Greenwich To Hold Earth Day Beautification Of Mianus River Park

GREENWICH, CT — The Town of Greenwich Parks and Recreation Foundation will hold its second Earth Day beautification of Mianus River Park on Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and volunteers are welcome.

Volunteers should plan on meeting at the Cognewaugh Street entrance of the park, and due to limited parking, they are encouraged to carpool.

Activities from the morning will include planting trees along the trail's entrance, native 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 trees along the 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 tools if they have them.

"We invite the community to come and give back to the town parks that have given us so much," said Parks and Recreation Director Joe Siciliano in a news release. "If you haven't been to Mianus River Park in a while, the Earth Day clean-up and beautification is an excellent opportunity to discover it again."

The Mianus River Park consists of 109.7 acres in the Mianus/upper Cos Cob neighborhood of Greenwich and 110.3 acres in adjacent Stamford.

The Friends of Mianus River Park, the Junior League of Greenwich, the Stamford Norwalk Junior League, and Greenwich Magazine/Moffly Media are all supporting the effort to beautify the park that straddles both Greenwich and Stamford.

The Greenwich Parks & Recreation Foundation strives to make Greenwich's great community even better. The foundation provides resources for town park beautification and recreational experiences by enhancing existing programs, services, and facilities.

To RSVP or for any questions, contact the Greenwich Parks and Recreation Foundation Co-Chair Sue Bodson at sembodson@gmail.com.