Citywide cleanup event targets 35 parks in Grand Rapids
Ethan Harrison FOX 17
and last updated 2021-04-17 22:49:56-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Dozens of volunteers spent their day picking up trash and beautifying parks in Grand Rapids.
At one location, they were more focused on getting rid of invasive plants.
âThey always say, Leave it the way you found it, â said one volunteer.
But not everyone listens. In fact, some just throw their trash wherever they want, not even thinking of the environment.
Thatâs why volunteers around Grand Rapids spent their Saturday at several parks doing some spring cleaning.
âThe parks are a great asset to our city and our neighborhoods; itâs routinely one of the items that brings people to a city,â said Andrew Wahlstrom, board member for the Creston Neighborhood Association.