Feeling like giving back to your community? Saturday morning offers the perfect opportunity at Byrd Park's Vita running course where volunteers are needed to help plant 20 new trees.

According to the City of Richmond:

The trees are being provided by the Friends of William Byrd Park, a citizen’s group that helps care for the park.

The holes in which the trees will be planted will be dug in advance. Volunteers will receive instruction on how to plant the trees correctly so that they will grow and thrive. The project is expected to be completed by noon or perhaps earlier.

The tree planting is a joint effort of the Friends of William Byrd Park, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, the Richmond Recreation and Parks Foundation, and the Department of Public Works. It is the first of a multi-year project planned by the Friends group to plant trees around the Vita Course to increase the shade canopy.

Volunteers are encouraged to meet at the entrance to the course on Trafford Rd at 9 AM and are asked to bring their own work gloves. The Friends of Byrd Park are also in need of volunteers with garden hardware such as shovels, rakes and wire cutters to assist with the planting effort.