We’ve been surveying the Reservation’s borders during the past two years for old debris as well as trash dumped behind homes that abut the Hilltop. We found some surprises.
Thanks to Chris Lawrence‘s efforts, we’ve identified, collected and removed quite a bit of garbage and other items — see sample photos below. And kudos to the North Caldwell DPW and the Verona Environmental Commission / Sustainable Verona teams and DPW for supplying labor and trucks to take away the bigger stuff.
We still need to finish removing items from the eastern edges of the Hilltop, so if any of you want to join Chris on his walk-abouts, let us know — he even has “trash grabbers” he can lend you.
Hopefully, people will realize that tossing unwanted items “over the back fence” isn’t healthy for our nature preserve? Keep up the good work, everyone!
