2020 Highlights: Hosting Council Member Peter Koo
Jessica Burke • January 2, 2021
On December 13, 2020, Council Member Peter Koo came down to the last Park Clean Up. Council Member Koo is the Chair of Parks and Recreation for NY City Council.
Thank you again to Council Member Koo and all of our Members who came out to clean up the park!
It was an honor to be the first to show you around Our Park. I am sorry that we did not explore John Golden more, but we did an amazing job cleaning up these stairs. You were able to see first hand how the NYC budget for NYC Parks and Rec is negatively impacting the park. Not only is there litter, including broken glass, but unsafe conditions are not taken care of. To NYC Parks' credit, they are often on top of requests to clean up glass or fix issues. Our Members and Volunteers know that there is only so much that they can do
So we work extra hard when we are there and communicate with NYC Parks crew to see what we can do to help them.
One project that we have been working on is mulching around the bases of trees. This is allowing us to create a barrier to remove root suckers, or small plants that compete for nutrients with tree's roots. For smaller trees, mulching around the bases of trees helps create a barrier so that the mowers do not run over the plants. Below are photographs of Dana and Jessica loading up wheel barrows
Above photography is credit to Jan Arzooman, member of Friends of Crocheron & John Golden Park.
Below is an example of mulching a tree. Drag the arrows in the middle to see the before and after photographs.
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Leafless but still very much alive and distinguishable from one another
Conceptual plan recommends planting new trees now that can replace those arboreal elders
