Indy Parks invites residents to Earth Day cleanups

INDIANAPOLIS — Friday is Earth Day, and Indy Parks is inviting folks to prepare cleanups in one in every of 213 parks or on trails throughout the town.

Preserve Indianapolis Lovely is partnering with Indy Parks for Earth Day actions starting from pickup occasions to planting timber. On Friday, they’re offering baggage and gloves to volunteers who don’t have their very own to choose up the parks.

Folks can choose up these kits at 23 park household and nature facilities throughout common enterprise hours. Taking part park areas embody:

• Bethel Park
• Broad Ripple Park
• Brookside Park
• Christian Park
• Eagle Creek Park
• Ellenberger Park
• Frederick Douglass Park
• Garfield Park
• Holliday Park
• Indy Island Aquatic Heart
• Indianapolis World Sports activities Park
• Krannert Park
• Kuntz Soccer Stadium
• Municipal Gardens
• Perry Park
• Delight Park
• Rhodius Park
• Riverside Park
• Southeastway Park
• Thatcher Park
• Washington Park
• Watkins Park
• Windsor Village Park

On Saturday, Preserve Indianapolis Lovely is planting 147 timber at Arsenal Park with the assistance of Metropolis of Indianapolis representatives, neighbors, and neighborhood leaders. Throughout this occasion, eight particular tribute timber can be planted in partnership with the Sikh Coalition to recollect the lives misplaced on April 15, 2021, in the course of the FedEx taking pictures.

Whereas taking part in Earth Day occasions, Indy Parks stated guests can put up photographs on social media and tag @IndyParksandRec and @kibiorg. They’ll additionally share Earth Day actions through the use of the hashtags #KeepIndyClean and #KeepIndyBeautiful.

For extra info on Indy Parks applications, particular occasions, and alternatives to assist park beautification efforts, go to parks.indy.gov, contact the Buyer Service Heart at (317) 327-PARK, or e-mail IndyParksCS@indy.gov.