Westchester Parks Foundation’s Pitch in for Parks, a multi-day volunteer event that helps get parks ready for peak season, begins on Earth Day, April 22, at Lenoir Preserve in Yonkers and culminates Saturday, April 26, at several county parks. The organization is seeking park stewards to help with projects including maintenance of biodiversity plantings, playground mulching, beach cleanup, trash cleanup, clearing trails, removing invasive vines from trees and preparing and planting flower beds.
Held in partnership with the Westchester County Parks Department, projects for volunteers, working as individuals, families, businesses, or groups, will be held at the Bronx River Reservation at Westchester County Center, White Plains, Croton Point Park, Croton-on-Hudson, Glen Island Park, New Rochelle, Tibbetts Brook Park, Yonkers along with smaller parks throughout the week.
Last year, over 500 volunteers clocked 1,437 hours at 16 parks for cleanup efforts. They planted 984 flowers and 839 bulbs, removed 1,419 pounds of trash and managed 12,341 sq ft of invasive plants.
Pre-registration is encouraged to participate. All tools will be provided, and volunteers should wear clothes that can get dirty and closed toe shoes.
