On Earth Day Weekend (April 20-24), the Granby Land Trust is taking part in the Great Global Cleanup®, a worldwide campaign to remove billions of pieces of trash from neighborhoods, beaches, rivers, lakes, trails, and parks — reducing waste and plastic pollution, improving habitats, and preventing harm to wildlife and humans.

Here in Granby, we are asking GLT members and other residents of this beautiful town to help us clean up our roadsides. Head outside with your family, community group, or friends and make a difference!

Step 1: Get your family or friends involved.

Step 2: Choose the street or neighborhood of your liking. Then let us know (email us at info@granbylandtrust.org) where you plan to work, so we can track our reach.

Step 3: Put on some bright clothing, grab some trash bags and rubber gloves and a grabber if you have one, and get out there. Separate the trash from the clean recyclables (dirty recyclables can go in with the trash as they most likely are not recyclable). Take before and after pictures of the area you cleaned. And PLEASE BE SMART AND STAY SAFE!

Step 4: Take some more pictures — of you and your crew and the trash you bagged!

Step 5: Bring your bags of trash to our dumpster, which will be located in the back lot at Holcomb Farm April 20-24.

Step 6: Send your pics to us so we can inspire others with pictures of people who care! We will share them on social media, on our website, and in our newsletter (so if you don’t want any of that to happen, you’ll want to keep those pics to yourself). If you do send in pics, please identify all the participants. And, if you haven’t done so already, please let us know where you worked. Finally, if you post your pics yourself, please tag @granbylandtrust and @earthday and use the hashtags #granbylandtrust and #trashtag! (Yes, that’s right: #trashtag!)

EXCITING UPDATE! Participate in the GLT’s Roadside Cleanup this weekend and get a free glass of wine and a 10 percent discount on bottles, courtesy of Lost Acres Vineyard! Bring a photo of yourself and the trash you’ve collected (a selfie will do) and show it to Rachel behind the bar, and she will take care of you from there! The offer is good Friday, Saturday and Sunday (April 21-23). The GLT thanks Lost Acres Vineyard for their generous support of this effort!