As Earth Day looms, Middletown is set to host a number of events to celebrate the Earth and making the community a little brighter.
The township is set to plant 20 trees on April 21 between 9 a.m. and noon. Volunteers are needed to help plan the trees.
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The trees are being planted as part of a program called “Treevitalize,” which is put on the the Philadelphia Horticultural Society.
The mission of the program is to plant 1 million trees in Pennsylvania. So far, Middletown has planted more than 300 trees. The most recent of these trees were planted in November 2017 at Detective Christopher Jones Memorial Park, explained Paul Kopera, the director of the parks and recreations department in Middletown
Volunteers are asked to bring their own shovels and meet at Cobalt Drive South and Cloister Road.
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The second event open to residents will take place next weekend.
A cleanup will take place at Walter Miller Elementary School on Cobalt Ridge Dr South between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 28. Gloves and trash bags will be provided. A police officer will be present to control traffic in the area of the cleaners, Kopera explained.
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In addition, small children will be able to clean near the greenbelt to increase safety.
