Town Park Green Trail

Cheverly Green Infrastructure Plan

The Cheverly Green Guide

Town Park Green Trail

The Town of Cheverly has chosen ways to help our environment.

A short tour of Cheverly's Town Park will show how you can, too.

Keep rainwater on site

  • Prevent pollution

    • Save money

    • Rain gardens

  • Rain barrels

  • Reduce runoff with permeable paving

The Town of Cheverly has installed two 1000-gallon cisterns to collect rainwater from the Community Center roof. The rainwater is used to water municipal plantings.

Light the ground – not the sky

    • Direct lights downward

    • Reduce light pollution

  • Save energy and money

    • Wildlife and humans need naturally dark nights

Make room for wildlife

Provide

  • Shelter

  • Food

  • Water

Bats help control mosquitoes. The bat houses in Town Park are an Eagle Scout project.

Plant trees on your property

  • Keep pollutants out of soil and water

    • Raise property values

  • Filter rainwater

  • Prevent erosion

    • Reduce air conditioning costs

Native plants and trees in Town Park are a project of the Tree Commission, Cub Scouts, and Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek.

Leaf mulch and compost: Gardener’s gold

    • Recycle leaves and household waste

    • Feed the soil

    • Reduce water use

    • Keep weeds away

    • Composting reduces landfill trash

The Town of Cheverly collects our autumn leaves and returns them as mulch in the spring.

Clear the air

    • No idling

    • Try bicycling, public transport, car pools

  • Bundle errands

Reduce - Reuse - Recycle: Used oil

    • Our storm drains empty directly into Cheverly’s streams

    • Never pour oil into our storm drains

  • Keep pollutants out of our streams

The Town of Cheverly provides a tank for residents' used motor oil .

Reduce - Reuse - Recycle: Paper, plastic, glass, electronics

    • Recycle paper, plastic, glass, electronic devices

  • Save trees that help our soil, water, and air

    • Reduce trash in landfills

  • Reduce pollutants leaching into soil and water

    • Buy recycled paper goods

  • Paper or plastic? Neither. Choose reusable shopping bags

The Town of Cheverly provides curbside recycling of plastic, glass, paper, and electronic devices.

Harness the wind and sun

    • Explore energy options

    • A Cheverly solar co-op?

The wind turbine uses the wind energy produced by route 50 traffic to help generate electricity for the Public Works building.

Landscape with nature

  • Choose native plants

  • Remove invasive plants

  • Support native wildlife: birds, butterflies, and more

Take a hike

  • Learn about our watershed

  • Learn about native and invasive plants

  • Relax, enjoy

  • Be inspired

The Woodworth Park trail was created by Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek.