Henryetta, Oklahoma — Union volunteers in the Henryetta Area will volunteer their time and trade skills through the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) Work Boots on the Ground (WBG) program to complete one final project at Nichols Park in Henryetta, Oklahoma, that will increase public access to the park and lake. To celebrate the newly restored park, the USA will host a family fishing day and a formal dedication following the completion of the project.

WHAT:
Union Sportsmen’s Alliance volunteers from the Oklahoma AFL-CIO and Oklahoma State Building and Construction Trades will complete the installation of the new pavilion roof. The completion of this project will increase overall use of this resource, promote conservation and the outdoors, encourage participation in fishing, and unite the community through volunteerism. The restoration of Nichols Park will be celebrated with fishing, a free lunch and a formal dedication. View the work day flier here.

WHEN:
Saturday, March 10
Work begins: 9:00 a.m.
Fishing begins: 10:30 a.m.
Lunch served: 11:30 a.m.
Project dedication: 12:00 p.m.

WHERE:
Nichols Park
New Lake Road
Henryetta, OK 74437

DEDICATION SPEAKERS:
Jennifer Clason, Mayor of Henryetta, OK
Jimmy Fish, Project Leader
Jimmy Curry, OK AFL-CIO President
Forrest Parker, USA Director of Conservation & Community Outreach

Union Sportsmen’s Alliance: The USA is a union-dedicated, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose members hunt, fish, shoot and volunteer their skills for conservation. The USA is uniting the union community through conservation to preserve North America’s outdoor heritage. For more information, visit www.unionsportsmen.org or connect on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

Work Boots on the Ground: WBG is the USA’s flagship conservation program that brings together union members willing to volunteer their time and expertise to conservation projects that improve and enhance public access to the outdoors, conserve wildlife habitats, restore America’s parks and mentor youth in the outdoors. WBG works closely with federal, state and local agencies and other conservation groups to provide manpower needed to complete critical projects that may otherwise go undone.