Volunteers needed for Annual Parks Clean-Up Day on April 20!

Volunteer to keep our parks beautiful and our wildlife safe!

Ramsey County Parks and Recreation is currently recruiting volunteers to assist with our annual parks clean-up day, which will be held the morning of Saturday, April 20 at multiple locations throughout our parks system. Volunteers of all ages are needed to assist with the clean-up project, which is held each spring to mark Earth Day and primarily focuses on trash pickup and removal.

Our greatest need for volunteers is at Battle Creek Regional Park on the border of Saint Paul and Maplewood. This year will mark the 20th anniversary that the clean-up day has been held at the 780-acre park. Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Battle Creek site, located at 2300 Upper Afton Road, Maplewood, MN 55119. Other clean-up locations are:

• Beaver Lake County Park, 1050 Edgewater Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55119
  9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
• Tony Schmidt Regional Park, 3500 Lake Johanna Boulevard, Arden Hills, MN 55112
  9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
• Otter Lake Off-Leash Dog Area, 5600 Otter Lake Road, White Bear Township, MN 55110
  8 a.m. – noon
• Rice Creek Off-Leash Dog Area, 5934 North Lexington Ave, Shoreview, MN 55126
  9 a.m. – noon
• Woodview Off Leash Dog Area, 501 Larpenteur Ave West, Roseville, MN 55113
  9 a.m – noon

Individuals, families, scout troops and school and community groups are all invited to participate. Advanced registration is requested to help predict turnout. To register, contact Jennifer Fink at jennifer.fink@co.ramsey.mn.us or 651-748-2500 ext. 333.

Clean-up day events are held rain, shine or snow. Volunteers are asked to dress appropriately for the weather and wear long pants, work gloves, a light jacket and closed-toe shoes or boots. Trash bags will be provided for volunteers at all locations.