Cowtown Cleanup and Earth Party
Join Keep Fort Worth Beautiful to clean up Cowtown! Troops can choose their own cleanup location - it can be your favorite neighborhood, school yard or park, or you can join in one of 3 prearranged cleanups: Marine Creek Ranch, 5403 Paloma Blanca, 76179; Hazel Harvey Peace Center, 818 Missouri Ave, 76104; Lake Arlington at Eugene McCray Park, 3449 Quail Road, Fort Worth, TX 76119. Afterwards, join in on the celebration at the Earth Party in downtown Fort Worth!
The 28th annual citywide litter cleanup runs from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, April 6.
Clubs, civic or church groups, neighborhood associations, businesses and individuals
can join the cleanup to help keep Fort Worth beautiful.
TROOPS REGISTER NOW AT:
http://fortworthtexas.gov/CowtownCleanup/
Pick up supplies
Cleanup supplies can be picked up (while they last, on a first-come, first-served basis) at the Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods, 818 Missouri Ave.
- Groups registered by March 25 will pick up supplies Thursday, April 4, from noon to 6 p.m.
- If you are registered to volunteer at a city-sponsored site (listed above), your supplies will be available on-site.
- Groups and individuals registered after March 25 may pick up supplies on Friday, April 5, from 8 a.m. to noon.
Participate in the Cleanup
Go to your registered cleanup location between 8 and 11 a.m. Saturday, April 6, to pick up litter.
Drop off bagged trash at one of nine sites (map provided in cleanup supplies). Groups cleaning at one of the city-sponsored sites or any City of Fort Worth park can leave trash bags and collected debris on-site.
For more information, call 817-392-EASY (3279).
Earth Party
After the cleanup, plan to attend Fort Worth's premiere Earth Day event.
The Earth Party runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 6 in Sundance Square's Gateway Lot—located on Fifth Street between Throckmorton and Houston streets—and includes family fun, educational booths and activities, prizes and food for cleanup volunteers.
Parking downtown is free on weekends.