Volunteers help clean up Mosquito Creek Lake

BAZETTA — Henriette Ovaska and Danielle Myers packed the last bit of soil at the base of the first tree they planted near Mosquito Creek Lake.

The Poland girls, each 13 and pupils at Holy Family School, said they’re looking forward to seeing the apple tree again when they visit the lake. “It’s nice to know you can come back and look at something and say: ‘Hey, that’s my tree,’” Henriette said. “You can see how much it’s grown and know you helped do something really worthwhile. That’s pretty cool.”

The girls were among some 20 volunteers who donated their time and energy today to several cleanup and beautification projects at the lake. The efforts were part of the first volunteer workday organized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Mosquito Creek for National Public Lands Day.

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