Project GREEN Blog (Page 3)

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

Hi All, We had sixteen volunteers working at the AHPGG on Monday, August 28 our eighteenth work session since the beginning of May.  Those in attendance were: Dhyana Kaufman, Jim Peters, Rina Sjolund, Mary Laughlin, Susan Ahrens, Lisa Haverkamp, Monica Hoherz, Pat Yeggy, Sue Mullins, Erin Buscher, Mary McCarthy, LynneContinue Reading

Hi All, Our Monday work session began early for many volunteers.  With very hot temperatures expected there was lots of activity around AHPGG long before 9 a.m.  15 volunteers were in attendance August 21.  Many thanks for braving the heat.  We did our best to stay in the shade andContinue Reading

Hi All, Things got a little complicated last week when I cancelled our Monday work session and rescheduled to Wednesday, August 16.  It’s hard to anticipate rain for our beloved AHPGG when I live 18 minutes (8 miles) away.  Remember I will always cancel/reschedule by 7:30 a.m.  It makes lifeContinue Reading

Hi All, It was a quiet, cool morning when nine Project GREEN volunteers met this past Monday from 9 – 11 a.m.  Our first task was to check the two rain gauges, one in front and the other behind the Ashton House.  The totals were very close, 0.8 inches inContinue Reading