Adopt a Road - Riverview Road, Vischer Ferry

Ability to walk and pick up debris.

Ideal opportunity for a family, civic or fraternal group. Safety is the primary concern. Town of Clifton Park will provide safety vests, highly visible plastic bags, signs that identify your segmant as being adopted by your civic group or family.Contact the Town of Clifton Park Highway Depatment at 371-7310.

Appropriate Ages For Volunteer Opportunity

Teens to Seniors.

Dates For Volunteer Opportunity

Suggested times in the spring after snow melt, but before mowing in early June, and again in the fall after first frost, but before first snowfall.

Description Of Volunteer Opportunity

Adopt a roadside for cleanup of a two-mile segment of the Mohawk Towpath Byway on a semi-annual basis. The Southern Saratoga Interact Club, pictured at left has the Riverview Road segment between VanVraken Road and the Hamlet of Vischer Ferry; Riverview Orchards has the segment between Sugar Hill Road and Droms Road; the Environmental Clearing House of Schenectady has the Aqueduct Road segment between aqueduct and the Schenectady City line. Other segments of the Byway are available for your family, business or civic group.

Expenses Volunteer Should Expect

Plastic disposable gloves are recommended.

Overnight Arrangements

None necessary.

Special Skills That May Be Required Or Helpful

None.

Stipend Or Expense Per Diem Available

Just the satisfaction of a job well done.

Types Of Volunteer Work Available

Roadside cleanup.

Typical Size Of Groups

Four to six people.