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Program Notes & Events:
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MAY:
April - May, 2008
Hello,
Has spring fever hit you yet? Do you want to get in the spirit of the
season when everything starts to bloom? Well, the official Earth Day on
April 22 is preceded and followed by as many as seven different educational
and stewardship events in Lowell beginning April 19. You will find details
on all seven events below.
All of these events run on volunteer help from a coalition of wonderful
community organizations, but the Volunteer Office at Lowell National
Historical Park needs your help particularly on April 26 for the Earth Day
Canals, Riverwalk, and Downtown Clean-up and on May 3 for the Great
American Clean-up. Hope to see you at one or several of these upcoming
happenings!
Thank You,
Paul Mueller
Assistant Volunteer Coordinator
Lowell National Historical Park
Phone: 978-275-1740
Spring into Spring’s Earth Day Events in Lowell!
Lowell National Historical Park and partners are calling for volunteers and
visitors for the annual spring clean-ups and Earth Day environmental
events. Check out the various ways you can “give back to the community”
this spring:
• Celebrate Earth Day with educational fun on Saturday, April 19, 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Keep Lowell Beautiful-Community Gardens Greenhouse
overlooking the Northern Canal just off Aiken St. next to the Lowell NHP
Maintenance Facility. Please email the greenhouse group at
info@communitygardensgreenhouse.org for more information about the event
and volunteering, or call Janice Pokorski at 978-957-8863.
• Join the Merrimack River Watershed Council and the Environmental
Protection Agency for their Earth Day Celebration, April 23, 11:45 a.m. to
1:15 p.m. at Greater Lawrence Community Boating (1 Eaton Street, Lawrence,
MA). Learn about the results of 2007’s water quality monitoring and 2008’s
monitoring plan. Contact Christine Tabak at 978-275-0120 ext. 15 for more
information.
• Join the first big clean-up of Spring: the Earth Day Canals,
Riverwalk, and Downtown Clean-up on Saturday, April 26. Registration and
kick-off at Middlesex Community College, 8 to 9 a.m.; clean-up teams in
action from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
• Visit the Youth Environmental Expo at Wannalancit Mill on Saturday,
April 26, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Event will be in 1st Floor Mill Conference
Room, 600 Suffolk Street, featuring eco-friendly fashion show, organic
agriculture, art, health lifestyle tips, and more. For information contact
Julie Villareal at 978-934-4772.
• Join the Watershed Council for the kick-off of the Merrimack River
Shoreline Survey, May 3, 8 a.m. to 12 noon. This survey will examine the
riverbanks by boat searching for trash piles and other threats to our water
quality. No boat or experience is necessary, but attendance at a training
session on April 28 is required. Contact Tracie Sales at 978-275-0120 ext.
13 for more information.
• Roll up your sleeves for the city-wide Great American Clean-up on
Saturday, May 3, 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Jump in with Keep Lowell Beautiful,
the City of Lowell, and your neighborhood group, or join with Lowell
Canalwaters Cleaners for more work on the canals or Riverwalk. Contact
Mike Demaras at the City’s Division of Neighborhood Services at
978-446-7243 for more information.
• Learn about local environmental education efforts with a lot of fun
at the Earth Fest on Saturday, May 3, 12 to 3 p.m., by the Rogers School on
South Common, sponsored by the Greater Lowell Environmental Education
Alliance. For more information, call Beverly Perna of the Tsongas
Industrial History Center at 978-970-5100.
For any and all of these volunteer activities, you may get more information
and sign up by calling the park volunteer office at 978-275-1740, or email:
Lowell_NHP_Volunteers@nps.gov. For Keep Lowell Beautiful and Lowell
Canalwaters Cleaners information, you may directly call Bill Moreau at
978-835-5147.
Thank You For Your Attention,
Paul Mueller
Assistant Volunteer Coordinator
Lowell National Historical Park
Boott Cotton Mills Fifth Floor
Phone: 978-275-1740
Submitted by Paul Mueller, Assistant Volunteer Coordinator, Lowell National Historic Park:
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