The Brightwood Park Clean Up Day was a huge success - thanks to the many volunteers and their hard work unearthing decades of debris and trash.
Your contributions to the park make it more beautiful than ever.
The park is really shinning this spring.
Your contributions to the park make it more beautiful than ever.
The park is really shinning this spring.
THANK YOU!
Park Clean Ups
Friends of Brightwood Park has organized and collaborated with the Westfield Green Team on numerous clean up days to address trash dumped in the park many years ago. Hundreds of hours of volunteer work have resulted in a much cleaner and more beautiful park. Additionally, teams continue to work 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. We hope you can join us for the future of our nature preserve!
May 1, 2022: Green Team Brightwood Park Clean Up
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FOBP members and town volunteers removed 30 contractor sized bags of garbage comprised mostly of glass bottles along with random pipes, bicycle rims, and other metal objects dumped in the park many years ago.
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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!