To protect the mountains and forests, join the inspection team. The Yangguan Office Conservation Volunteers are now actively recruiting.

Conservation volunteers help remove rubbish from the mountains. (Picture provided by Yangguan Office)

Yangmingshan National Park is adjacent to the greater Taipei metropolitan area and is the first choice for weekend mountaineering and outings. The Yangmingshan National Park Management Office of the National Parks Department of the Ministry of Interior stated that with the increasing number of mountain enthusiasts and tourists, in-depth inspections and maintenance are becoming more and more important. The park needs more fresh blood to devote to deep mountain road condition inspections, trail environmental patrols and other tasks. It will recruit 30 conservation volunteers, and registration will be open from now until November 30 this year.

The Yangmingshan National Park has long played the role of a green lung and an ecological ark for the city, and is also a backyard for countless citizens to get close to nature, the Yangmingshan Office said. With the increasing number of visitors and tourists to the mountains, the park’s fragile animal and plant habitats and long mountain trails require more detailed and in-depth inspection and maintenance.

The Yang Management Office pointed out that for a long time, enthusiastic volunteers have been the most solid backing for the Yang Management Office to promote ecological conservation. Currently, there are nearly 500 interpretation volunteers, about 100 conservation volunteers, and about 46 trail volunteers. As the conservation business reaches all corners of the mountainous area, the park is in urgent need of more new blood with the ability to operate in the wild to invest in professional collaborative work such as inspecting road conditions in deep mountains, patrolling trail environments, and creating natural habitats.

The Yang Management Office said that it is expected to recruit 30 conservation volunteers this time, and applications will be accepted from now until November 30, 2020. Partners aged 18 to 65 who love mountains and forests, have sufficient physical fitness and experience in outdoor activities, and are willing to work in a team are welcome to join. Through systematic training courses, you can become the guardian of trails and ecology together. Relevant recruitment brochures and registration methods have been published on the Global Information Network and official Facebook of the Yang Management Office. The contact window is: Mr. Liu of the Conservation Research Division, Tel: (02) 2861-3601 extension 708.

Conservation volunteers assist in the removal of alien species in Zhuzi Lake. (Picture provided by Yangguan Office)