Earth Day Cleanup & Beautification Scheduled For Mianus River Park

GREENWICH, CT — Celebrate Earth Day and volunteer to beautify Mianus River Park on Saturday, April 22.

The Greenwich Parks and Recreation Foundation will hold an Earth Day cleanup and beatification of Mianus River Park on Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers should plan on meeting at the Cognewaugh Road entrance of the park, and due to limited parking, volunteers are encouraged to carpool.

Activities from the morning will include plantings of trees along the entrance of the trail; yucca plantings in the circle of the parking lot; removal of invasive, winged euonymus species as needed; lining the trails with stray logs/larger branches; removal of debris from the first drainage area; planting of trees and ferns on trails; and debris pick-up as needed.

The Greenwich Parks Department will provide shovels, hand shears, rakes, hand saws and garbage bags. Volunteers are asked to bring their own work gloves and tools if they have them.

"We invite the community to come and give back to the Town Parks that have give us so much," said Parks and Recreation Director Joe Siciliano in a news release. "The Earth Day Clean Up and Beautification of Mianus River Park is an excellent opportunity to re-discover this Town gem if you have not been there in awhile."

The Greenwich Parks & Recreation Foundation provides resources to town park beautification and recreational experiences by enhancing existing programs, services and facilities.

To RSVP or for any questions, contact town of Greenwich Parks and Recreation Foundation member Sue Bodson at sembodson@gmail.com.