Crossroads Promotes PlayCleanGo Awareness Week

Crossroads visitors will see the PlayCleanGo logo on new trailhead boot-brush stations to remind hikers to clean the mud from their footwear both when setting out and leaving to avoid transporting seeds into and out of the preserve. Submitted.

Crossroads at Big Creek is joining other environmental groups nationwide June 5-12 to celebrate PlayCleanGo Awareness Week: a national campaign to highlight the simple steps that outdoor enthusiasts can take to stop the spread of invasive species.

Crossroads visitors will see the PlayCleanGo logo on new trailhead boot-brush stations to remind hikers to clean the mud from their footwear both when setting out and leaving to avoid transporting seeds into and out of the preserve.

Habitat Healers – volunteers of any age, with or without experience – will pull mustard June 5, 9:30-11:30 am. Wear appropriate footwear and clothes that can get dirty; equipment and gloves will be provided. Habitat Healers will also meet June 8, 4:30-6:30 pm. 

Join the Crossroads naturalist for a gentle walk through the Ida Bay Preserve in search of wildflowers June 6, 4:30 pm. The hike will involve about an hour of easy walking. Meet at the small parking area at the intersection of Canal Road and Buffalo Ridge Trail Road.

To get more details about these programs and more, visit crossroadsatbigcreek.org.