Earth Day Cleanups 2018 The following is a list of cleanup events happening this spring throughout the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. To get involved in a particular event, reach out to the contact person listed for more information. To add an event, or for more information about Trash Responsibly, contact Bonnie Combs at bcombs@blackstoneheritagecorridor.org. Thank you for your support in helping to keep Blackstone Heritage Corridor litter-free! Massachusetts Auburn: Blackstone: Keep Blackstone Beautiful Town-Wide Cleanup Meet at Blackstone Senior Center, 15 St. Paul St 9 a.m. Noon Info: Bcombs@BlackstoneHeritageCorridor.org Douglas:
Grafton: Grafton Cleanup Day Meet at Town Common Contact: markblazis@charter.net Hopedale: Leicester: Sunday, April 22 Leicester Annual Earth Day Clean Up Meet at Town Common 10:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Contact: ashleydaige@gmail.com Mendon: Mendon Community Cleanup Register: Mendonma.gov/clean-up 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Millville: Millville Earth Day Cleanup Contact: Amy Sutherland, jdsals@msn.com Millbury: 1 p.m. 3p.m.
Northbridge: Sutton: Manchaug Pond Spring Cleanup - Meet at State Boat Ramp, Torrey Road 9 a.m. - Noon For more info, visit manchaugpond.org Upton: Upton Town Cleanup - Meet at Town Playground 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Contact: Bcombs@BlackstoneHeritageCorridor.org Park Serve Day at Upton State Forest 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Contact: news@uptonstateforest.org Uxbridge: Uxbridge Community Cleanup Meet at Town Common Register: tinyurl.com/uxbridgecleanup Park Serve Day at Blackstone River & Canal Heritage State Park 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Contact: Kathryn.parent@state.ma.us Worcester: REC s 28th Annual Earth Day Cleanup 8 a.m. Noon Contact: Regional Environmental Council, earthday@recworcester.org Continued next page
Rhode Island Burrillville: Burrillville Earth Day Cleanup 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact: Andrea Hall, ahall@burrillville.org Central Falls: 1 Central Falls Earth Day Cleanup 10 a.m. 1 p.m.; Meet at Jenks Park Contact: tgiron@centralfallsri.us Info: www.centralfallsri.us Cumberland: Yellow Bag Day 8:00 a.m. Noon Contact: Tom Ward - The Valley Breeze, tward@valleybreeze.com E. Providence: Bold Point Shoreline Cleanup, 500 Waterfront Drive, E. Providence 10 a.m. Noon Contact: July Lewis, Save The Bay, jlewis@savebay.org Lincoln: Rochambeau Pond Cleanup, Old River Road Hosted by Northern RI Trout Unlimited, Chapter 737 10:00 a.m. Contact: iflysw@cox.net Manville Cleanup Day Noon to 4 p.m. Contact: kenpichette@gmail.com Blackstone River Watershed Council/Friends of the Blackstone 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Contact: KeithHainley@BlackstoneRiver.org Continued next page
Pawtucket: Pawtucket Pride Earth Day Cleanup 9 a.m. Noon Contact: Arthur Plitt, Neighborhood Alliance of Pawtucket, kingarthurarthur@gmail.com Providence: Friday, April 13 Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council s Downtown Woony Clean Day Kick-Off 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Contact: Amanda, aobannon@wrwc.org Roger Williams National Memorial Spring Cleanup 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact: Sparkle Bryant, sparkle_bryant@nps.gov 6th Annual Providence Earth Day Spring Cleaning Info: ProvidenceParks.org Neutaconkanut Hill Conservancy Earth Day Cleanup 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Contact: susan@nhill.org Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council s Greenway Parks Clean Day 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Contact: Amanda, aobannon@wrwc.org North Smithfield: North Smithfield Clean & Green Day 8:00 a.m. Noon Contact: Donna Kaehler, dkaehler@nsmithfieldri.org Smithfield: Smithfield Earth Day Cleanup at Deerfield Park 9 a.m. Noon Contact: recycle@smithfieldri.com Continued next page
Woonsocket: Earth Day Greenup 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact: Mike Debroisse, MDebroisse@woonsocketri.org Rain Date: April 28