Friends of Tugman – April 2025 Report
The Friends of Tugman (aka The Tuggers) typically meet every other Wednesday from 10:00 am – 12 noon somewhere in Tugman Park. Exact time and park location is dependent on weather conditions and current project(s).
We held three volunteer work events at Tugman Park in April: 4/2, 4/16 & 4/30
- April 2nd highlights: weeded natively planted beds; monitored progress in the Wet Meadow Restoration Plot in the park’s north end (planted 11/9/24); picked up trash park-wide
- April 16th highlights: spread wood chip mulch in several central park areas (around trees and in beds); weeded natively planted beds; trimmed grass around the former spray play area; picked up trash park-wide
- April 30th highlights: weeded natively planted beds; trimmed grass in numerous locations; enhanced the flagging of recently planted willow plugs along Tugman Creek in advance of the Nearby Nature Bioblitz and Newt Count activities on 4/26; picked up trash park-wide
- On April 17th a subset of the Tugger Team monitored and recorded observations in the Upper Prairie Restoration Plot on the park’s south slope near Fawn Lily Rise
- The Tugger team continues to recruit “vegetation removal” volunteers from the team roster to assist the SEN Transportation Committee’s Spring Sidewalk Clean-Up event happening on May 10th.
- Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events for May 2025 are: 5/14 & 5/28 (10:00 am – 12 noon).