Event Description:
Do you want to help clean up the largest lake (60 acres) in Brooklyn as part of an international effort to clean our waterways?
International Coastal Cleanup is a program that engages people to remove debris from beaches and waterways while identifying and documenting the types of debris they find. Come help this year's cleanup effort by helping to clean Prospect Park Lake's shores. All litter that is removed will be recorded accurately and included in the international totals.
9:45 to 10.00am – Sign in and project introduction
10.00am to 12.45pm - Activity
12.45pm – Wrap up activity
Volunteers should plan to take breaks as needed during the event.
• Please bring your own water bottle; a cooler will be available for refills.
• Please remember to wear close-toed shoes and long pants that can get messy.
• Events will take place rain or shine. If you are unsure of an event’s happenings. Please call Marcia Williams at 347 986-7782.
• Bring a snack or lunch to allow you to work through the day. All necessary tools and materials will be provided. Remember, you are responsible for your belongings! Please bring only what you are comfortable carrying with you.
Meet at the Park Circle entrance to Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York. At the corner of Prospect Park Southwest and Parkside Avenue. Across from the TD Bank, 210 Prospect Park Southwest, Brooklyn NY 11218
If coming via the F train to Brooklyn from Manhattan, please exit at the rear of the train. Go through the turnstiles, exit right up the stairs, proceed straight two blocks along Greenwood Ave. to the Park and then right one block to Park Circle.
What we'll be doing:
We will work from the shore and some will be provided with waders and work from the water, and we will help clean the 60 acre lake in the Prospect Park, the largest lake in Brooklyn.
What you should know:
• Please bring your own water bottle; a cooler will be available for refills.
• Please remember to wear close-toed shoes and long pants that can get messy.
• Events will take place rain or shine. If you are unsure of an event’s happenings. Please call Phyllis Sears 917.747.9653
• Bring a snack or lunch to allow you to work through the day. All necessary tools and materials will be provided. Remember, you are responsible for your belongings! Please bring only what you are comfortable carrying with you.
You can change at the Tennis Center bathrooms right across the street if you need to.
Where to Meet:
Meet at the Park Circle entrance to Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York
At the corner of Prospect Park Southwest and Parkside Ave. Across from the TD Bank,210 Prospect Park Southwest Brooklyn NY 11218
Take the F train to Ft Hamilton Parkway. If coming from Manhattan, exit at the rear of the train. Exit through the turnstiles and right up the stairs. Go straight two blocks along Greenwood Ave to the Park and a right for one block to Park Circle.
Prospect Park Alliance:
