District 10

Final 2025 Lake Como Cleanup

Join us for the final 2025 Lake Como Cleanup! It’s from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 20. This event, in partnership with the Capitol Region Watershed District, focuses on the shoreline and Lake Como itself.

District 10 provides trash-grabbers, rakes, buckets, nets, bags and nitrile gloves for those who need them. Or, feel free to bring your own gear. Registration isn’t required, but it helps us plan and communicate if changes come up.

For more information, check out District 10’s website at District10ComoPark.org/Cleanup.

Fall Como Tree Trek Oct. 4

The District 10 Environment Committee hosts Como Tree Treks where community members can learn how to identify and appreciate the multitude of different tree species living in Como Park.

Stephanie Mirocha, a volunteer Tree Trek guide, will lead the program. Space is limited and registration is required.

In addition to the planned events each year, the Tree Trek program has created and installed tree tags on numerous trees around Como Park for self-guided tree treks, bolstered recently with a robust Meet The Trees write-up of all 41 species! Find out more at District10ComoPark.org/tree-trek.

2025 Como Curb Cleanup

District 10 is partnering with the Capitol Region Watershed District again for the 2025 Como Curb Cleanup.

When it rains, leaves on streets release nutrients into the water that flows into storm drains and the lake. There it becomes food for invasive algae. Studies have shown that sweeping up the leaves that sit against the curb where this stormwater/ice melt flows is surprisingly effective in reducing this damage.

Join more than 100 neighbors in sweeping your curb once a week during October and November to help keep Lake Como clean. To learn more and register as an “official” participant, which greatly helps us track our effectiveness, go to: District10ComoPark.org/Cleanup#curb.

Upcoming District 10 meetings

District 10 meetings are hybrid on Zoom and at the Como Streetcar Station, 1224 Lexington Parkway. You can find meeting details at District10ComoPark.org.

• 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3

• 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17

• 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1

All District 10 community meetings are open to the public.

Submitted by District 10 executive director Shevek McKee.