Volunteers smiling with a full trash bag during a cleanup

ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS

Caring for Our Environment

The Freedom District Lions Club takes on several environmental projects in our community.

We purchased an offspring of the Wye Oak tree, the oldest tree in Maryland, and planted it in Eldersburg. We also planted an offspring of the Liberty Tree at Messiah Lutheran Church as part of a District 22-W environmental project.

We have donated a bench to each of the three county parks in our area.

Trail and Reservoir Clean-Ups

We join the Friends of Liberty Reservoir in monthly trail clean-up walks around the reservoir.

We also clear horse trails on the back side of Piney Run Park and Morgan Run, and hold a Lions family clean-up day at the Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department grounds.

We also take part in regular clean-up efforts, described below.

Road Clean-Up

For over 10 years, the Freedom District Lions Club has picked up litter along Route 32, from the bridge over Liberty Reservoir north to Bollinger Road, under the State of Maryland Adopt a Highway program.

We collect the trash at least four times a year.

Freedom Park Clean-Up

The Freedom District Lions Club adopted Freedom Park on Raincliffe Road to help care for this green space in our community.

Our main responsibilities as a club are to pick up trash where people gather in the park and to report any issues, such as downed trees or damage, to the Carroll County Department of Parks & Recreation.

Club members meet at Freedom Park to walk around the park as a group, cleaning up trash and checking on things. It is also a nice way to get a little exercise in the fresh air. The group meets at the first parking lot on the left as you enter the park.

Members pick up trash throughout the entire park, more often during seasons of active use. Much of the trash comes from the sports field bleachers and the grassy areas in the parking lots.