Ben Stabler, 4, watched as his grandfather, Gene Moher, and fellow volunteer Bruce Flemons pulled an old rusty car axle from the creek in Jackson Park Saturday morning during the 13th annual Earth Week cleanup.

Moher said he’s brought his grandson to the cleanup for the past three years.

“We love this park, so we help take care of it,” he said. “I’m not surprised by the amount of garbage, more disappointed. I’ve been coming here since I was four. So it’s rewarding to see so many people come help keep it clean.”

Peterborough Green-Up’s Matt Higgs said about 60 volunteers participated in the cleanup.

Most of the search in the 45- acre park was conducted along trails and the creek, he said, with the bulk of the garbage made up of rusted metal cans, broken bottles and assorted soggy paper products.

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From the Peterborough Examiner- April 20, 2010