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07-July
HIGHLIGHTS
🔆July 21 - Site visit by NRCS State Conservationist and Director of FCCD.
🔆July 11 - WORKDAY cleaning out a few newly sprouted invasives in the area previously cleared. Planted 7 spicebushes, 2 pawpaws and 2 redbuds. Watered in and labeled.
🔆July2 - Ken Cooke and Jennifer Erena consulted with Heather Silvanik on the CSP ineligibility letter. We sent a letter today to Eric Allness, NRCS State Conservationist, asking for an Informal Review to provide us with additional information on the ruling and prompt a review of urban land conservation opportunities.
06-June
HIGHLIGHTS
🔆June 29 - confirmed we can call 311 to have our brush piles picked up by the city! They must be reachable by a huge truck with a grab arm.
🔆June 27 - Creating Natural Play Areas - RAINED OUT. Will be rescheduled for this fall.
🔆June 16 - Received notification from USDA NRCS that our "conservation practices or activities you want to implement do not meet program or funding requirements" for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).
🔆June 16 - Greenspace visit and consultation by Ellen Crocker, Associate Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Kentucky. Jennifer, Carolyn, Carol and Bob were blown away by Ellen's knowledge and her recommendations for managing the greenspace.
🔆June 13 - Greenspace for People and Wildlife: Designing Spaces for All to Thrive
🔆June 5 - Jennifer presented to the CommonSpirit/CHI Saint Joseph Health Green Team to boost interest in being a community volunteer.
🔆June 2 - Jennifer & Carolyn cut the blossom stems of poison hemlock - decked out in goggles, masks, long sleeves, gloves and visors. Do not pull, cut, or eat - it is neurotoxic!
05-May
HIGHLIGHTS
🔆May 28 - participated in Fayette Co Conservation District Bluegrass Work Unit Local Working Group
🔆May 23 workday - no one melted, but we all got wet! Not before spreading wood chips for an hour creating a gathering space. 7 conservation volunteers contributed almost 6 hours for a $93 match.
🔆May 9 workday - fabulous greenspace workday.
Weather 💯 Laughter 💯 Neighbors 💯 Nature 💯
10 community volunteers tackled winter creeper and multiflora rose invasives.
Area prepped for replanting natives - started with native Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) along the edge of an area that gets storm water runoff. Mallow can thrive in moist areas and can get the most sun along the edge of the planting zone. Bees and pollinators enjoy the nectar from the blooms throughout the summer from this large perennial. These 10 volunteers worked over 26 combined hours, contributing $395 to our grant's required match.
🔆First of many arborist chip drops! Thanks to Megan Siefert at Bartlett Tree Experts.
🔆Greenspace Tour with Pace Cooke-Emmons, Waterways Lex Administrator and Andy Mead, President, Trees Lexington.
04-April
HIGHLIGHTS
🔆On waitlist for CAIP (County Agricultural Investment Program) which still means there is an opportunity to be funded. Otherwise, I will submit annually.
🔆Secured 50 small trees and shrubs for planting May 9. They are grown by Jannine Baker for the Wolf Run Watershed each year. This is a no-cost benefit to our greenspace.
🔆Published a 5-year conservation plan, updated the big picture goals, and added management zones to the website.
03-March
HIGHLIGHTS
🔆Celebrated Water Week & Earth Hour with an event - Explore our Streams!
🔆 Application for NRCS EQIP submitted
🔆Application for CAIP (County Agricultural Investment Program) submitted
🔆 Met with KU Transmission & Distribution Arborists
🔆 Lexington crew cut up trees fallen over the creek causing blockages & stagnant flow
02-February
HIGHLIGHTS
🔆 Started our Neighbor Survey - How do you use the greenspace?
🔆Learned about Water Testing at the Division of Water Quality
01-January
HIGHLIGHTS
🔆 Started "Big Picture Dreaming"
🔆Started the Neighbor Survey - How do you use the greenspace? To gather community input for the Big Picture Plan
12-DECEMBER
HIGHLIGHTS
🔆 Snow! Cold!
🔆Introduced the Bob O Link Greenspace Calendar of events
🔆 FOWR signed Conservation Lease with the greenspace estate manager, Mary Sigafus.
11-NOVEMBER
HIGHLIGHTS
🔆 Notice to proceed for 2026 Water Quality Grant
🔆 A few (dead) trees fell in the greenspace due to storms and high winds Oct - Nov.
🔆 Progress made registering the land with USDA
10 - October
HIGHLIGHTS
🔆 Encourage neighbors to participate in Feeder Watch
🔆 LFUCG Grant Approved
09-SEPTEMBER
HIGHLIGHTS
🔆 KU clearing under the high-power lines
🔆 Registering the greenspace for potential federal conversation program opportunities
🔆 Partnership with Friends of Wolf Run grows
🔆 Building structure around greenspace planning
