Get Involved

The following are some of the basics of the plan:

1. Volunteers around the globe will form their own groups, with a leader for each group, and choose their own areas to do a clean-up (for those who are aware, basically what I did for Algonquin Park). Group size can range anywhere from a group of friends going for a weekend adventure to help out, to a large scale group such as I did for Algonquin Park, where I had 65 or so volunteers. The bigger, the better. Remember, there will be a prize for the biggest group. We ask that everyone please separate garbage and recyclable items into separate bags - there will be a prize for the most recyclable items, too!

2. Each group will choose a name for themselves (maybe get yourselves T-shirts or something).

3. If any leader/group chooses a park where permits, fees and reservations are required, the leader of each group will be responsible for making arrangements (maybe try for waived fees as I had for Algonquin?). You will be able to find contact info for Park Superintendents at www.ontarioparks.ca. Go into the Park Locator section and click on your park of choice for more info. Keep in mind, also, that you can help out in other areas outside the parks.

4. If any groups choose to head out earlier than Saturday or come back later than the finish time on Sunday (not determined yet), then each group will be responsible for making those arrangements for themselves.

5. Kevin and I are also forming a group of our own in the Kawarthas, Ontario.

Start getting your groups together! We hope you can all join with us in this very worthy cause. It will be a lot of fun, too!! If you are interested in forming a group, or in helping out in any way that you can, please e-mail me at wildernesscleanup@rogers.com or Kevin Callan at callan@sympatico.ca.

Together we can make a REAL difference.

Nancy Maddock