Welcome to the historical archive of the work performed by a group of Master Gardeners known as “The Heavy Lifters.” The period for this record begins with April 2014 and ends with August 2022. Work projects were documented in either word, photo, or both. It was not always possible to take photos of the work projects performed.

Every Thursday (with the exceptions of inclement weather and holidays) anywhere between 4 and 8 people gathered from 8 am to Noon to perform various construction type projects on the grounds of the Arboretum. You can view the volunteers by clicking on the phrase "work crew" on the banner. In the December through January time frame, whenever the temperature dipped below 35 degrees, work was cancelled for that week.

Some of the people in this group have been working at the Arboretum since 2006. With the onset of the COVID Pandemic, activities had to be suspended from April 2020 through May 2021. From that point on there was some sporadic work until the group was disbanded in May 2022.