Hooray! We are now “Friends of Waterford Park, Inc.”, a 501(c)(3) charity recognized by the IRS. We will open a bank account and soon will be operating independently. We owe a great thank-you to the Friends of Baker Park which has served as our fiscal agent for many years. We will let you know when our transition is complete and your dues/donations can be payable to us rather than to FOBP.
Park blooms – the surge of spring bloom is over, but several shrubs and flowers are in bloom. Look for white hydrangea blooms along the path near the new bridge. As the path curves into the open field of Waterford Park, the pink blooms of the swamp rose and the white blooms of buttonbush appear. On the hill at Meadowdale, the oak-leaf hydrangea is gorgeous, and the wild petunias are emerging. Many plants are in bloom in the meadow, most conspicuously the pink of the monarda (beebalm) and the bright orange of butterfly weed. In the woods, the bottlebrush buckeyes and elderberries are in flower.
Fruits of the chokeberry, native black raspberry and several viburnum are coming out.
Our Eagle Scout candidate is about 3/4 finished with his paths in the woods. We were able to treat all 24 of the ashes we wanted to protect. You can see tiny yellow plugs at the base of the treated trees.
Most of you have renewed. Let’s try to get the rest in so we can be done with that annual administrative task. You folks continue to be THE BEST! We have such great support. (If you need another membership form, go to www.friendsofwaterfordpark.org. Dave Maloney keeps a link to the form on the first page.)
GInny