Earth Day is coming and Arlington has scheduled both clean-up and festive events.
The first event will be the 2019 Earth Day Crystal City Clean Up Event. Volunteers will gather at Crystal City Water Park at 1750 Crystal Drive on Thursday, April 11 at 8:30 am for a walk to Mt. Vernon Trail. Participants will be collecting trash along the way. Healthy breakfast snacks, gloves, and trash Bags will be provided. T-Shirts with an Earth Day graphic design can be reserved at registration. The rain date, should it be necessary, will be Thursday, April 25.
Another clean up event is scheduled for Saturday, April 13 from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm. Volunteers are invited to pick up litter along the Washington & Old Dominion Trail starting at Barcroft Sports & Fitness Center.
An Earth Day festival will take place at EarthFest on Wednesday, April 17 from 10:00 am until noon at the Arlington Mill Community Center, 909 S. Dinwiddle Street. There will be information regarding local conservation, energy efficiency, recycling and composting.
Information will be in interactive games, displays, and art at stations manned by groups such as the Arlington Art Truck, Creative Arts, AIRE, Environmental Services, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and Remove Invasive Plants. Arlington Nature Centers will have naturalists there to talk about our urban forestry and help attendees make recycled planters. This free event has been scheduled over Spring Break so everyone can attend.
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