Volunteer Weeders Needed This Weekend in Golden Valley

Volunteers are needed from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 10, to weed previously planted areas near the pedestrian bridge at Highway 55 and Winnetka Avenue in Golden Valley as part of another Lilac Project Maintenance Morning. 

Park at the Golden Valley Shopping Center and meet outside Smashburger and Chipotle.

Sign in begins at 7:45 am. Bring work gloves, water bottle, weeding tools, rakes, shovels, friends and neighbors.

For five years, citizen volunteers have worked to beautify Hwy 55 in Golden Valley by planting lilacs and other vegetation. “Maintenance Morning” helps with upkeep in the planted areas.

The goal of Golden Valley’s Lilac Project is to continue until the expanse from Wirth Parkway to Hwy 169 is planted. The grass-roots community project is a collaboration between the Envision Connection Project, Bridge Builders, the City of Golden Valley, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Community Roadside Landscaping Partnership Program.

The sixth annual Lilac Planting Party will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. 

You can register ahead of time by contacting Sandy Werts at 763-512-2341 or swerts@goldenvalleymn.gov, or sign up online.

(Information provided by the city of Golden Valley.)