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.
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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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