It's Easy Being Green-- Join The Great Northeast PA Cleanups!

You can still volunteer to join one of the more than twenty organizations in Northeastern Pennsylvania that have planned events for the Great NE PA Clean-Up!

 

Everyone wants to live, work, and play in a clean and green community. Earth Week, April 18 to 25, is a great time to celebrate our environment and communities. Many organizations welcome spring with neighborhood clean-ups, work parties along the river, park beautification projects, roadside clean-ups, and special “green” events.

 

Join the Great NEPA Clean-Up! Sponsored by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Conservation Alliance and the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority, this series of events for groups and organizations will clean parks, sweep streets, collect recyclables, remove trash from the Lackawanna River, and educate the public about being “green.”

 

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Conservation Alliance and the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority hope to recruit 500 volunteers for the Great NEPA Clean-Up. Individuals, families, friends, and organizations are encouraged to volunteer to help.

 

 

Download this flyer and look for events near you. Contact the project managers listed for each event to volunteer your time and skills to make NEPA beautiful. Bring your friends and family to help “green” your community.

 

Or get in touch with the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority to find a clean-up where help is needed, by contacting Lindsey Ritchey at the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority by sending email to: LRitchey@LHVA.orgo r call 570-963-6730 x8212. Sign up the entire family!

 

The Great NE PA Clean-Up is part of the Great American Clean-Up of PA, a partner of the national Great American Cleanup from March 1 through May 31. Members of the Great NE PA Clean-Up will join Pennsylvanians across the state and Americans across the nation to clean up trash and debris from neighborhoods and communities, roads, business districts, streams and rivers, and parks and forests.

 

Everyone can help to clean our corner of Northeastern PA.

 

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Conservation Alliance, sponsored by LHVA, is an umbrella organization of more than eighty regional environmental groups. The Alliance meets quarterly to share ideas and to develop projects that preserve and enhance the natural resources of the region.

 

The Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority works with heritage attractions, government, civic, and educational organizations in the region. It encourages collaboration and provides funding for projects that conserve, preserve, and educate the public about the region’s historic, cultural, economic and natural resources. LHVA facilitates the NE PA Conservation Alliance in partnership with the Lackawanna County Conservation District.

 

For general information, visit the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority website or call 570-963-6730 ext.8200.