JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The city of Jacksonville and Keep Jacksonville Beautiful are asking for volunteers to help clean up debris left behind by Hurricane Irma at 20 parks on Saturday.
Site captains at each cleanup location will register volunteers and provide bags and latex gloves. Volunteers must be over 18 or accompanied by an adult and are asked bo bring work gloves and rakes, if possible.
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People are asked to wear sturdy, closed-toe footwear, wear sun protection and bring water.
Service hour certificates will be provided for students.
Times/locations
7-9 a.m.
- Beach Boulevard at the ocean
8-10 a.m.
- Arlington Lions Club Park, 4322 Richard D. Gatlin Road
- Riverview Community Center & Park, 9620 Water Street
9-11 a.m.
- Betz-Tiger Point Preserve, 13990 Pumpkin Hill Road
- Boone Park, 3700 Park Street
- Dutton Island Preserve, 793 Dutton Island Road (Meet at the trailhead on north side of road before the causeway; not on the actual island.)
- Exchange Club Island (Must provide your own kayak, canoe or boat. Closest public launch is at Arlington Road Boat Ramp. Meet site captain by the new dock at SE corner of the island at 9 a.m.
- Huguenot Memorial Park, 10980 Heckscher Drive
- Jim King Park and Boat Ramp at Sisters Creek, 8203 Heckscher Drive
- Joe Carlucci Sisters Creek Boat Ramp, 8414 McKenna Drive
- Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park, 500 Wonderwood Drive
- Mandarin Park, 14780 Mandarin Road
- Northbank Riverwalk, Hogan Street at St. Johns River
- Reddie Point Preserve, 4499 Yachtsman Way
- Ringhaver Park, 5198 118th Street
- Victory Park, 3781 University Club Blvd.
- Walter Jones Historic Park, 11964 Mandarin Road
- Woodstock Park, 2839 Beaver Street
10 a.m.-noon
- Hogan’s Creek at John N. McPherson Park, 526 West 8th Street (Meet in large parking lot south of park on Boulevard Street) For site updates, follow Groundwork-Jacksonville Facebook page.
- Hollybrook Park, 2385 Corbett Street (Meet at Mixon Studios. For more site info: http://www.stjohnsriverkeeper.org/events/rising-tides-mccoys-creek-cleanup)
For information: 255-8276 or visit COJ.net/KJB.