The Women of Woodlawn and the Friends of Van Cortlandt Park rolled up their sleeves and went to work revitalizing Van Cortlandt Park as part of a clean-up day effort on Saturday, October 20. Local volunteers of all ages joined the two organizations in helping remove invasive vines from the park.
Volunteers worked diligently to remove invasive plant roots.
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Nick from Manhattan College helped rid the area of harmful vines.
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Volunteers helped each other remove invasive plants from the park’s grounds.
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Friends of Van Cortlandt Park’s Alex (l) gave Manhattan College volunteers pointers on how to properly pull vines from the ground.
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Alex (c) gave a presentation explaining about the local plant life.
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Pamela (l) and Feteri helped clean up the discarded vines.
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