Our goal is to cleanup along the entire bike trail from st Rt 747 in West Chester, through Ellis Lake Wetlands, to the end point of the trail at the far side of Gilmore Metropark. This is the info for signing up for the Ellis Lake section. The Gilmore section has a separate sign up below.
Ellis Lake Cleanup
Ellis Lake Wetland has become an important birding area. However, due to storm-water runoff and recreational use of the bike trail, a lot of trash has been collecting in this area. We will have grabbers, bags, and gloves available for volunteers to use while they help to clean this habitat for the wildlife.
Location: Firebird Drive, West Chester. This is between St Rt 747 and Seward Road.
Age range: Suitable for all ages. Ages 14 and under must have an adult with them.
Waiver: We will have a waiver from West Chester Twp and from Butler SWCD. If you are under the age of 18, please have a parent or guardian print and sign two waivers, both found at www.butlerswcd.org/volunteer
What to bring: It may be muddy, so please wear old clothing. If you are willing to get in the creek or wetland, please wear rubber boots or wadders. If you have work gloves, please bring them. We will have gloves to borrow.
Weather: We will be outdoors rain or shine, we only cancel for thunderstorms or snow/ice.
Gilmore MetroPark Cleanup:
With the bike trail now continuing through Gilmore Pond MetroPark, we have partnered with Metroparks to continue the cleanup through the park. They have a separate sign up at https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicOrganization/8da629f7-0f07-4bd9-98a0-a1c623f165f9/Activity/b720d075-9c89-42ca-b034-3c6f209d1949/1
To be able to access the most trashy areas of Gilmore, rubber boots are advised. If you don't have boots, you can clean along the trail. However, most of the trash is caught along the banks of the ponds and the historic canal.
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