Be a steward of your favorite park or trail.
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Opportunities to Partner for Parks
The Partnership for Parks Program encourages local businesses, landscaping professionals, and volunteers to help beautify public spaces such as parks, cemeteries, and trails. We look forward to working together to keep Manchester looking beautiful! To adopt a site listed below, click this link: Site Request.
Spring Urban Pond and Park Cleanups
All cleanups are scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Please arrive no later than 8:55 a.m. to sign in and receive an overview of the area and instructions. Trash bags, latex gloves, and a handful of trash pickers will be available. Please wear rubber boots if you have them and dress appropriately for the weather, as cleanups are held rain or shine!
- Saturday, April 27, 2024: Wolfe Park/ McQuesten Brook (Harvell Street). Meet at the kiosk in the parking lot.
- Saturday, May 4, 2024: Black Brook / Blodget Park. Meet in the parking lot on Front Street near Dunbarton Road.
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 Sign up for the Friends of Piscataquog River Park Spring Cleanup Extravaganza 2024!
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In April 2023, they had their first big volunteer cleanup event in the park. It was such a success that they want to do it again! We are looking for volunteers to help pick up trash, remove invasive species, and perform other tasks to improve the park on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Click here to register for the event on Nature Groupie.
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Saturday, May 4, 2024: Crystal Lake Preservation Association Cleanup. If interested in participating, join the group from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Crystal Lake Beach. Crystal Lake Park is located off Bodwell Road in Southern Manchester.
Community Gardens
Are you interested in participating or volunteering in Manchester's Community Garden Program? Visit the Manchester Grows website for more details and contact information for each garden. http://Manchestergrowsnh.org
Site Stewards 2024 Season
Click here for the full site list and status
Friends
Stark River Park - Friends of Stark Park,
Piscataqoug River Park - Friends of Piscataquog River Park
Champions
The Hollows Disc Golf Complex - Breakin' Chains
Volunteers
Valley Cemetery - Elis Urena and Oscar Bonilla
Livingston Park - Savings4Members
Precourt Park - Manchester Little League
Piscataquog River Park Bridge - SNHU Office of Sustainability
Pine Island Park - Allegro Microsystems
Heritage Trail - Tammy Zamoyski
Sheehan-Basquil Park - Home Sober Living
Adopter's 2023 Season
- Bass Island Park - Clara Mbasisya, Individual Adopter
- Enright Park - Janine Woodworth, Individual Adopter
- Martineau Park - Rimmon Heights Neighborhood Group, Group Adopter
- Notre Dame Bridge Park - Jen Schwab and Rimmon Heights Neighborhood Group, Group Adopter
- Piscataquog River Boat Ramp - Rimmon Heights Neighborhood Group, Group Adopter
- Piscataqoug River Park - Friends of Piscataquog River Park, Group Adopter
- Rock Rimmon Park - Meelia Center for Community Engagement, Group Adopter
- Sheridan-Emmett Park - CDM Smith-Manchester, Group Adopter
- Stark Park - Friends of Stark Park, Group Adopter
- Sweeney Park - FaithBridge Church, Group Adopter
- Valley Cemetery - Tanya Orr and Save Valley Cemetery, Group Adopter
- Victory Park - Life Church, Group Adopter
Adopt-A-Veteran Memorial Plaque
In a partnership between Ward 10 Alderman Bill Barry and the City, the Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Division, we made the plaques available for adoption for $300. The donation paid for cleaning, restoring, and preserving the plaque and mounting post.
Below is an example of before and after the restoration process.
Newly Adopted
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Bernard C. Mullen (1908-1944), adopted by The Ancient Order of Hibernians
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Gerald R. Helmich (1931-1969), adopted by the Office of the City Solicitor
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John J. Sullivan (1907-1942), adopted by Mary Heath, Ann Sullivan, Grace Sullivan, and Kathleen Sullivan
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Joseph H. W. Roux (1921-1943), adopted by Blue Ribbon Property Improvement and Sweeney Family
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William M. Jutras (1891-1918), adopted by Blue Ribbon Property Improvement and Sweeney Family
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Arthur M. St. Pierre (1920-1944), adopted by Alderman Pat Long
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Maurice J. St. Germain (1921-1941), adopted by Guy St.Germain, Maggie St. Germain Pilotte, and Gerry Pilotte
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Bernard B. Barry (1893-1918), adopted by the Manchester Retired Firefighters Association
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Herman F. Little (1893-1918), adopted by Gary and Heidi Hamer and Mark and Paula Mahoney
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Francis P. Lally (1919-1943), adopted by Margaret-Ann Moran and Joyceann Fitzgerald-Guill
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Robert W. Lewis (1922-1942), adopted by Water Works
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Roger B. Cote (1930-1950), adopted by Blue Ribbon Property Improvement and Sweeney Family
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Joseph Roger Raymond (1921-1943), adopted by Richard and Elaine Plante
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Roland A Metivier (1919-1943), adopted by Raymond and Michelene Bouchard