Friends of Tugman – November 2024 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 did not hold any regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events in November: 11/13 was cancelled due to inclement weather; 11/27 was not scheduled due to Thanksgiving Holiday proximity.
- We held our rescheduled Wet Prairie Restoration Plot – Planting Party as follows:
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- On Friday, 11/8, a select group of Tuggers met to accomplish the final planning and initial planting for our Saturday, 11/9, planting party.
- On Saturday, 11/9, (14) Tuggers, neighbors and friends accomplished the Phase 1 planting endeavor of our Wet Prairie Restoration Plot by planting numerous plants, bulbs, and seeds in an approximately 1000 sq. ft. section of this plot that had been recently un-tarped.
- Planning and recruitment is proceeding for our next project, Tugman Creek – Tree & Shrub Planting Project, which is scheduled for Saturday, December 7th from 9:00 am – 12 noon. Numerous trees, willow plugs and shrubs will be planted along and adjacent to Tugman Creek in a partnership endeavor with the City – Parks & Open Space folks. A final pre-planting meeting with P&OS will occur on Wednesday, December 4th.
- We purchased a battery powered string trimmer with proceeds from the SEN Annual Picnic Silent Auction. Thank you, SEN Board, for allocating funds for this much needed purchase!
- Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work event for December 2024 is: 12/11 (10:00 am – 12 noon). We will NOT be having a volunteer work event on Christmas Day, Wednesday, 12/25.