Earth Day Volunteer Opportunities

MEVO,

Mahwah Envoirnmental

Volunteer Organization

 

April 20 - StagHill Clean Up

We will continue our efforts to cleanup up Stag Hill on this day. There is more than an abundance of tires and other trash that have been illegally dumped in MEVO’s very own town. Let’s make Mahwah and our world a cleaner place by going up to Stag Hill to remove some of this pollution. Now that the weather is warmer and the snow has melted, it will be much easier to locate and take out this trash. The weather this time of year is very unpredictable, so dress accordingly and we recommend you wear boots because it can be quite muddy. Gloves and trash pickers will be supplied. We will meet at Ramapo Reservation at 11am and commute to Stag Hill from there. We will be back down before 2:00pm. For questions, you can email David at davidjaychoi@mevoearth.org or call 201- 916-4530. To RSVP for this event, send an email to mevovolunteers@mevoearth.org with your name, age, phone number and the subject line “Stag Hill Cleanup.” You can also RSVP through our Facebook.

 

April 27 - Earth Day Event

Catherine Ave, a street in Mahwah has vacant filled with garbage and debris. MEVO now has the opportunity to restore to its environmental roots. A house once stood here, and though it is gone, it’s wreckage remains. We have already done one cleanup here, but in order to be ready to have trees planted on it this Summer, the lot still needs a lot more work! Let’s celebrate this past Earth Day by making Mahwah a better place! We will be meeting at Catherine Ave in Mahwah NJ. at 11:00am and we will finish up before 2:00pm. Gloves and tools will be supplied and as always, we encourage you to wear clothes you don’t mind getting a little dirty. For questions, you can email David at davidjaychoi@mevoearth.org or call 201- 916-4530. To RSVP for this event, send an email to mevovolunteers@mevoearth.org with your name, age, phone number and the subject line “Catherine Ave Cleanup.” You can also RSVP through our Facebook.

 

 

Flat Rock Brook Nature Association

443 Van Nostrand Avenue
Englewood, NJ
(201) 567-1265

April 21 – Clean Up – Flat Rock Brook

2:00 – 3:30 pm

 

Tenafly Nature Center

313 Hudson Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
(201) 568-6093
 
Earth Day Wildflower Ramble for the Inner Artist
Saturday, April 20, 1:00 -2:30 p.m.
Enjoy a leisurely trail walk led by a seasoned naturalist with short stops along the way to photograph or draw specific plants. Search for early ephemerals such as Trout Lily and Common Violet, the NJ state flower. Participants will learn about pollination adaptations and are welcome to bring a wildflower field guide, camera or sketch pad and drawing implements. Program is intended for adults and children 9 and up.

Earth Day Trail Clean-Up

Sunday, April 21, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Adult volunteers and teens 14+ are needed to help with outdoor projects: storm clean up, trail maintenance, invasive plant and litter removal. No experience needed, just a love of nature.

To attend, please e-mail: aschuster@tenaflynaturecenter.org.

 

Liberty Science Center

222 Jersey City Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 200-1000

April 22 -  1:00 – 3:00 p.m. - Make a pot and plant a seed (Children make a pot out of newspaper and plant a sunflower seed).

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Trash Timeline. Guests try and determine how long it takes trash to disintegrate in the landfill.
12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Meet live animals from different continents and learn why they are important to the eco-system.