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The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) program. This is the 14th REAP grant Iowa City Parks and Recreation has recently received. REAP invests in projects that enhance and protect Iowa’s naturalContinue Reading

Hi All, Week 26 began with 52-degree weather and 0-inches of rain since last week’s work session. Eleven amazing gardeners were in attendance as we began our long list of to-do items.   Our list included digging canna lilies and elephant ears to safely over-winter and replant in spring. TheseContinue Reading

Hi All, Despite cool temperatures (44 degrees), there were big smiles as we met on Monday, October 16th.  Our rain gauges in the front and back of the Ashton House showed the same amount.  TWO inches of rain were collected since we last met, October 9th.  No watering by pullingContinue Reading

Hi All, Project GREEN volunteers are in the last weeks taking care of the 2023 AHPGG.  We have accomplished LOTS this year and will use our next few weeks to review our successes and plan for the future.  It is a bitter-sweet time.   There were 8 Project GREEN volunteersContinue Reading

Hi All, The last steps of Operation Boxwood were completed Monday, October 2 by 11 a.m.!  There were 15 Project GREEN volunteers for our 23rd week at the AHPGG.  So much was accomplished in our two hours together.   Thankfully I have pictures to prove our efforts. Those in attendanceContinue Reading

Hi All, There were 16 Project GREEN volunteers working at the AHPGG during week 22.  Those in attendance were:  Chris Ostrander, Pat Yeggy, Sue Mullins, Mary Laughlin, Jo Pattschull, Susan Ahrens, Dhyana Kaufman (extra 1 hour), Mary McCarthy, Monica Hoherz, Rina Sjolund, Larry Allen, Vivienne Benson (new Project GREEN volunteer,Continue Reading

Hi All, Week 21 at the AHPGG was very busy and noisy!  We had 15 volunteers working since Week 20, Iowa City Parks and Rec had a crew (4 trucks?) cutting down and removing Ash trees, and Bill Blair continued removing invasives from north AHPGG beds.  One volunteer brought mulchContinue Reading

Hi All, We were blessed with RAIN last Monday, Sept 11.  With two rain gauges we noted in the front yard at the AHPGG we had .9 inches and back yard .8 inches.  After a few Happy Dances we emptied the gauges and made them ready for our next rain.Continue Reading

Hi All, As I’m typing this message there is an 88% chance of rain showing on my home weather station.  Fingers crossed, but we’ll see…  It’s good to have hope. Our nineteenth week together was a good one. Our work session was officially Tuesday, September 5 as Monday was aContinue Reading