Park Clean Ups
Save the Date!
The Westfield Green Team, in partnership with the Friends of Brightwood, is working on a possible clean up event on Sunday, October 3rd from 9 AM to noon. Check back here for confirmation & details.
Sign up
Also, don't forget to bring gloves, and if you have one, a rake!
The event will may both Tamaques and Brightwood Parks. When you sign up, you can select in which park you would like to volunteer.
The Westfield Green Team, in partnership with the Friends of Brightwood, is working on a possible clean up event on Sunday, October 3rd from 9 AM to noon. Check back here for confirmation & details.
Sign up
Also, don't forget to bring gloves, and if you have one, a rake!
The event will may both Tamaques and Brightwood Parks. When you sign up, you can select in which park you would like to volunteer.
Friends of Brightwood Park organized six clean up days in September and October 2020. Over 300 hours of volunteer work has resulted in a much cleaner and more beautiful park. Additionally, teams worked on clearing invasive species out, making way for native plants to reassert themselves. In the most dramatic example, clearing the Japanese Knotweed from the parking area made it possible to see the lake.
Friends of Brightwood Clean Up
Saturday September 26th
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Friends of Brightwood turned out in full force to tackle the trash field on the southwest section of the park.
We spread out and gathered a broad variety of refuse from items as small as baby shoes to as large as refrigerators and bed frames. We picked up buckets and buckets of bottles of all shapes and sizes, rusted metal, chicken wire, and even an old Reingold beer can that littered the ground. Many items appeared to have been trashed fifty to sixty years ago when the property was acquired from the Big Woods homes. There is much more to do, but we are a determined crew. And the park is looking much better! |
Friends of Brightwood Park Clean Up
September 12th 2020
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Beautiful but beastly: Japanese Knotweed is an invasive species that spreads quickly and blocks out native plants from taking root. This plant took over the length of the parking lot and beyond extending its reach towards the pond. Our team worked for hours cutting down the Knotweed at its base. To give native plants a fighting chance, the roots will need to be treated to prevent a resurgence. Friends of Brightwood are ready for a sustained campaign to end this plant’s dominance over the landscape.
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Before & After: Tackling the Japanese Knotweed
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Japanese Knotwood, a particularly aggressive invasive species, removed from the south side of the parking lot. Now you can see the lake!