By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
joanne@wktv.org
The City of Wyoming will celebrate Earth Day, April 22, in a special way with a community clean-up of its parks.
The city has 21 parks that range from neighborhood parks such as Ferrand Park, 4715 Byron Center SW, to nature preserves like Buck Creek Nature Preserve, 4269 Burlingame SW, and George P. Tilma Nature Preserve, 2100 Sheri Lynn Dr. SW.
Clean up will take place from 9:30 a.m. – noon on Thursday, April 22, at various Wyoming park locations. Volunteers will be assigned to different areas of the parks at check-in. All necessary tools, gloves, and bags will be provided. Face coverings and social distancing are required.
According Krashawn Martin, recreation supervisor for the City of Wyoming, the clean-up day will be a kick-off event for the city’s Adopt-a-Park program.
Adopt-a-Park, is a volunteer program in which citizens, area business or organizations can assist in the enhancement and preservation of local parks, nature preserves and green spaces. Groups need to make either a one-time or ongoing volunteer commitment throughout the year. Groups that do make an ongoing commitment will have signage identifying the organization as an Adopt-a-Park volunteer group.
For the Earth Day event, people may sign up individually or groups. Preregistration is required by April 12.
To register for the Earth Day event or to learn more about the Adopt-a-Park program, call 616-530-3164. You can also sign up the for the Earth Day even by clicking here.
