Help Spring Clean Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow

Earth Day is officially April 22 which inspires a slew of clean-up days before and after it in the villages.

The first clean up event of the season was also the first action day for the newly formed Friends of RiverWalk Park, who gathered on a gray-turned-sunny Saturday to weed out mugwort and other invasive species (as well as tear down old wooden fencing) from the overgrown RiverWalk in Tarrytown. Co-founder Pat Jones was there, along with a good amount of volunteers using gear donated from Hudson Harbor developer National RE/Sources and Goldberg Hardware. 

Hear more from Jones and see scenes from the clean up in this video attached.

If you missed this event, not to worry, there are plenty more to choose from and much room to contribute.

Upcoming:

On Saturday, April 20, it's a Tarrytown-wide clean-up day from 10 a.m. to noon. Volunteers can meet at either at Patriots Park at 10 a.m. or at the Tarrytown Lakes (at the Upper Lake parking lot, corner of Neperan and Sunnyside Ave. at 10 a.m.) If possible, please bring gloves and picker-uppers. 

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The Lakes Committee adds: "All welcome, bring a bag lunch and a water bottle. Come help collect trash and clean up the environment for Earth Day. Call Cathy Ruhland 631-6104 or Mark Fry 772-8628 for more information." They've also extended their hours at the Lakes if you want to continue until 3 p.m. that day.

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Morse School in Sleepy Hollow joins in on the working/fun with a family-oriented event, from 1 to 3 p.m. The Sleepy Hollow Earth Day Celebration is in the Morse School Playground on Beekman Avenue and offers crafts, flower planting, children’s art display, and snacks for volunteers. Sponsored by Sleepy Hollow Downtown Revitalization and the Village of Sleepy Hollow.

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On Sunday, April 21, the Little Gardens of Tarrytown invites you to help spruce up of the native plant garden at Neperan Park. Please bring garden tools. The showcase garden at the entrance to Neperan Parkwas started in 2008 by members of the Little Gardens of Tarrytown, which will celebrate its 90th anniversary next year.  This goes from 9 a.m. to noon, at Neperan Road and Grove Street. For more information, call 914-332-8872. Little Gardens of Tarrytown welcomes new members.

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On Saturday, May 4 in Sleepy Hollow is the Douglas Park 'I Love My Park' Clean Up Day, part of the state-wide parks beautification initiative. 

"Volunteer on May 4th and be a part of this exciting, new statewide event to improve and enhance New York’s state parks and historic sites and bring visibility to the entire state park system. Come lend a hand ! Help us prepare the park and playground for the season. Bring snacks, picnic lunch - gardening gloves and insect repellent."

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Also this Saturday (note the date change; was originally scheduled for May 12) Sleepy Hollow's Community Garden opening celebration, with the Mayor grilling lunch for volunteers. Event goes from 10 a.m. to noon, with face painting, craft project, BBQ. Villagers will clean up Sykes park, Valley and Cortlandt Streets, meeting before and after at the garden at College and Valley streets.

Organizers write: "We are also looking for volunteers to bring plants to donate and participate with the maintenance (watering the garden), planting and distribution of the garden’s growing goods. Anything planted in the garden is to be shared amongst all in the community. There will be other events in the future."

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On Saturday,  May 11 - Kinglands Point Park Cleanup and Riverkeepers Sweep (Pocantico head waters at Kingsland by kayak, or in Tarrytown at Green Street). For more information on the Riverkeepers Sweep, click here.

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