We are about a month out from Earth Day. Saturday, April 23rd the city of Minneapolis and Park and Rec will host their annual Earth Day cleanup. I'll be a site coordinator stationed at the corner of 11th Avenue South and 2nd Street South in Gold Medal Park. That's the fairly new park between the Guthrie Theater and across from Izzy's Ice Cream. Bring your own gloves if you wish, but I will have gloves available courtesy of Park and Rec. Trash bags will be provided of course. That little green dot on the park map represents me and I'll be there to direct you to my favorite messy spots. The larger green circle is the area along the river and cliffs that we will be cleaning.
I was exploring the cliff area a few weeks ago and it is still a mess over there so there should be lots to do. No one was living in this area then, but that's not to say that someone won't be "tenting" here in another month. I'm getting ready to post a sign back there to let folks know to expect volunteers on Earth Day. If there is anyone back there next month, I want to make sure that they know that their possessions will not be disturbed if it looks like they are actively living there. Of course, they can help clean up too. I've asked St. Stephen's Street Outreach to check in on this area too.
Click on the link below for a list of all the Earth Day cleanup sites in Minneapolis. There are two other nearby sites. One is across the river at Father Hennepin Park. The other site is not too far from my own station on 1st Street South in the parking lot of the old Fuji Ya parking lot.
If you don't live in Minneapolis, you can find out where your city hosts events or just get out on your own!
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