Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Watsessing Park Cleanup on May 5, 2012

There will be a Watsessing Park and 2nd Riverbank Cleanup on May 5th!

Sponsored by: The Bloomfield Open Space Trust Fund Committee, The Watsessing Park Conservancy and The Bloomfield Bicentennial Committee

When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Meet at the “W” garden by the Lawn Bowling Clubhouse (The park entrance at the intersection of Glenwood and Maolis Avenues)

  • Free refreshments will be provided for the volunteers!
  • In honor of Bloomfield’s Bicentennial celebration, a display table will showcase both the old and the more recent history of the park
  • Demonstrations by two of Watsessing Park’s more unique organizations will be presented immediately following the clean-up, including: 
    • Essex County Lawn Bowling Club
    • Essex County Cricket Club 
  • The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission River Restoration Division will supply:
    • Bags, Gloves, Waders (for those cleaning the streams). For more information, contact the OSTFC at ostfc@bloomfieldtwpnj.com or Doreen Sarcone of the WPC at doreensarcone@yahoo.com