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Burrillville News Annual Earth Day Clean Up Saturday, April 18, 2015 9:00 - 10:00 pm The first Earth Day in 1970 capitalized on the emerging consciousness, channeling the energy of the anti-war protest movement and putting environmental concerns front and center. Fast forward 45 years to 2015, more than 1 billion people in 192 countries will participate in Earth Day activities and events, making it the largest civic observance in the world. Sponsored by Burrillville Lions Club, Burrillville Conservation Commission, Waste Management, Burrillville Parks & Recreation, Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Burrillville Department of Public Works and Dan's Management/Dunkin' Donuts, this annual event will kick off at 8:30 at DPW headquarters (65 Union Avenue, Harrisville).  There you will get your designated clean up area assigned and your gloves and pick up bags. Sign up to be a part of their Green Team to help with litter clean ups all year long.  If you can't make this event organize your own neighborhood clean up.   Burrillville Land Trust www.burrillvillelandtrust.org The Burrillville Land Trust is dedicated to maintaining the town’s rural character by preserving open space, protecting the beauty and viability of our farms, and preserving the woodlands, meadows, ponds and rivers around us. During the month of April the Land Trust has many events planned. These events include their monthly meeting, Earth Day cleanup and stone wall repair, movies and a walk in the woods with a master of the forest to name a few.  Visit their Northwest Greener Living Meet Up page online. Burrillville Bike Path www.visitburrillville.org Almost three years old now the Burrillville Bike Path is enjoyed by familes, walkers, bike riders, roller bladers, and people walking their dogs.  The bike path has entrances along Mowry Road, Railroad Avenue and Eastern Avenue.  The path connects the villages of Harrisville and Pascoag with an extension down to Duck Pond offering access to a wooded path around the pond. Now that most of the snow is finally gone the trash littering the bike path has become evident. There is not only a lot of paper trash but dog waste as well. Burrillville ordinance Sec. 4-44 states: It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to promptly remove and dispose of, in a sanitary manner, feces left by a dog being handled by that person on property, public or private, other than the premises of the owner or handler of such dog. Please remember that dog waste carries many germs and families with small children use the path.