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Join the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for a community volunteer cleanup in Kearny along the future Greenway — a former rail corridor soon to become New Jersey’s newest state park.
📅 Date: Saturday, June 28
⏰ Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
🌳 Where: Kearny section of the future Greenway park
📍 Meeting Location: Arlington Depot Park, Kearny
Advance registration is REQUIRED to participate as the cleanup is limited to 50 participants. If the event is full, please email parks@dep.nj.gov with the subject line "Kearny Waitlist" to request a spot on the waitlist if space becomes available.
🔗 Follow this link to register!
The State Park Service will provide trash pickers and garbage bags for volunteers to use during the cleanup.
👔 What to Wear: Closed-toe shoes are required to participate in this event. Sunscreen, water, bug spray, work gloves, and long pants are recommended. Some portions of the cleanup may involve passing through tall grass or other vegetation.
In the event of adverse weather, participants will be notified by email if the event is canceled.
ABOUT THE GREENWAY
When complete, the Greenway will connect eight Essex and Hudson county communities – Jersey City, Secaucus, Kearny, Newark, Belleville, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge and Montclair. The Greenway is an opportunity to create a linear multi-modal recreational and transit corridor enabling seamless walking, biking and transit opportunities between Montclair and Jersey City, while providing opportunities for community connection and regional environmental improvements.
Governor Phil Murphy announced the acquisition of the Greenway in September 2022. Since then, the DEP – along with its interagency partners at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and NJ TRANSIT – has been working to bring this once-in-a-generation parks project to life.
Groundbreaking for the Newark portion of the Greenway is expected in 2025.
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