Other Events & Activities

 
2010 Crump Park Clean Up 
Little Rock, AR – The Arkansas Earth Day Foundation, which holds the state’s largest environmental event each spring, the Arkansas Earth Day Festival, hosted a cleanup of the city’s Crump Park.
This family event was open to the public and will provided food, drinks and lots of garbage to pick up.  Gloves and bags were made available to those who participated in cleaning up this beautiful section of Swaggerty Creek, where a large-scale environmental restoration took place in 2005.   Participants were invited to come learn about environmental restoration, stewardship and helpful ways that each one can make a difference in on the planet!  Crump Park is located on 33rd street between Fulton and Gaines, near the Thrasher Boys and Girls Club.  
About the Swaggerty Creek ProjectIn 2005, long-time Earth Day Foundation supporter and Little Rock-based non-profit ECO undertook one of the largest urban stream restoration efforts in the state of Arkansas.  The Swaggerty Creek Project required that ECO remove half a mile of concrete trapezoidal stream and re-established a more natural meandering stream that could not only handle storm water, but maintain aquatic life.  The stream now boasts some 19 species of fish, all through natural reintroduction.  The project has received national attention and was awarded a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to conduct habitat improvements and environmental education.