Little Bennett Regional Park is the largest park in the Montgomery County park system. Its size, contiguous nature, and the fact that it encloses much of the Little Bennett creek watershed contribute to the rich diversity of its natural resources. The Park's forests and meadows, rock outcrops, creeks, seasonal pools and wetlands support a wide range of birds, amphibians, reptiles and other native wildlife.

But Little Bennett's natural areas cannot simply be left alone. An active effort is required to maintain the health and diversity that these resources would have under more natural conditions. Boy Scouts and Eagle Scout candidates looking for challenging, useful and rewarding community service projects can play an important role in helping to protect and sustain the natural resources of Little Bennett Park.

The Friends of Little Bennett have been working with the Park's managers to identify several different types of volunteer projects that scouts could do in the Park. To learn more, click on a project in the list below to read a brief description. View a PDF file containing descriptions for all 14 projects.

Please note that the Parks Department is able to supply planting stock for most of the planting projects though some projects may require the acquisition of additional donated materials.

Any scout interested in doing a community service project in Little Bennett must be at least 5 months short of his/her 18th birthday when making initial contact with us.

Resource Reconnaissance Projects

• Conduct survey of selected non-native invasive plants on Park trails
• Scout out and map seasonal/vernal pool locations
• Identify and map location of blue bird boxes in Little Bennett & other upcounty parks

Planting and Restoration Projects

• Pine and cedar tree reforestation to increase and maintain conifer habitat
• Repair and enhance riparian stream buffers with native wildflowers and plants
• Meadow/habitat restoration
• Support and sustain wildlife habitat diversity by planting native wildflowers in warm season grass fields in Little Bennett
• Deciduous tree planting and non/native plant removal in LBRP campground

Resource Protection Projects

• Construct deer exclosure(s)

Invasive Plant and Waste Removal Projects

• Nonnative invasive plant removal projects
• Litter and trash dump removal

Other Projects

• Build and install bird/wildlife nesting boxes
• New trail construction
• Trail signage installation

If you are interested in doing any of the types of projects listed above or simply want to learn more about a project, simply Contact Us (be sure to include a phone number and email address!) and someone from the Friends of Little Bennett will get back to you shortly. We can answer your questions about the Park and potential projects and help facilitate the approval and support of your project.