Sarasota County Parks, and the American Littoral Society for a workday at South Brohard Park in Venice. We're seeking 20 volunteers to help us remove the exotic pest plant Brazilian pepper from the park. Volunteers should be able to walk and carry 10-20 pounds of brushy material for short distances. We will provide a free box lunch to each volunteer at the conclusion of the workday. Please let us know during registration if you have any special dietary restrictions.

Please be aware that County staff will be operating saws to cut down Brazilian pepper during the event. Volunteers will carry the cut pieces to piles in the parking lot. Some people are especially sensitive to Brazilian pepper and develop respiratory and/or skin irritation. We will make durable gloves available for all volunteers to reduce contact irritation. If a volunteer develops respiratory irritation during the event and wishes to stay, we will position that volunteer further away from the saw operators.