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Volunteers pitch in to clean up Mill Creek at Oak Park
About two dozen volunteers met along the banks of the West Fork of the
Mill Creek at Oak Park last weekend to spruce up the area. Divided into three crews, one set out by canoe, to clean up trash from the water. The other two groups worked along the banks, removing invasive honeysuckle and cleaning up trash from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 24. The main focus of the volunteer event was to cut and remove honeysuckle from the stream bank and remove garbage from the stream and stream bank,” Megan Statt Blake, Wyoming’s assistant director of community involvement said. Volunteers hoisted large branches up a steep embankment and trimmed trees to clear out the area near the entrance to the park. Mary Jo Peairs volunteered for the clean-up. “The more volunteers we have, it makesit so much easier,” she said. "Many hands make little work.” It’s part of the Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program 2013, in which Wyoming was awarded $142,386 in grant funds from the Natural Resource Assistance Council (NRAC), administered by the Ohio Public Works Commission. The volunteer hours, city employee hours and use of city equipment contributed to Wyoming’s commitment to provide a 25 percent match of in-kind contributions, totaling $47,463. The project will restore the riparian corridor of the West Fork of the Mill Creek along the city-owned property. The riparian corridor is the interface between land and the creek, and includes vegetation growing near the creek. Blake explained that a healthy riparian benefits the community and the environment: • It preserves water quality by filtering sediment from runoff before it enters the creek. • It protects stream banks from erosion. • It provides a storage area for flood waters. • It provides food and habitat for fish and wildlife. • It preserves open space and aesthetic surroundings. The project area includes portions of Oak Park at the south end, the Community Gardens, North Park, and Hike-Bike Trail at the north end, consisting of about 4,500 linear feet of the stream bank in Wyoming. http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs...S01/308290146/ --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: --- |
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