Author: Dmitry

Earth Crew volunteers will be helping the Ramapough Lunaape Nation in preparation to build a Long House off of Stag Hill Road. Work includes moving soil, removing weeds and repairing the community center. In addition, we will be supporting indigenous and environmental connection and making an open to the public natural space that many people can use. We will be meeting at 10:00 AM at 189 Stag Hill Road in Mahwah, NJ. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and bring water! For questions, email Brianna Sheahan at brianna@mevoearth.org or call 201-316-4888. To RSVP for this event send an email to mevovolunteers@mevoearth.org with your name, age, phone number and the subject line “Long House Preparation.” You can also RSVP through our Facebook.

Because our work at Highlands Meadow is postponed until further notice, we thought it would be a great opportunity to kickoff the summer with a cleanup in our own town of Mahwah. Stag Hill is located in our own town of Mahwah, NJ. Tires and other trash have been dumped here illegally for decades and this pollution is extremely harmful to the town’s ecosystem. Let’s spend some time this summer cleaning up Stag Hill and making Mahwah and even cleaner town. We will meet at Ramapo Reservation on 202 at 10:30 am on Saturday morning. From there, we will carpool to our location on Stag Hill where the cleanup will take place. All tools and gloves will be provided but we urge you to bring water. For questions, email Brianna Sheahan at brianna@mevoearth.org or call 201-316-4888. To RSVP, send an email to mevovolunteers@mevoearth.org with your name, age, phone number and the subject line of “June 29 Stag Hill.” You can also RSVP through our Facebook.

Catherine Avenue is heavily polluted but we believe after cleaning it up in Round 2 we should be able to start preparing for a tree planting on the site. It is highly recommended you come prepared wearing clothes you can get dirty: work boots and a pair of gloves. In addition, bring lunch and lots of water. We will be cleaning-up rain or shine. We will meet at 10:30 AM at the end of Catherine Avenue in Mahwah, New Jersey 07430. The trash clean-up will go from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM. For questions, email Brianna Sheahan at brianna@mevoearth.org or call 201-316-4888. To RSVP, send an email to mevovolunteers@mevoearth.org with your name, age, phone number and the subject line “June 22nd Catherine Avenue.” You can also RSVP through our Facebook.

Where a deserted house once stood, there is now a vacant lot filled with a significant amount of trash and debris that needs to be removed. Not only is this garbage covered lot an eyesore to the local residents, it can be converted to forest area once all of the trash is gone. This will take several cleanups to rid this area of all of the waste and recyclables, but once that is done MEVO can work on restoring greenery to this area. It is highly recommended you come prepared wearing clothes you can get dirty: work boots and a pair of gloves. In addition, bring lunch, lots of water and a rain poncho. We may be getting little showers. We will be cleaning-up rain or shine. We will meet at 9:30 AM at the end of Catherine Avenue in Mahwah, New Jersey 07430. The trash clean-up will go from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM. For questions, email Brianna Sheahan at brianna@mevoearth.org or call 201-316-4888. To RSVP, send an email to mevovolunteers@mevoearth.org with your name, age, phone number and the subject line of “June 17 Catherine Avenue.” You can also RSVP through our Facebook.

MEVO will be working with our friends from the NJ Botanical Gardens again, but this time in Mahwah. We will be removing a great amount of weeds that are cropping on Moffatt Road and the nearby cemetery. This will definitely make the area more attractive and the cemetery easily accessible. We will be meeting at Moffatt Road in Mahwah NJ at 10 AM and will work until 1 PM. Bring water to stay hydrated and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Also, we recommend wearing long sleeves and pants because of the chance of poison ivy. Gloves will be provided. For questions, email David at davidjaychoi@mevoearth.org or call 201- 916-4530. To RSVP, send an email to mevovolunteers@mevoearth.org with your name, age, phone number and the subject line “Moffatt Road.” You can also RSVP through our Facebook.

MEVO will be working with the Bear Claw Trail Crew to restore trails at Mahwah’s Ramapo Reservation. Steps at the entrance to the Reservation’s trails have eroded and are dangerous in the winter’s icy conditions. New steps have recently been put in, so now we’re going to surface the steps with stone. We’ll also line the pathway from the parking lot with geo-textile fabric and stone. Finally we’ll build a drainage ditch and remediate the erosion issues at the sides of the steps. We’re meeting at Ramapo Reservation at 9:30 AM and should finish around 2 PM. Wear old clothes and bring water. Gloves and all tools will be provided. For questions, email David at davidjaychoi@mevoearth.org or call 201- 916-4530. To RSVP, send an email to mevovolunteers@mevoearth.org with your name, age, phone number and the subject line “Reservation Trail Work.” You can also RSVP through our Facebook.