Saturday was a busy day at the Cypress Nature Park.
The City of Cypress provided the trash bags and large dumpster while the volunteers came ready to work armed with their rakes, hoes and shovels.
Approximately 70 volunteers trimmed back branches and raked up leaves and other debris that had accumulated over the winter months.
Volunteers ranged in age from preschoolers to ‘old’ schoolers.
Young Malachi Christsensen worked alongside of his grandma, Ramona Watts, and his great grandma, La Vona Dickinson, clearing away fallen palm fronds.
While Boy Scout Pack 660, sponsored by St. Irenaeus Catholic Church in Cypress, raked up leaves and cut back branches sticking out along the pathways.
The park, located at 4201 Ball Road in Cypress, is open the first Saturday in June for an outdoor education presentation and every Saturday in the summer months for the cities walking club.
It is open April through October by reservation only and is closed during the winter months November through March.
The Cypress Recreation and Park District is always looking for volunteers to help with the Nature Park, contact them directly at 714-220-6780 if interested.
Saturday’s volunteer activities were sponsored by the Cypress congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as part of an organized state-wide day of service.
Other local service projects included completing 85 fleece blankets to donate to various charities, 25 children made drawings for soldiers and the elderly and 2,500 invitations were distributed for the American Red Cross to an upcoming Relay for Life event in May.
For other volunteer opportunities in the community, visit www.JustServe.org
