Jericho Green Up Day "PICKINGS" Photos

                                  Most unusual Trash find!

It all starts many months before the first Saturday in May when Green Up Day occurs. Like any well run event, the behind the scenes work requires time, patience, coordination. Jessica Alexander, Renee Burger, and others contributed to the arrangements for this year's Jericho Green Up Day.

Indeed residents of Jericho came with a 
"Let's Do This" spirit AND a smile!



                                                How about every politician that leaves signage alongside the road, be required to plant flowers at those locations?

There is treasure (trash) in them Jericho hills!

Wow, many of the smiling Jericho folks 
could be ambassadors for Green Up Vermont!








                                                         Yup, these guys nailed it!

Nate Ely is a talented landscaper stoneworker-Mason and Stonework Specialist, (Renaissance Landscaping), and community helping hand deluxe. He often recognizes folks in need of a hand and steps in to help individuals as well as the town as a whole. Nate picked up a full dump truck load of Green Up Pickings folks set on the side of the road, and brought the load to the drop off site. Thank You Nate for your caring and contributions to Jericho and its residents on a year round basis. 

Three times the shovel came down on the tube 

and three times it popped back up.

THANK YOU BOY SCOUTS!

Some folks made return trips!

Many folks spoke of large numbers of wine boxes and bottles. 
Perhaps in the future the wine container 'droppers' might either carry the waste to a trash container, or start leaving white table cloths and candles and full bottles and boxes of wine. 

Bottom half of Governor Peck Road in particular seems to be a hot dining and wine-ing spot. Perhaps it is the ambience.





                                  It can be a dirty job -
                            glad there are Jericho residents willing to get the job done!

Tradition! Tradition! Tradition! Jericho retains the Green Up Day Vermont tradition with gusto, caring and contribution from many of the town's residents. 




Spear fishing anyone?

















Nate Pelletier, a Jericho town employee, cheerfully managed the drop off site on Green Up Day. What a pleasure it was to meet and talk with him. We can thank him for that and the great plowing and road grading work he does for the town. Side note: Nate is a competitive horseshoe pitcher and has competed in the Nationals.
























                                                                             Some of the trash came with its own bin!


Do not know what was in this bag.
I did not dare ask for a look or smell.


I bet Nate was really great at the game
"Kick the Can" when he was a kid.

                         Nate Ely, perhaps you should connect with Nate Pelletier and the horseshoe club! Nice toss!

         No worries folks, Maeve and I recovered the netting and will re-use it
over some of our berry bushes. 

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED TO A CLEANER AND THEREBY HEALTHIER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL TOWN OF JERICHO. 

THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE GREAT 

GREEN UP VERMONT 

TRADITION

ALIVE AND WELL.

Let's 

DO

This

again next year!

CARING AND SHARING plus CONTRIBUTION equals COMMUNITY: GENUINE RELATIONSHIPS, TRUST, and A PLACE OF BELONGING!


THANK YOU SPONSORS FOR THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NON PROFIT GREEN UP VERMONT. 

GREEN UP DAY ANNOUNCEMENTS

	Name	Contact info
JCPA Annual Potluck and Presentation-Friday 5/10, 6-9pm.  Potluck at 6pm with Program at 7. Jericho Center resident Chuck Lacy will give the talk:  “The Ethan Allen Firing Range: Defense, Business, and Politics in Vermont from the Horse Cavalry to the Nuclear Age."  Chuck's research covers the building of Fort Ethan Allen and then the acquisition and use of the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho.	Bob Schermer	vtvelo@ gmail.com
CCJ BLOCK PARTY!  Sunday- JUNE 9 4-7pm Join us for a family friendly event with food truck and music by the band KING ME! Please see Deb, Anna, or Erin if you would like to get involved!	Deb K-L	debklvt@ yahoo.com
CCJ GARDEN TOUR-Saturday JULY 13, 9am-3pm Theme: Edible Landscapes Tickets available after June 15.  Cost will be $20 Please watch for local posters and notices on FB, FPF & CCJ’s homepage.	Orelyn Emerson
4th Annual Jericho Center PET PARADE -   Saturday, July 20th at 10am Bring your dog, kitty, chicken, bunny, pony, lizard and march the green …..All pets are welcome and encouraged!! Prizes and fun for all. Please join us for a lively morning of community spirit!  Contact Andrea Hook or Julie Myers with any questions.	Andrea Hook Julie Myers	andreahook @aol.com jmyers162 @gmail.com
To book the CCJ for a party, event or class Call or email Andrea Hook. You may also visit our website for details.	Andrea Hook	andreahook @aol.com 899-2366
Get involved!  The CCJ Board seeks new members!  Our focus is on planning & hosting events, and maintaining this historic building. We have working committees to address a variety of needs and interests and meet as a full board on a monthly basis.  Please speak to any CCJ Board members here.	CCJ Board Co-Chairs Orelyn E & Elizabeth Bernstein	shadorsh@ aol.com erbernst@ comcast.net
For our 2020 Community Center Calendar, we are asking those who walk on walking trails and like to take pictures to take digital photos (horizontal format) of whatever catches your eye on your walk.  Please send digital images and a note of which trail photo was taken on to jerichowalkingtrails@gmail.com. Our favorite 13 images will be in the 2020 calendar. If we have 26 favorite images, we’ll have the next 13 ready for the 2021 Calendar.  Have fun & thank you.	Elizabeth Bernstein	email in text
From JERICHO CONSERVATION COMMISSION	Tom Baribault	(See display table)
free Movie "Hometown Habitat".  May 16, 7pm at Deborah Rawson Memorial Library Co-sponsored with the Jericho Energy Task Force. The movie profiles seven “habitat heroes” who have used native plants to fill their yards and focuses on how non-native plants can lead to habitat and species loss. The goal is to inspire our audience to become habitat heroes by providing habitat for our own native wildlife. Light refreshments served- a waste free event so bring your own cups.		JCC link found on jerichovt.org “Join in Jericho”
Sue Morse-Slide show and presentation, "Animals of the North".  June 12, 7pm, at Community Center in Jericho Refreshments starting at 6:30. Co -sponsored with Transition Town Jericho and both Town and Rawson Memorial Libraries. Books, cards, and other articles on sale afterwards to benefit the local non-profit “Keeping Track”.
Moth Night, Saturday, July 20, time & location TBA Come help celebrate National Moth Week on a warm sunny evening with a local entomologist helping us identify and better understand the importance of these insects.
Check out the Conservation Commission table for details on these and the latest information on forest health, supporting native pollinators in your own landscape, invasive pest control and a number of upcoming activities for families and friends of all ages.   Check out their link at Join in Jericho, jerichovt.org, Jericho’s new town website for additional activities and background information.
OPEN STUDIO, May 25 & 26 10am-5pm Open Studio maps are available on front table. Start your tour at the Emile A. Gruppe Gallery on Barber Farm to see samples of work from Jericho-Underhill artists.
Nate Ely will be driving his dump truck on Governor Peck, Barber Farm, Skunk Hollow & Browns Trace to pick  up gathered trash and bring to Town Garage. THANK YOU NATE!
GREEN UP DAY INFO
SHARPS PICK-UP DEMONSTRATION Elizabeth Bernstein will now provide a tutorial on safety measures to utilize when picking up sharp items such as needles.