Earth Day cleanups near you
- Hundreds of volunteers joined an Orlando Earth Day cleanup in the Parramore District to remove litter and beautify public spaces. (wesh.com) - In Minnesota, NU Bicycle Group cleared its adopted trail section despite below‑freezing conditions and named volunteers. (nujournal.com) - Local Earth Day events are continuing this week, including scheduled community cleanups and invasive‑plant removals. (berkshireeagle.com)
Earth Day cleanup events are still rolling through the week, with volunteers in Florida, Minnesota, and Massachusetts picking up litter, clearing trails, and pulling invasive plants. (orlando.gov) In Orlando, roughly 300 volunteers gathered Sunday, April 19, for the third annual City District Earth Day Cleanup in and around the Parramore District, according to WESH and city event listings. The event ran from 10 a.m. to noon near Inter&Co Stadium and partnered with Keep Orlando Beautiful, Orlando City Soccer, Orlando Pride, and Major League Soccer’s Greener Goals Week. (wesh.com) (orlando.gov) In New Ulm, Minnesota, members of the New Ulm Bicycle Group cleaned their adopted section of the New Ulm Bike Trail on Saturday despite a below-freezing wind chill. The Journal identified volunteers Bob and Linda Beck, Pat Schumacher, Aldean Hendrickson, Scott Grimm, and Brandon Steffl near German Park. (nujournal.com) In Lee, Massachusetts, the Lee Greener Gateway Committee scheduled its 10th annual Earth Day cleanup and work day for Saturday, April 25, with roadside cleanup, town garden work, and invasive-plant removal. Town materials say the committee holds regular service days and has previously worked in places including Longcope Park, Ferncliff Reservation, and Golden Hill Town Forest. (thebeatnews.org) (lee.ma.us) These events are landing just ahead of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, extending the holiday beyond a single day into a week of neighborhood work. Orlando’s event page tied the cleanup to downtown beautification, while Lee’s volunteer notice framed invasive-species removal as part of recurring local land stewardship. (orlando.gov) (thebeatnews.org) The work varies by place, but the jobs are concrete: litter pickup on city streets, trail cleanup in park corridors, and removal of nonnative plants that can crowd out local vegetation. Keep Orlando Beautiful supplied cleanup tools in Parramore, and Lee organizers asked volunteers to choose among roadside, garden, and invasive-removal projects. (wesh.com) (thebeatnews.org) The schedule also shows how local groups, not just national campaigns, are driving Earth Day turnout in 2026. A downtown main street organization led the Orlando event, a bicycle club handled the New Ulm trail section, and a town committee organized Lee’s 10th annual work day. (orlando.gov) (nujournal.com) (thebeatnews.org) For people looking for an Earth Day event “near you,” the pattern is local and immediate: many of the cleanups are free, volunteer-run, and scheduled on weekends around April 22. In Lee, the next work day is set for April 25; in Orlando and New Ulm, this year’s cleanup crews have already been out on the ground. (thebeatnews.org) (wesh.com) (nujournal.com)
