Volunteers fanned out across the Poconos Saturday morning with garbage bags in hand to collect the litter that has emerged along with springtime blossoms.
As the snow melted, the trash situation revealed itself as “exceptionally bad,” Brianna Strunk, public relations manager for the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau, said between checking in volunteers outside PMVB’s Stroudsburg visitor center.
An April cleanup was planned for last year, said PMVB President/CEO Chris Barrett, but scrapped in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. PMVB did carry out a region-wide cleanup across Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne counties in September.
Volunteers picked up trash bags, T-shirts, vests, gloves and cup-holder-sized trash cans (a thank-you, as well as a reminder to responsibly dispose of trash, Barrett noted) at sites across the Poconos before starting the cleanup. PMVB worked with municipalities to designate routes that full bags could be left along for pickup, and Waste Management
Preparing for WinterFest in downtown Stroudsburg
People in downtown Stroudsburg are getting ready to celebrate winter. WinterFest is scheduled for Saturday with more than 50 ice sculptures on display. Author: Carmella Mataloni Updated: 7:24 PM EST February 12, 2021
STROUDSBURG, Pa. X marks the spot you ll find the green outlines up and down Main Street in Stroudsburg.
Ice sculptures will be on display Saturday morning. It s all part of the borough s annual WinterFest. The weather is going to be really, really nice, so we are looking forward to having the sculptures up for longer than just a few hours. All the businesses are getting little lights to put in their ice sculpture at night so if people can t come out for WinterFest, they can come and drive through the town later at night and see the sculptures because they will be lit up really nice, said Brianna Strunk, Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau.