BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – With over 40 locations in the Mill Creek MetroParks system, more participants are needed for its 40th Earth Day Cleanup.
Although more than 150 Scouts and volunteers are expected to scour Mill Creek MetroParks in recognition of Earth Day to remove winter buildup of litter and debris, more help is needed, especially along shorelines and creeks.
The cleanup is co-sponsored by the Stambaugh District, Great Trail Council, Boy Scouts of America and Mill Creek MetroParks.
The cleanup takes place on Saturday, April 23, throughout Mill Creek MetroParks.
Coordinators will stop by the Bresko Pavilion at the Wick Recreation Area (Rocky Ridge) to pick up supplies before 9 a.m. and then meet with their groups at various locations and work until noon.
This cleanup takes place rain or shine.
In 39 years, more than 13,000 participants have volunteered more than 40,000 hours to clean various areas of the MetroParks.
Just in the past 20 years, more than 23,000 bags of trash and 1,500 bags of recyclables along with numerous loose items such as tires, toys, furniture, pipes, wood crates, electronic items, and even the proverbial kitchen sink, have been removed.
This event is also in conjunction with the Keep America Beautiful program and is celebrating the Great American Cleanup’s 24th year in 2022, between March 21 to June 22.
For more information about this year’s cleanup or to have your group, organization, church, school, business, family, or individuals come out and lend a hand, contact Mike Kupec, Mill Creek MetroParks Earth Day Cleanup Chairman for the Boy Scouts, at mike.kupec@gmail.com by Apr. 11.
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About 150 Boy Scouts from the Youngstown area are pitching in to clear litter and winter debris from the Mill Creek MetroParks, in recognition of Earth Day on April 22. But with more than 40 MetroParks locations in the area, they’ll need some help, according to a Thursday news release from the Boy Scouts of America Great Trail Council. The 40th Annual Mill Creek MetroParks Earth Day Cleanup is set for 9 a.m. to noon April 23 — rain or shine — throughout the MetroParks. Coordinators are expected to retrieve supplies from the Wick Recreation Area’s Bresko Pavilion, 1861 McCollum Road, before meeting with teams around the MetroParks.
More volunteer help is needed along the MetroParks’ shorelines and creeks, the release states. Cleanup efforts will be focused around Mill Creek Park, Yellow Creek Park and the MetroParks Farm. “In 39 years, more than 13,000 participants have volunteered more than 40,000 hours to clean various areas of the MetroParks,” the news release states. “Just in the past 20 years, more than 23,000 bags of trash and 1,500 bags of recyclables along with numerous loose items such as tires, toys, furniture, pipes, wood crates, electronic items and even the proverbial kitchen sink, have been removed. Each year, there are fewer bags of trash but more bags of recyclables.”
The Mahoning County Green Team’s recycling division is expected to provide supplies like trash and recycling bags, gloves and reacher tools. For more information or to sign up yourself or your church group, school, business or family to volunteer, click here to email cleanup chairman Mike Kupec, or call 330-519-3988 by April 11.
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Mill Creek MetroParks is making it a little easier for winter walkers on the bikeway.
They are plowing half of the bike trail between Metro Parks Farm and the Mahoning Avenue Park and Ride facility.
While one side will be cleared for walkers, the other side will remain snow-covered for cross country skiers that frequent the trail.
“Our hope is certainly that more people will get out during the winter months. When you’ve got the amount of snow that we have it can make it difficult but our efforts are to balance the bikeway for as many users as possible,” Mill Creek Metroparks Director Aaron Young told 21 News.
Young says the decision to plow half of the bikeway is being made to keep the MetroParks an appealing destination over all four seasons.
This is the first year the MetroParks will attempt to create a hybrid bike path during the winter season.
https://www.millcreekmetroparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mcmp-header.png00Mill Creek MetroParks Staffhttps://www.millcreekmetroparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mcmp-header.pngMill Creek MetroParks Staff2022-02-17 09:44:322022-02-17 09:44:32Mill Creek MetroParks clearing half of bikeway for winter walkers
Cleanup day at Mill Creek Park seeking more volunteers
/in Miscellaneous/by Mill Creek MetroParks StaffBOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – With over 40 locations in the Mill Creek MetroParks system, more participants are needed for its 40th Earth Day Cleanup.
Although more than 150 Scouts and volunteers are expected to scour Mill Creek MetroParks in recognition of Earth Day to remove winter buildup of litter and debris, more help is needed, especially along shorelines and creeks.
The cleanup is co-sponsored by the Stambaugh District, Great Trail Council, Boy Scouts of America and Mill Creek MetroParks.
The cleanup takes place on Saturday, April 23, throughout Mill Creek MetroParks.
Coordinators will stop by the Bresko Pavilion at the Wick Recreation Area (Rocky Ridge) to pick up supplies before 9 a.m. and then meet with their groups at various locations and work until noon.
This cleanup takes place rain or shine.
In 39 years, more than 13,000 participants have volunteered more than 40,000 hours to clean various areas of the MetroParks.
Just in the past 20 years, more than 23,000 bags of trash and 1,500 bags of recyclables along with numerous loose items such as tires, toys, furniture, pipes, wood crates, electronic items, and even the proverbial kitchen sink, have been removed.
This event is also in conjunction with the Keep America Beautiful program and is celebrating the Great American Cleanup’s 24th year in 2022, between March 21 to June 22.
For more information about this year’s cleanup or to have your group, organization, church, school, business, family, or individuals come out and lend a hand, contact Mike Kupec, Mill Creek MetroParks Earth Day Cleanup Chairman for the Boy Scouts, at mike.kupec@gmail.com by Apr. 11.
Read the original article at WKBN.
Volunteers needed: Plans set for 40th annual Earth Day cleanup at Mill Creek MetroParks
/in Media Coverage/by Mill Creek MetroParks StaffAbout 150 Boy Scouts from the Youngstown area are pitching in to clear litter and winter debris from the Mill Creek MetroParks, in recognition of Earth Day on April 22. But with more than 40 MetroParks locations in the area, they’ll need some help, according to a Thursday news release from the Boy Scouts of America Great Trail Council. The 40th Annual Mill Creek MetroParks Earth Day Cleanup is set for 9 a.m. to noon April 23 — rain or shine — throughout the MetroParks. Coordinators are expected to retrieve supplies from the Wick Recreation Area’s Bresko Pavilion, 1861 McCollum Road, before meeting with teams around the MetroParks.
More volunteer help is needed along the MetroParks’ shorelines and creeks, the release states. Cleanup efforts will be focused around Mill Creek Park, Yellow Creek Park and the MetroParks Farm. “In 39 years, more than 13,000 participants have volunteered more than 40,000 hours to clean various areas of the MetroParks,” the news release states. “Just in the past 20 years, more than 23,000 bags of trash and 1,500 bags of recyclables along with numerous loose items such as tires, toys, furniture, pipes, wood crates, electronic items and even the proverbial kitchen sink, have been removed. Each year, there are fewer bags of trash but more bags of recyclables.”
The Mahoning County Green Team’s recycling division is expected to provide supplies like trash and recycling bags, gloves and reacher tools. For more information or to sign up yourself or your church group, school, business or family to volunteer, click here to email cleanup chairman Mike Kupec, or call 330-519-3988 by April 11.
Read the original article at Mahoning Matters.
Mill Creek MetroParks clearing half of bikeway for winter walkers
/in Media Coverage/by Mill Creek MetroParks StaffMill Creek MetroParks is making it a little easier for winter walkers on the bikeway.
They are plowing half of the bike trail between Metro Parks Farm and the Mahoning Avenue Park and Ride facility.
While one side will be cleared for walkers, the other side will remain snow-covered for cross country skiers that frequent the trail.
“Our hope is certainly that more people will get out during the winter months. When you’ve got the amount of snow that we have it can make it difficult but our efforts are to balance the bikeway for as many users as possible,” Mill Creek Metroparks Director Aaron Young told 21 News.
Young says the decision to plow half of the bikeway is being made to keep the MetroParks an appealing destination over all four seasons.
This is the first year the MetroParks will attempt to create a hybrid bike path during the winter season.
View original article at WFMJ.