Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022
Time: 1 – 3:30 p.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME – for all or part of the time!

CALLING ALL Nature Lovers, Walkers, Bikers of the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail to help!

• Participate in the creation of a pollinator garden and learn from an expert on how to build one at home.
• Remove non-native invasive plants (lop, pull & dig them up).
• Clean up litter.

Meeting location:  Ventilator tower on the Old Croton Aqueduct near the municipal parking lot just south of Main Street in Irvington, NY

Parking:  MSS parking lot and on Main Street (up to 2 hours)

Work area: On the trail between the ventilator tower and West Clinton Ave

Perks:  Helping protect biodiversity by building a pollinator garden and by removing non-native invasive plants; freeing trees of invasive vines so that they can breathe and keep doing the critical work of capturing carbon dioxide; getting some fresh air!

Bring: Reusable gloves, loppers, or clippers if possible (a limited amount will be available if you cannot bring). Wear long pants and a long sleeve shirt. We also invite you to bring a used bag to collect trash if available.

Organized by the Irvington Green Policy Task Force in collaboration with the Village of
Irvington, Pollinator Pathways Project, the O’Hara Nature Center, Irvington Estates, the NYS
Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and The Friends of the Old Croton
Aqueduct.