ACIL Earth Day cleanup readies Minor Park for spring festivities

Volunteers mow, weed whack, rake and bag grass and weeds at the ACIL Earth Day and grounds clean up at Minor Park Saturday, April 22. Anza Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photo
The Anza Civic Improvement League presented Earth Day and park cleanup day Saturday, April 22. Volunteers flocked to the park to mow, weed whack, pick up and bag trash, and make dump runs, while kids took part in crafts and games. Garden beds were reworked, fertilizer added and seeds and young plants placed in the warm soil. A seed exchange connected gardeners with different plants to focus on this growing season.Hot dogs, chips and beverages were provided for those attending.“Eighty bags of trash and debris went to the dump,” ACIL director Tabitha Dawes said. “Gerilyn took another 25 bags of grass clippings for her sheep. We planted strawberry plants in planters that were donated and mint and sage in
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