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Graunke Park Bulletin and Calendar Spring 2020 - Spring 2021
Come out and enjoy nature in our Weinlos neighborhood table-land forest Park and Natural Area. Learn about the natural and human histories of the park. See some wildlife and new growth. Help clean up and renew trails & mulch |
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2020 - 2021 Events
For best enjoyment, bring your binoculars, camera, water and gloves.
What you might see or hear..............Graunke Park & Natural Area is an excellent and rare remnant of urban tableland forest exhibiting a diverse subset of vegetation species.
Many urban-adapted species of birds and small mammals inhabit the site, use it for foraging, or as a stepping-stone to other refuge.
There are also many snag trees, fallen trees, and nurse logs within the stand that provide habitat and foraging opportunities for cavity-nesting species, pollinators, mosses and fungi while replenishing the soil.
Getting there and around..........................The Park is located at the southeast corner of 50th Street and 34th Avenue, accessible all daylight hours and maintained year-round.
Parking is along adjacent 32 Avenue.
ETS stop #3628 - 20 steps away. There are easy walking and stroller trails within the forest stand. The perimeter is also easily walked using sidewalks or abutting grassy areas. Check the three more ETS routes within 200 metres.
RSVP or questions/concerns............... or to join our email list, attend our AGM (April, date TBA), volunteer in any way or arrange for a free tour - email: darrylh@telusplanet.net
What you might see or hear..............Graunke Park & Natural Area is an excellent and rare remnant of urban tableland forest exhibiting a diverse subset of vegetation species.
Many urban-adapted species of birds and small mammals inhabit the site, use it for foraging, or as a stepping-stone to other refuge.
There are also many snag trees, fallen trees, and nurse logs within the stand that provide habitat and foraging opportunities for cavity-nesting species, pollinators, mosses and fungi while replenishing the soil.
Getting there and around..........................The Park is located at the southeast corner of 50th Street and 34th Avenue, accessible all daylight hours and maintained year-round.
Parking is along adjacent 32 Avenue.
ETS stop #3628 - 20 steps away. There are easy walking and stroller trails within the forest stand. The perimeter is also easily walked using sidewalks or abutting grassy areas. Check the three more ETS routes within 200 metres.
RSVP or questions/concerns............... or to join our email list, attend our AGM (April, date TBA), volunteer in any way or arrange for a free tour - email: darrylh@telusplanet.net
Free Guided Interpretive Walks
Saturday April 11, 2020
9 am - 12 noon
Spring Cleanup
10th Annual Trail Day
Saturday May 09, 2020
9 am - 12 noon
We will be using wheelbarrows, garden forks and rakes, and you can also help by bringing your own water and gloves and dressing for the weather, rain or shine.
Free BBQ Lunch for Volunteers
Free Guided Interpretive Walks
Saturday June 13, 2020
9 am - 12 noon
Flowers and Pollinators
Free Guided Interpretive Walks
Saturday July 11, 2020
9 am - 12 noon
Birds and Squirrels
Free Guided Interpretive Walks
Saturday August 8, 2020
9 am - 12 noon
Fruit and Seeds
Free Guided Interpretive Walks
Saturday September 12, 2020
9 am - 12 noon
Seeds and Weeds
Free Guided Interpretive Walks
Saturday October 10 2020
9 am - 12 noon
Weeds and Litter
Know any of these people, in the newspaper article above, it was published on April 3, 1989.
If so please contact the Ridgewood Community League office at 780-450-6338.
If so please contact the Ridgewood Community League office at 780-450-6338.
