Youth A.C.T.

The city of Everett wil be hold a city-wide cleanup event which will include sections of the Northern Strand Community Trail. The cleanup will be held on Saturday, May 5th. Contact Christina Rousseau at (617) 389-2265 or Christina.Rousseau@ci.everett.ma.us for more information.

There will also be cleanups in Medford. One will be at Wright’s Pond and goes from 9 am – noon also on May 5th. The other takes place at Brooks Estate on the same day from 10 am to 1 pm.

Ongoing monthly cleanups of the Lower Mystic Lake area take place in West Medford, and it is a great opportunity to join dedicated neighbors and volunteer your time. Contact lynnarosenbaum@gmail.com for a chance to get involved in this wonderful opportunity and service to the community.

The Medford Boys & Girls Club will be holding its GreenFest Earth Day event from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Wednesday, May 2. The event will include a green art activity and competition, a scientific activity related to the environment, and information about reducing one’s carbon footprint and local environment groups. This event is open to the public and is located at 30 Forest Street in Medford Square.

Contact (781) 391 – 3619 or email kholt@kidsclubs.org for more information.

Friends of the Mystic River will be holding its Earth Day cleanup efforts on April 28, 9:30 am to 2:00 pm of the Mystic Riverbend Park and DCR MacDonald Park. Volunteers will meet at the Hormel Stadium parking at 90 Locust Street in Medford where they can pick up supplies. Refreshments will also be provided for volunteers.

For further information, please contact the Friends of the Mystic River organization at (781) 391-2604 or mystic02155@hotmail.com.

The Mystic River Water Association will be holding its annual Earth Day River Cleanup  in Somerville, co-sponsored by the Gentle Giant Rowing Club. The cleanup will take place on April 28 from 10 am until noon at Assembly Row in Somerville (165 Middlesex Avenue). Parking is available at Staples, and volunteers can enjoy a barbeque lunch afterwards.

Download a flyer for this event: MyRWA / GGRC Earth Day Clean Up Flyer 2012

The city of Chelsea will be hosting its Earth Day clean celebration on April 28 starting at 8:30 am at Chelsea City Hall. There will be food, and activities at the Creekside Common Park behind the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at 1000 Broadway.

For more information, visit the Chelsea Collaboration website or call (617) 889 – 6080.

The Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) is partnering with the Food Project to organize building raised-bed gardens and installing them across East Boston. The even will take place on April 21 from 10am to 2pm. Volunteers can meet at NOAH located at 143 Border Street in East Boston. More information can be obtained by contacting NOAH directly or calling (617) 567-5882.

The annual Malden River clean is coming up soon on Saturday, April 28 from 10 am to 3 pm and will take place along the Malden River and Northern Strand Community Trail. This year, efforts will go towards cleaning up the Plaza 188 site (behind the Super 88 market) in Malden. A riverfront picnic and parking will be available to all volunteers.

Volunteers will meet at 195 Canal Street in Malden (at the Cambridge Health Alliance, behind Anthony’s). For more information, contact Nick Cohen of Tri-CAP either by e-mailing ncohen@tri-cap.org or calling (781) 322 -4125 (ext 237).

The event will be hosted by Tri-CAP, Bike to the Sea, Cambridge Health Alliance, and Groundwork Somerville. Supporters of the Malden River cleanup include:

• The Hamilton Company – Plaza 188, Malden
• Cambridge Health Alliance, Malden
• Cornucopia Foods, Malden
• Bread of Life, Malden
• Anthony’s of Malden, Malden
• Lamson and Davis Ace Hardware, Malden
• Home Depot, Everett
• City of Malden Department of Public Works

Download a flyer for Earth Day 2012

If you are available Tuesday, April 24 at 7pm, Tri-CAP will be presenting about the Malden River to the Malden City Council. Tri-CAP, the Mystic River Watershed Association, and the Boston Architectural College, will all be sharing their perspectives about the river. People are free to join them and show their support for these organizations and the Malden River.

Saturday, April 28 marks the second annual Medford Square cleanup for Earth Day. The event will meet at One City Hall (at  the corner of Riverside Avenue and Oakland Street behind City Hall) and run from 9 am to 12 pm. The celebration and cleanup will also include live music, local food, local green non-profits, farmer’s market, and more. For more information, contact Susan Altman at susan.altman@comcast.net or  (781) 526-4714 or Anna Nguyen at xtremeninja1@yahoo.com or (718) 395-7131.

Download  a flyer for this event: Medford Square Clean-Up Flyer

Friends of Alewife Reservation will be hosting its Park Serve Day at Alewife on April 21 from 10 am – 2 pm. Volunteers can meet at the Alewife T stop on the Red Line for supplies and tools. For more information and further question, please contact the Friends of Alewife Reservation organization.

Goundwork Somerville will be holding a “farm raising” at Somerville’s first urban agriculture site. The site, located at 111 South Street in Somerville, will be the site where volunteers can join and lay out beds, fill them, mix soil, and plant the first crops with Green City Growers. The event will be held on April 12 and goes from 10 am to 2 pm.