Volunteers sought for cleanup at woods by Portage Manor, again

Joseph Dits, South Bend Tribune
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Trash has returned to the woods next to Portage Manor in South Bend, where a cleanup is being organized for March 23, 2023.
Trash has returned to the woods next to Portage Manor in South Bend, where a cleanup is being organized for March 23, 2023.

SOUTH BEND — St. Joseph County Commissioner Derek Dieter is seeking volunteers to help once again clean up trash from the woods next to Portage Manor. The cleanup will begin at 2 p.m. March 23.

Volunteers should meet by a park bench about midway up the hill on the trail along Boland Drive, between Riverside Drive and Portage Avenue. There will be parking along Boland, Dieter said.

Gloves and tools will be provided, but volunteers are advised to wear heavy shoes or boots.

Dieter had led a cleanup of the woods two years ago after a homeless camp left piles of trash. Apparently, there’s been another encampment since then.

March 2021:Could park, trails resurrect the neglected woods at Portage Manor in South Bend?

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Portage Manor woods cleanup seeks volunteers in South Bend