THANK YOU FOR SUNDAY’S LORDSHIP BLUFFS WORK PARTY HELP

Thank you to all volunteers who helped with spring projects on the Lordship Bluffs on Sunday!

The cleanup filled many garbage bags of winter debris from Russian Beach. And the group “Made real headway” on erosion control by bringing rocks up from the beach to line the culvert wash, notes Emily Viner, coordinator of the Lordship Improvement Association’s (LIA) Lordship Bluffs Restoration Project.

Emily adds that there was also great progress on creating rock barriers to protect prickly pear cactus plants along the paths (see photo).

Next, the LIA invites Lordship neighbors to a morning of fun and accomplishment in the annual Russian Beach & Lordship Bluffs Cleanup on April 25, from 9 am to noon. This coincides with global and local activities recognizing Earth Day (officially, April 22), whose 2026 theme is “Our Power, Our Earth.”

Please meet at the Lordship Bluffs on Park Blvd. at 9 am. We’ll supply the garbage bags for removal of winter debris, and we recommend that you wear gloves and sturdy shoes. Large pruners would be appreciated for cutting small limbs.

Supported entirely by annual donations and fundraising, the non-profit LIA is the steward of this protected resource, held and managed via a land trust. For more, visit www.LordshipCT.org.

Questions? LordshipIA@gmail.com.

Thanks for your support!

New rock border protects prickly pear cactus plants on beach path. (Karen Kochiss photo)