Since 2000, the Manchester Urban Ponds Restoration Program has coordinated 117 cleanups and has helped other groups coordinate 13 cleanups (for a total of 130 cleanup events) at Manchester's urban ponds and parks. Over the past 24 seasons of cleanups, 1271 volunteers have spent approximately 4,063 hours collecting 2,741 bags of trash! This does not include the items illegally “dumped” such as shopping carts (113), tires (459), car batteries, other car parts, construction debris, and other items. In addition, the value of volunteer time spent at these clean-ups has amounted to over $87,000 over these past 24 seasons!
Cleanups will be held rain or shine. Please arrive by 8:50 am to register, dress appropriately for weather, and wear rubber knee-boots if possible. Latex gloves and plastic trash bags will be provided. Find the “Most Interesting or Unusual Piece of Trash” and win an award! Just bring yourself, a friend, and a sense of community spirit!
We hope you will join us for our 25th consecutive season!
Website: https://www.manchesternh.gov/Departments/Environmental-Protection/Pond-Restoration/Cleanup-EventsContact:Manchester Environmental Protection Division (Ben Lundsted)
blundsted@manchesternh.gov
603-624-6527