2010 City of Haverhill
Earth Day Clean Up
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day, plans are underway for the annual City of Haverhill Earth Day Cleanup that will take place on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 8:30 AM– 1:00PM, beginning at the Citizens Center at 10 Welcome Street, Haverhill.
The Citizens Center will serve as the registration and information center for the event. Gloves, tools, trash bags, leaf bags and refreshments will be available for the duration of the event. Volunteers can organize their own neighborhood or park cleanup or can join in another identified cleanup site. All of the cleanup locations are on City property. Trash should be put into plastic trash bags, leaves and other yard waste should be put into leaf bags, branches should be stacked in plies, and sand should be swept into piles and left on the street for pick up.
Volunteers are encouraged to call 978 374-2388 ext 28 or e-mail cleanup@cityofhaverhill.com to sign up to participate, even if you have participated in the past. Please leave a contact person, phone number, e-mail address, and approximate number of volunteers in your group. This will help the organization plan and efficient route for debris pick up.
Brightside will be throwing their weight behind cleanup efforts in the turtle habitat area located behind the Lowes/Target shopping center. High school student Mitchell Bois made a fine presentation to the board and his site was selected for Brightside's assistance on Earth Day. Please contact us at info@haverhillsbrightside.org if you'd like to participate. Of the six species of turtle indigenous to Massachusetts, two are endangered species, two are classified as threatened and the remaining two are "of special concern," under watch by the state. The fellow you see here is the Eastern Box Turtle.