Volunteers make Greens Park in Arlington Heights greener
Volunteers spent Saturday morning collecting trash and removing invasive species from a wooded area in Arlington Heights as part of a massive cleanup effort.
They converged on Greens Park Woods, 1200 N. Douglas Ave., to remove overgrowth and increase visibility throughout the wooded area, making it feel more open and welcoming, organizers said.
A number of groups sponsored the cleanup and helped recruit volunteers, including the Link Together Coalition, Arlington Heights Elementary District 25, the Arlington Heights Police Department and Arlington Heights Public Works Department.
The police department designated the Greens Park cleanup as part of its Project 365 campaign, which is aimed at fixing a problem in the community in 365 days.
Lori Bein, superintendent of Arlington Heights Elementary School District 25, clears out tree limbs, as representatives from the village police and public works departments, student volunteers and others clean up the wooded area behind Olive Mary-Stitt School known as Greens Park Saturday morning.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Brandi Romag and Pete Hamrick of the Arlington Heights Police Department chop away at invasive trees in a cleanup of the wooded area behind Olive Mary-Stitt School known as Greens Park Saturday morning.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Steve Murray, left, and Dru Sabatello of the Forestry Unit of the Arlington Heights Public Works Department use a chain saw to cut away invasive buckthorn as volunteers clean up the wooded area behind Olive Mary-Stitt School known as Greens Park Saturday morning.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
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