Reminder: Bike Path Clean-Up Set for Apr. 28

Did you know there’s a bike path in Johnston? Join forces with the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, Save The Bay, the , Explorers and other Johnston residents to help us get the path ready for spring.

Clean Day on the Greenway brings out residents from all over Rhode Island to clean along the Fred Lippitt in Johnston and Providence.

In 1993, the Woonasquatucket River was recognized as an untapped asset and the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Project was initiated. Since then, many volunteers have worked to restore the river and adjacent, abandoned industrial lands, and the river has become a catalyst for positive change in neighborhoods along the River.

Four parks along the Greenway have been renovated and reopened, and a has been established in Johnston. The bike path is the first and only paved off-road path in both Providence and Johnston and a planned expansion will take it along the river, up to North Smithfield. Look out for the renovation of Cricket Field, coming soon!

This year, our efforts will include weeding and mulching tree wells and plant beds, loaming and seeding the bike path entrance at Hillside Avenue, removing graffiti, touching up paint on trash cans, and pulling debris from in and near the river at various locations along the Woonasquatucket River Greenway.

Volunteers should wear long pants and sneakers.

Registration for Clean Day on the Greenway will take place at the bike path in Johnston [at the intersection of Hillside & Greenville Avenues, near ] at 8:30 am, with activities running from 9 am until 1 pm.

At 1 pm there will be an appreciation lunch and celebration. Every volunteer will receive water, snack, lunch and a free t-shirt.

CDGW is sponsored by Lopco Contracting, the Narragansett Bay Commission, United Way of Rhode Island, Fete Music, Aveda, Armory Revival Company, The Foundry, Bank RI, Coca Cola and Sodexo, with help from the DPW, Preferred Equipment, and other local Johnston businesses.

To register for event online and for more information, go to wrwc.org or
www.firstgiving.com/WoonyRide/clean-day-on-the-greenway-2012.

For questions, contact Amanda Blevins at 401-861-9046 or email ablevins@wrwc.org.

This article is based on a press release issued by the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council.