Girl Scout Junior Troop 3446 from Springfield were joined by their parents to help clean up Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria. Photo by Matt Kane/TNC
Final totals for parks that held the workday on April 7:
Over 1,500 hours of volunteer service (1,577 hours exact)
Estimated 5.1 tons of trash removed
Over 35 miles of stream and shoreline cleaned
Over 25 staff leaders from Fairfax County Park Authority and The Nature Conservancy
Most unusual items:
Plastic pink flamingo
1950’s oven
Hot water heater
Tires, over 30 collected across the parks
Broken toilet
Car muffler
Siding
Fender
Mongoose bike
Most common items:
Plastic bottles
Plastic bags
Cans
Cigarette butts
Styrofoam
Glass bottles