Saturday, April 19, 2008

Whether you help clear a trail, plant a tree, or clean up the beaches – your efforts make a difference in helping to improve the environment. Spend the day in your favorite park and join your friends and neighbors in keeping New Jersey’s state parks beautiful.

This is also a perfect opportunity for service hours for organizations and scouting groups.

Participants should:

• Pre-register with the area office.
• Wear clothing appropriate for working outdoors.
• Bring bottled water and a lunch.

Contact the following parks to participate in the Earth Day Challenge:

Jenny Jump State Forest
P.O. Box 150
Hope, NJ 07844
(908) 459-4366
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Project: Trail Clean up
Equipment needs: none

Liberty State Park
Morris Pesin Drive
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 915-3440
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Project: Beach clean up and butterfly garden planting, weeding, mulching
Equipment needs:Gloves, water

Ringwood State Park
1304 Sloatsburg Road
Ringwood, New Jersey
(973) 962-7031
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Project: Garden Beautification
Equipment Needs:Gloves

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Project: Area Beautification
Equipment Needs:Gloves

Stokes State Park
1 Coursen Road
Branchville, NJ 07826
(973) 948-3820
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Project: Litter pick up, Stony Lake, Lake Ocquittunk & Stony Creek
Equipment Needs: none

Swartswood State Park
P O Box 123
Swartswood, NJ 07877-5230
(973) 383-5230
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Projects: Trail Maintenance
Equipment Needs: Gloves, pruners, weed trimmers, hand saws, garbage bags, pickers

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Projects: Limb and brush removal in campground and picnic area
Equipment Needs: Gloves

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Projects: Shoreline clean-up; Little & Big Swartswood Lake
Equipment Needs: Canoe/kayak, PFDs, garbage bags and pickers (boats can be provided)

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Projects: Gardening
Equipment Needs: Gloves and basic gardening tools

Worthington State Park
HC 62, Box 2
Columbia, NJ 07832
(908) 841-9575
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Project: Trail maintenance
Equipment Needs: None

Cheesequake State Park
300 Gordon Road
Matawan, NJ 07747
(732) 566-2161
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Project: Butterfly Garden Clean up
Equipment Needs:Gloves, rakes

Round Valley Recreation Area
1220 Lebanon-Stanton Road
Lebanon, NJ 08833-3115
(908) 236-6355
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Project: Trail Maintenance-cut back overgrown areas
Equipment Needs: Gloves, Clippers

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Project: Campground Maintenance-cut back overgrown sites
Equipment Needs: Gloves, Bags

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Project: Trail Clean up-remove debris from trails
Equipment Needs: Gloves, Bags

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Project: Campground Clean up-remove debris from campsites & restrooms
Equipment Needs: Gloves, Bags

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Project: Round Valley Reservoir/swim area cleanup-clean, remove debris from shoreline and beach area
Equipment Needs: Gloves, Bags, rakes

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Project: Day use clean up & remove debris from picnic areas
Equipment Needs: Gloves, Bags, rakes

Spruce Run Recreation Area
68 Van Syckel’s Road
Clinton, NJ 08809-1053
(908) 638-8572
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Project: Brush Clearing
Equipment Needs: Gloves, hand trimmers

9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Project: Sign & guiderail painting
Equipment Needs: wear old clothes

Washington Crossing State Park
355 Washington Crossing Pennington Road
Titusville, NJ 08560-1517
(609) 737-0623
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Project: Invasive Plant Control
Equipment Needs: Work gloves, hand-held pruners, loppers

Bass River State Forest
762 Stage Road
New Gretna, NJ 08224
(609) 296-1114
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Project: CCC Memorial, weed, rake, sweep
Equipment Needs: Rakes, broom

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Project: Office/Entrance - weed, rake, mulch, plant
Equipment Needs: rakes, brooms, shovels, mulch, plants

10:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Project: clean & update kiosks
Equipment Needs: windex, towels, info brochures

10:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Project: roadside trash removal
Equipment Needs: vests, pickers, gloves, bags

10:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Project: invasive species removal - barberry and phragmities
Equipment Needs: kubota, shovels, bags

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Project: Absegami Lake and beach clean-up
Equipment Needs: rakes, brooms, pickers, bags

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Project: Gypsy moth egg mass removal
Equipment Needs: popsickle sticks, small bags

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Project: reinstall interpretive panel on Absegami Trail
Equipment Needs: zipties, posthole digger

Penn State Forest
762 Stage Road PO Box 118
New Gretna, NJ 08224
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Project: trash removal, repair boat ramp, grade dirt around Clivus unit
Equipment Needs: pickers, bags, cement, rakes

Wharton State Forest
4110 Nesco Road
Hammonton, NJ 08037
Batsto Office: (609) 561-0024
Atsion Office: (609) 268-0444
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Project: Trail clean up
Equipment Needs: Gloves, trash grabbers, bags

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