Volunteers Needed in Avalon Area of Patapsco Valley State Park to help cleanup after the July 31 Storm
Two cleanup events are scheduled this week to help remove trash and other debris washed downriver from the devastating storm of July 31. These cleanups are in Patapsco Valley State Park, targeting the Avalon Area.
Dates and Times
Wednesday, August 24, from 1-4 pm
Friday, August 26, from 10 am-1 pm
Thanks for arriving a little before the start time so we can begin on schedule!
Where
Avalon Area, Patapsco Valley State Park. The closest address to the park entrance is 5120 South Street, Halethorpe, MD 21227.
Registration -
Please note PHG has a new and improved website and event registration system! Pre-registration is required for free entry into the park as a cleanup volunteer!
Parking
Parking will be in the Avalon Area parking lot near the playground. Follow PHG Cleanup direction signs posted in the park to direct you to parking and registration.
Directions
From US Route 95
Take Route 195 East (toward BWI Airport)
Take the Exit onto US Route 1, Washington Boulevard, heading south
Bear right off the exit onto US Route 1
Turn right at the first street onto South Street
Travel a few hundred feet and then turn left onto the park entrance (park signs are posted)
Go up to the Ranger Station and let them know you are volunteering
Continue past the Rangers Station until you come to a stop sign.
Turn left and turn right into the first parking lot near the playground.
Follow PHG Clean up direction signs posted in the park to direct you to parking and registration.
Closest address to use on your GPS: 5120 South Street, Halethorpe, MD 21227.
Age Restrictions
Adult volunteers. For safety reasons, no children under 16 years of age (16-17 are welcome if they are supervised and accompanied by an adult volunteer).
What to Wear
We recommend our volunteers wear a hat, long pants and sleeves, so any prickly underbrush or insects won't bother you, and if we find any sharp scrap metal, you won't get a scrape! Please wear closed-toed, waterproof shoes or boots.
What to Bring
Please bring your own work gloves and any garden tools that you think will help to remove embedded junk or pull out litter and trash hanging in the trees or underneath underbrush! We only have a handful of tools to lend to our volunteers so we really appreciate it when you bring your own (or you will have to share with others). Please mark your name on any tools/equipment you bring with you using a marker so in case we find them later, we can be sure to return them to you.
Before you leave home
We appreciate and recommend you bring your own water/drink, sunscreen and insect repellent. If you are allergic to insect bites or stings, please bring any needed medications and notify the stream captain of your allergy.
If you cannot join us, but want to help for future cleanups as part of the storm cleanup, please consider a monetary donation or donation of supplies (trash bags, work gloves, shovels, bottled water, etc.) to be used at cleanups.
Additional cleanups will be posted on the event calendar in the next week. Please check our calendar at www.patapsco.org
Hope you will join us!
