Saturday,
April 3rd
Saturday
April 3rd. 1pm-3pm. Rain Date April 10th. Fresh Pond Reservation,
Cambridge. "Huron Avenue Hillside Cleanup." Help
us pick up winter wind-blown plastics before the birds weave
them into their nests! Meet at the red Pump House on Huron
Avenue across from where Park Avenue abuts. Wear boots or
old shoes and a smile. Meet some new friends. Dress in layers.
We will provide cotton gloves, tools and a snack. Children
are welcome when accompanied by an adult. People of all abilities
welcome. To sign up, e-mail
friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com or call
Ranger Jean Rogers at (617) 349-4793. Organized by Friends
of Fresh Pond Reservation and the Fresh Pond Ranger Program.
Saturday,
April 10th
Saturday
April 10th, 9am. Thompson Library Cleanup, Woburn.
Meet at the Thompson Library on Elm St at 9am. Bring your
shovels, rakes, gloves, and we could use a wheel-barrow or
two. For information: www.gowren.org
Sponsored by Woburn Residents' Environmental Network.
Saturday,
April 17th
Saturday
April 17th. 8:30am-11am. Middlesex Fells Reservation Cleanup.
Leader: Art Rosenstein. Help keep the Fells beautiful
by picking up litter and trash. Say goodbye to Art Rosenstein
as he leads his last cleanup before relocating to California.
Meeting place to be determined by current needs. Refreshments
provided. Rain cancels. Call Art at 617-389-5303 or email
at noahro@aol.com for information. Sponsored by Friends of
the Middlesex Fells Reservation. Saturday April 17th. 12noon-3pm.
Spy Pond Park Cleanup. Meet at Linwood Circle. All are welcome.
Contact Jeff Thielman, jthielman@rcn.com Sponsored by Friends
of Spy Pond Park.
Saturday,
April 24th
Saturday,
April 24th. 10am - 1pm. Mystic River Super Cleanup, Somerville.
RAIN DATE: Sunday, April 25th, same time. Help clean the shores
of the Mystic River in preparation for the 8th Annual Mystic
Herring Run Festival (Sunday, May 2nd). Meet at the Blessing
of the Bay Boathouse (MAP),
32 Shore Drive, Somerville. Please wear old clothes! Some
gloves, tools, and refreshments will be provided (or feel
free to bring your own gloves and tools). Press conference
at 12:30pm. Contact: Janet at 781-316-3438 or janet@mysticriver.org.
Sponsored by Boys and Girls Club of Middlesex County, MA Community
Water Watch, Mystic River Watershed Association, and Somerville
Conservation Commission. For Directions
click here.
Saturday,
April 24th. 10am - 1pm. Friends of Winter Pond, Winchester,
invite all to join in their Winter Pond Shoreline Cleanup.
Meet at the public landing on Woodside Rd. Bring gloves and
rakes. Inquiries: call 781-729-2661. Sponsored by Friends
of Winter Pond.
Saturday,
April 24th. 9am-12noon. Everett Waterfront Spring Cleanup
at the Gateway Center Park and Village Landing Park.
Help us make our waterfront parks clean and ready for our
summer use. Gloves, trash bags and plenty of trash will be
provided. Just bring yourself, your family and your friends!
Meet at 9am at the Gateway Center Park at the end of Mystic
View Road (opposite Costco's parking lot) on the river. For
more information, contact the Mayor's Office of Community
and Economic Development at 617-394-2246. Sponsored by Friends
of the Everett Waterfront and the City of Everett.
Saturday,
April 24th. 9am-12noon. Mystic Lake Cleanup. Join
NSPN (North Shore Paddlers' Network) in cleaning up the shoreline
of Upper Mystic Lake in Medford, where we hold popular practice
sessions in the summer. Meet at 9:00 AM at the MDC boat ramp,
on the east side of the lake, off Mystic Valley Parkway, between
Upper and Lower Mystic Lakes. We'll finish up by lunch. Coffee
and donuts served. Bring work gloves and some eye protection
for working in the brush. Like many recreational urban waterways,
Mystic Lakes get a lot of trash, which degrades the experience
of those who use them, including us. So here's a chance to
give back to the community for the facilities we enjoy, improve
our and everybody's experience of Mystic Lake, and help the
public image of NSPN in the process. Last year we blew away
the MDC with the amount of trash we collected, and we aim
to beat that this year! Contact: djlewis@triadic.com
Sponsored by North Shore Paddlers' Network (NSPN).
Saturday,
April 24th. 9am-12noon. Belle Isle Reservation Cleanup.
Meet at Morton Street, Winthrop side of Belle Isle Reservation.
Rain date - ?? People should bring rubber boots for working
in wet areas and wear hats and sunblock. We will provide work
gloves. Contact: Geoff Wood, DCR, Eliot House, One Eliot Circle,
Revere, 617-727-5350. Sponsored by Friends of Belle Isle Marsh.
Saturday,
April 24th. 10am-2pm. Cleanup at Meadowbrook Park, Arlington.
We've scheduled this year's cleanup of Meadowbrook Park. Come
one and all. Bring mud boots, sun hat and gloves. Garbage
bags, too. Enter Mt. Pleasant Cemetery at Sachem Ave off Mystic
St (Rte 3). Go left & then right over the Mill Brook bridge
& turn left onto Brook Ave. There is an opening in the fence
to the wetland. It's always interesting to see what is washed
down through Arlington each year. Information: Cori Beckwith,
781-316-3012 or cbeckwith@town.arlington.ma.us.
Sponsored by Arlington Conservation Commission.
Saturday,
April 24th. 9am-noon. Spring Cleanup at Arlington's Great
Meadows. Meet at back parking lot of the East Village
Nursing Home, Bryant Rd. and Emerson Gardens Rd, Lexington
for our annual litter collection. Bring work gloves and water.
We will provide bags. Rain or Shine! Contact: Mike Tabaczynski
mjt1@rcn.com
781-861-1537 Sponsored by Friends of Arlington's Great Meadows.
Saturday
April 24th. 9am-1pm. East Arlington Good Neighbor Committee
& Sunnyside Association Earth Day Cleanup & Eat Up.
Raindate: Sunday April 25th Please note: There are two meeting
places along Alewife Brook - 8:45-9:15 AM: # 1-rear of #77
Sunnyside Ave. Arlington (# 87 or #88 MBTA bus from Davis
Square), or #2-corner of Mass Ave & Alewife Brook parkway
(# 77 MBTA bus from Harvard Square, #79 or #350 from Alewife).
Clean up trash and debris along the Alewife Brook in Arlington.
AM coffee and PM grilling as long as it lasts. Gloves & trash
bags will be provided. If possible bring: litter stick, skimming
net, wheelbarrow, sturdy shoes/boots, grillables. Contact:
George Laite 781-646-5080, Kim Alexander 781-641-1848. Sponsored
by: East Arlington Good Neighbor Committee & Sunnyside Association
with support from local businesses.
Saturday,
May 1st
Saturday,
May 1st. 9:30am-2pm. Show your support by helping at the 9th
Annual Friends of the Mystic River Spring Cleanup.
Meet at the parking lot on Rt. 16 (Mystic Valley Parkway),
just east of Winthrop Street (Route 38) near the band shell
in Medford. Rakes, bags, gloves and pokers supplied, or bring
your own. Refreshments and lunch are provided. In the event
of heavy rain, cleanup will be held on Saturday, May 8th.
For more information, call Mary 781-391-2604 or Mike 781-396-7211.
Sponsored by Friends of the Mystic River.
Saturday,
May 1st. 9am-noon. The Winchester Conservation Commission
is sponsoring "Aberjona River Cleanup Day." Interested
participants should meet in the Winchester Town Hall parking
lot (71 Mt. Vernon St.), and wear long sleeves and long pants.
No rain date. Interested parties should call the conservation
office at (781) 721-7152 or e mail "Evreeland@ci.winchester.ma.us"
Sponsored by the Winchester Conservation Commission.
Saturday,
May 1st. 9am-1pm. Woburn Conservation Day - Horn Pond and
Cranberry Bog Conservation Areas, Woburn. Grab your
clippers, join your neighbors and help maintain our city's
treasured natural spaces. Conservation Day (under the direction
of the Woburn Conservation Commission) will be held at Horn
Pond and Cranberry Bog. This event brings nature lovers of
all ages together for a day of community participation. Meet
at 9am at the Pump House end of Horn Pond. For info: www.gowren.org.
Sponsored by the Woburn Conservation Commission, with support
from the Woburn Residents' Environmental Network (WREN).
Saturday,
May 1st. 9am. Spring Cleanup Day at Robbins Farm Park, Arlington.
Bring your rakes and meet your neighbors at the park. Email:
theHorsburghs@bigfoot.com
Sponsored by Friends of Robbins Farm Park. Saturday May 1st.
9am-2pm. Earth Day at Alewife. Mystic River Watershed Cleanup.
Volunteers needed. Wear old clothes suitable for rough terrain.
Tools, gloves, trash bags, drinking water, oranges, and power
bars provided. Meet at Passenger Drop-off Area behind Alewife
MBTA Station (end of Red Line) (Sign-in table will be next
to rotary parking garage). For information: dennis.carr@mwhglobal.com
or www.friendsofalewifereservation.org
Sponsored by Friends of Alewife Reservation and other local
groups and businesses.
Saturday,
May 8th
Saturday,
May 8th. 10am-2pm. Brooks Estate Spring Spruce-up.
Meet at the Shepherd Brooks Manor, Medford. Indoor and outdoor
volunteer opportunities. Work a morning, work an hour, your
choice! Refreshments served, and tools provided. For more
information, call 781-396-3001 or e-mail
BrooksEstate@comcast.net Sponsored by
Medford-Brooks Estate Land Trust (M-BELT).
Sunday,
May 23rd
Sunday,
May 23rd. 10am-1pm. Lower Mystic Lake, Medford. Meet
at Medford Boat Club parking lot, off of Mystic Valley Parkway.
Please bring gloves, wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts.
We will provide water and trash bags. Some gloves will be
available. Contact: Alana Osher, 781-862-9784. Sponsored by
Temple Isaiah, Lexington.
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