16th Annual Des Plaines River Cleanup
The 16th Des Plaines River Cleanup will be held, April 28th, rain or shine. The River Clean-Up will begin at 9:00am, and runs from North Avenue to Madison Avenue. You must PRE-REGISTER either online at www.rfparks.com or by completing the Registration Form and turning it into The Depot, 401 Thatcher Ave. The whole family is encouraged to come and help with the Des Plaines River Clean-Up. The event benefits Thatcher Woods, the Des Plaines River, & the whole community. The first 100 volunteers to register receive a FREE t-shirt! On cleanup day, participants can check-in at The Depot, 401 Thatcher Ave., to pick up garbage bags and maps, and to get assigned into a cleanup zone.
Composting Demo Launches River Forest Green Block Parties
The River Forest Park District along with other clean-up sponsors are hosting a free zero waste lunch. Lunch will be followed by a composting demonstration where participants can compost food scraps and other compostable items from their lunches. The composting demonstration will launch the Green Block Party Initiative in River Forest. See attached flyer for details on theGreen Block Party Initiative.
See the River Forest Park District website for more details about the cleanup.
Location: The Depot Day/Date: Saturday, April 28 Time: 9:00am; FREE Zero-Waste lunch from 11:30am-12:30pm Fee: FREE Code: 4100.300 Bring: Water bottle, rain gear, worker's gloves, garbage picks/tongs; wear bright colored clothes and long pants and boots Garbage bags WILL BE PROVIDED
The River Forest Park District along with other clean-up sponsors are hosting a free zero waste lunch. Lunch will be followed by a composting demonstration where participants can compost food scraps and other compostable items from their lunches. The composting demonstration will launch the Green Block Party Initiative in River Forest.
A key component of that effort will be educating residents about composting, so green block party hosts will receive a free kit containing a kitchen compost caddy, 20 composter discount coupons and a backyard "Earth Machine" composter, which, after the party wraps up, will stay in the neighborhood.
See Oak Park River Forest Patch articles for more details:
In River Forest, the Block Party Goes Green
