Earth Month Cleanups

April was a busy Earth Month filled with cleanups all over North Jersey! Here are a collection of pictures from each site I assisted with and a few stats:

Halsted Middle School, Newton, NJ (Paulins Kill Watershed)

Volunteers: 250 students
Hours: 2
Sites Cleaned: 4

Stag Hill, Mahwah, NJ (Ramapo River Watershed)

Rallying the troops with MEVO

WMA 2 Ambassador Will having a good time cleaning up!

Group shot! Successful day :)

Partners: Mahwah Environmental Volunteers Organization (MEVO), Ramapough Luunape Nation, Township of Mahwah, Bergen County Parks, Mahwah DPW
Number of Volunteers: 43
Debris Removed: One 30-yard dumpster filled of general debris, over 600 tires (all types)  

Ringwood Manor State Park, Ringwood, NJ (Wanaque River Watershed)

Our dedicated group in front of the collection!

Partners: New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Ringwood State Parks
Number of Volunteers: 4
Debris Removed: 6 bags of recyclables, 4 bags of trash

Long Pond Iron Works State Park, Hewitt, NJ (Wanaque River Watershed)

Partners: New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Ringwood State Parks
Number of Volunteers: 2
Debris Removed: Approximately 1 bag of trash

Happy Earth Month! :D