Friends of Tugman – July 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 two volunteer work events at Tugman Park in July: 7/9 & 7/23
- July 9th highlights: weeded around the caged oaks lining the Fawn Lily Rise pathway; pruned and dug blackberry vines along the south border of the central park section; picked up trash park-wide
- July 23rd highlights: chopped and dispersed large ash tree limb debris in the north end; pruned numerous willow limbs; weeded in the north end and central lawn tree rings; irrigated in the north end; repaired and replaced missing string boundary for the Wet Meadow Restoration plot; pruned and dug blackberry vines along the park’s south border; picked up trash park-wide
- A subset of the Tugger team irrigated trees, shrubs, ferns, and forbs several times in July including the trees (planted Dec 2024) along and adjacent to Tugman Creek
- An updated monitoring report of the Wet Meadow Restoration plot in the park’s north end (planted Nov 2024) was submitted on July 1st.
- Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events for August 2025 are: 8/6 & 8/20 (10:00 am – 12 noon).