Category: Upcoming Events

Come join MEVO as we aid the NYNJ Trail Conference once again with their work up in Bear Mountain State Park! We will be doing some surfacing work on the mountain and putting the finishing touches on a recently renovated trail!

We’ll be meeting at the Ramapo Valley County Reservation in Mahwah, NJ at 9am and carpooling to the mountain from there. We should be back in Mahwah between 3 and 4pm.

Volunteers are advised to bring lots of water, food, and clothes you don’t mind getting a little bit dirty!

To RSVP to this event, call 201-566-6916, or email your name, age and phone number to mevovolunteers@mevoearth.org with the subject line “BEAR MOUNTAIN WORK!” Also, if any volunteer is willing to drive to this event, please give us a call or indicate on this page.

Hope to see you all there!

Due to the recent hurricane, several county parks in the Tri-State area have experienced some serious damage to their hiking trails, preventing millions of people from enjoying the natural environment we all love so much. This weekend, MEVO has decided to put off our originally scheduled trail work in order to aid these devastated park areas.

MEVO will be traveling to the Palisades Interstate Park in Englewood Cliffs, NJ in order to restore some of these trails back to their original state. We will be cleaning up debris, removing trash, and doing anything we can to repair the trails that are in dissaray.

Volunteers will be meeting in the parking lot of the Ramapo Valley County Reservation in Mahwah, NJ at 8:30am, and we will carpool to the event from there (fewer cars = less CO2)! We should be finished up around 2:00pm.

Please be sure to bring lots of water, lunch, and some clothes you don’t mind getting a little dirty. If you are able to drive to this event, let us know ASAP by calling 201-566-6916 or by emailing us at mevovolunteers@mahwahevo.org with the subject line “MEVO Trail Restoration Driving”!

If you’d like to attend this wonderful event, send an email to mevovolunteers@mahwahevo.org with your name, age, phone number, and the subject line “MEVO Trail Restoration” or call 201-566-6916.

MEVO will be joining with the Mahwah Environmental Commission at this year’s Mahwah Day! We will be running a scavenger hunt which will teach local residents about sustainability! Some of these aspects will include the use of CFL lightbulbs, the dangers of idling your car, and proper ways to recycle! MEVO will also have a booth at Mahwah Day, and we will need dedicated volunteers to man the booth and inform residents about the amazing work that we do. We will be meeting at Commodore Perry Field in Mahwah at 8:30 A.M.

If you have a MEVO T-Shirt, please wear it!

To RSVP to this event, email mevovolunteers@mahwahevo.org with your name, age, and phone number with the subject “Mahwah Day” or call 201-566-6916.

MEVO still has more recycling bins to finish painting, so that we can distribute them throughout the community! In addition, MEVO will have a table at the upcoming Mahwah Day, and we will need to modify our posters in order to get our message across! We need volunteers to come out and help us paint, draw, and create! We will be meeting at 11-70 Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) at 10 A.M., and should be done by 3 P.M. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting paint on! Water will be provided for our volunteers.

If you’d like to attend this wonderful event, simply send an email to mevovolunteers@mahwahevo.org with your name, age, phone number, and the subject line “Recycling Bin Painting” or by calling 201-566-6916.

In light of the recent damage and destruction done at the hands of Hurricane Irene, MEVO will be helping residents in an area of Mahwah that was hard hit by the storm. We will be assisting in the clearance of debris and the removal of damaged property. When our community needs us most, we are there to help! We will be meeting at the Ramapo Reservation Parking Lot at 10 A.M. and driving to the affected area (West Mahwah). We should be finished around 3 P.M.

To RSVP, email mevovolunteers@mahwahevo.org with your name, age, and phone number with the subject “Hurricane Irene Relief” or call 201-566-6916.

Come join MEVO as we head back up to Ringwood to help out at the NJ Botanical Gardens!

This Saturday we will be doing conservation work in their Winter Garden, which is one of thirteen specialty gardens on the area’s 96 gorgeous acres of unique and varied foliage with plant life that comes from all over the world!

We will be meeting in the back corner of the parking lot of the Ramapo Reservation in Mahwah, NJ by the trailhead sign at 9am and then carpooling to the gardens from there.

We need all the help we can get, and it’s going to be a blast so come on down and do your part to protect the environment.

Volunteers should bring water, lunch, and be ready to have a great time preserving one of our state’s most beautiful environmental havens.

To RSVP, call 201-637-0522 or email us at mevovolunteers@mahwahevo.org with your name, age, and phone number.

Hope to see you all there!

Come join MEVO as we assist the NY-NJ Trail Conference with their work at the Ramapo Reservation.

We will be helping to install timber check steps on the relocation of the Yellow-Silver trail and we need as much help as possible!

We are meeting at the main entrance of the Ramapo Reservation at the back left corner of the parking lot next to the large trailhead sign. LOOK FOR THE RED NISSAN VAN!

We will meet at the reservation at 9am, so BE ON TIME! we have a lot of work we need to do and it’s going to be a lot of fun.

Remember to bring lots of water, lunch (and extra food if you wish), and clothes appropriate for working and the weather. We’re gonna have a blast, and we want you to have fun while we help the planet.

To RSVP, email us at mevovolunteers@mahwahevo.org with your name, age, and phone number.

Let’s make the world a better place, shall we?

Volunteers interested can attend one of M.E.V.O.’s staple events: A CLEAN-UP! The details as to the time and location are not yet defined and subject to change, due to bureaucratic and weather conditions; however, the clean-up will most likely occur off of Franklin Turnpike in Mahwah, NJ and Ramsey, NJ. We will most likely meet on a designated site at around 9 a.m., so be sure to come prepared with lots of water, lunch, and clothes appropriate for the weather that you don’t mind getting very dirty. We should be done with all our work by 4 p.m. If interested in attending, send an email to mevovolunteers@mahwahevo.org with your name, age, and phone number, and the subject “January Cleanup.” Advanced details on the event, with all proper and pertinent information, will be given in the near future, so look out for that email!

If you have any questions or concerns about volunteer events, feel free to call (201) 637-0522

Remember, all are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Thanks to the generous donation of 33 RECYCLING BINS, M.E.V.O. is all set to do some terrific work. However, these bins are colorless, and just look like wooden buckets. To be frank, they’re boring, and we need to make sure they scream “RECYCLING,” so all volunteers interested will be invited to a central location to paint these buckets and get this show on the road, so to speak! All paints and buckets will be supplied, all you need to bring is artistic ability and a smile. Everyone is welcome to attend, and artists are encouraged to attend. If interested in stopping by to help out, send an email to mevovolunteers@mahwahevo.org with your name, age, and phone number, and the subject “Recycle Bins” and we will send you the details on when and where to go.

If you have any questions or concerns about volunteer events, feel free to call (201) 637-0522

Remember, all are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Volunteers interested can attend the M.E.V.O. hiking trip at the Ramapo Valley County Reservation (a.k.a “The Res”) on Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) in Mahwah, NJ.  If you’re looking for some tough trails and truly beautiful vistas, M.E.V.O. hikes are the place to be!  This hike will meet in the parking lot at 11:00 a.m. PLEASE BE ON TIME! Bring water, some extra food (if you want), and clothing appropriate for the weather and for hiking! We will be finished and back at ground level at 3:00 p.m. If interested in attending, send an e-mail to mevovolunteers@mahwahevo.org with your name, age, and phone number, and the subject “Hike of the Month.”

If you have any questions or concerns about volunteer events, feel free to call (201) 637-0522

Remember, all are welcome and encouraged to attend.