NETS Team with Lawns by Yorkshire to Clean Up Park in Newark
In Recognition of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day
—Community effort in conjunction with the Land
Conservancy of New Jersey and Partners in Parks—
April 21, 2010
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—In celebration of Earth Day, NETS legend Kerry Kittles will team with employees from NETS Basketball, Lawns by Yorkshire, the Land Conservancy of New Jersey, and Partners in Parks to help clean-up Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ TOMORROW, Thursday, April 22, from 9:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The employees will meet at the Middle Division Senior Center by Bloomfield Avenue and Lake Street.
Everyone involved will help remove non-living Japanese knotweed, fallen limbs, brush, and other materials, and help prepare the area for eradicating potential future knotweed.
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WHO: NETS legend Kerry Kittles, and employees from NETS Basketball, Lawns by Yorkshire, the Land Conservancy of New Jersey, and Partners in Parks.
WHAT: Clean-up of Branch Brook Park in recognition of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.
WHEN: TOMORROW, Thursday, April 22, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: Branch Brook Park. Meeting location is the Middle Division Senior Center, by Bloomfield Avenue and Lake Street, Newark, NJ.
The Land Conservancy of New Jersey is a member supported non-profit land trust whose mission is to preserve land and water resources, conserve open space, and inspire and empower individuals and communities to protect our natural land and environment. The Land Conservancy of New Jersey has worked with more than 56 municipalities in 11 counties, preserving over 15,000 acres of parkland, farmland, and open space.
The Land Conservancy of New Jersey’s Partners for Parks program provides community service opportunities for corporations and civic groups.
