Friends of Tugman – December 2023 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.
- We held one regularly scheduled bi-weekly volunteer work event in December: 12/13
- December 13th highlights: we planted numerous native plants provided by the Parks and Open Space – Native Plant Nursery in one of the shelter area beds; we removed debris and dams from Tugman Creek; trash pick-up park-wide was accomplished
- Continued pruning and removal of blackberry vines occurred in December on an ad hoc basis along the park’s south border.
- The (6) dead/dying and invasive Norway Maple trees have been removed from the former spray play area at Tugman Park. We have agreed to participate in the P&OS – Developed Parks team’s effort to replace these trees. We are involved in the selection of new native tree species for replacement and will be involved in the re-planting endeavor and the watering of the new trees next summer. We plan to re-plant these trees on Saturday, January 27th, 2024 with participation from the EG 350 South club.
- We continue to interact with the Park Ambassadors to partner in keeping Tugman Park safe and clean.
- Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events for January 2024 are: 1/10 & 1/24 (10:00 am – 12 noon).