MLK Day of Service in Memory of Greg Poleski @West Tyson County Park (lower floodplain area)

Name: MLK Day of Service in Memory of Greg Poleski @West Tyson County Park (lower floodplain area)
Start: 2025-01-20T08:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-20T13:00:00-06:00
Location: 499 Allen Rd, Eureka, MO 63025, United States

Schedule

Mon Jan 20 2025 at 08:30 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

499 Allen Rd, Eureka, MO 63025, United States | Eureka, MO

Please come and help with another cleanup of West Tyson County Park in the lower floodplain area. Let us all gather on Monday, January 20, 2025 around 8:30 AM (let's meet at the West Tyson North Prairie Loop Trail Head parking area, directions below), sign the waivers and read/listen to the safety issues, and then proceed to the cleanup site and work until about 1PM. The cleanup site is approximately 1 mile from the parking lot.
The recent November 2024 floods left a large amount of trash and large objects in the low floodplains of West Tyson County Park. One particularly bad spot has 2 RVs, a boat, and several tires. This event will attempt to remove this debris along with fridges, tires, and other debris that is scattered about the floodplain. If the floodplain is too wet to use machinery, we will still try to gather and bag up as much litter as we can and make piles that can be picked up in the near future. (The cleanup of this area may require multiple days to get it all done. Please check for updates in the Discussion section of this Facebook event page.)
The Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Emergency Response Team has already cleared the site of many orphaned containers, but other closed containers may be discovered during that cleanup that may require them to be remain on site until they can be evaluated by the proper authorities. Tires and scrap metal will be separated from the normal trash.
Please dress appropriately for the weather and terrain and bring your water bottle and snacks (some snacks or goodies may be provided). Some places may require boots and/or sturdy shoes. The majority of the area are on semi-dry surfaces, but also be prepared to cleanup on unstable drift piles. Gloves and trash bags will be supplied.
Please register at the following link:
https://greenwaynetwork.org/2024/12/28/2025-greg-poleski-day-of-service-clean-up-at-west-tyson-park/
Don't hesitate to get in touch with Bernie at 314-956-2101 or Brian at 314-606-0755 if you have any questions.
St. Louis County Parks will be contacted to make arrangements to provide a dumpster for this event. There are no restrooms at the site.
Location of the Event: Chubb Trail trailhead (middle) (also known as West Tyson North Prairie Loop Trail Head parking area)
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https://maps.app.goo.gl/GHrNiVqAVJiWAQw96
(end of Allen Rd), Eureka, MO
38.5284180418, -90.5869168548
Take Exit 266 on I-44 to Lewis Road.
Merge onto North Outer Road, head West, and make right on Lewis Rd.
Take Lewis Road approximately 1.9 mile and make right on Allen Rd (just before RR tracks).
Take Allen Road to trailhead parking, approximately 1.2 miles to WILLIAM H. EPSTEIN MEMORIAL PRAIRIE in West Tyson County Park.