FoGP Calendar Info:
Last updated: 18 Aug 2010 / DBL


Next Meeting:

Thursday Sept 9th, 7 PM
Grant Park Golf Course Clubhouse
This meeting will review the Centennial event, and plan the summer picnic

Future FoGP activities to mark in your calendar:

Wednesday, August 25
Annual "Summer Sizzle" picnic for Friends of Grant Park and Park Watch
Place:  Picnic Area #7
Time:  starts at 5 pm.
Cost:  $5 for adults (kids under 12 are $2)

Thursday Oct 14th, 7 PM - October meeting
Grant Park Golf Course Clubhouse

Saturday Nov 6th, 9AM and 1PM
Weed-Out sessions for buckthorn and invasive honeysuckles
Both sessions meet at Picnic Area #1 Parking Lot

Saturday Nov 13th, 9AM and 1PM
Weed-Out sessions for buckthorn and invasive honeysuckles
Both sessions meet at Picnic Area #1 Parking Lot

Minutes of FoGP meetings


Some Past FoGP activities:

March 14, 2010
Pullin' O the Green fundraiser

March 11, 2010
Formally purchased replacement carpeting for the Clubhouse,
with pledges of support by Friends of the Mill Pond and other donors.

Decembr 10, 2009
Owl Prowl attempted, although Grant Park's owls didn't cooperate very much.

Oct 17, Nov 14 2009
Grant Park 'buckthorn weed-out' sesssions

Nov 12, 2009
Appeared before State Assembly "Ways and Means" committee
in support of AB504, to put our Parks system on a sound financial footing
Don Lawson and Betsy Abert both made presentations to the committee.

Saturday Sept 26th, 2009
Grant Park Beach Cleanup
9:00-Noon
Removed a lot of trash, plus removed two large tires
We had approx. 8 volunteers - a good turnout!

Wednesday July 29th, 2009
First "Summer Sizzle" picnic
We used this event to raise $1000 for an anti-vandalism "reward" fund!


Ongoing Projects sponsored by Friends of Grant Park
Last updated: 5 Sept 2009

•  Make sure the Natural Areas Management program of Milwaukee County Parks has proper supplies for work in Grant Park
    (and for work in "orphan parks" in our area that do not have a "Friends" group).  Our highest priority is helping Parks to
    manage agggressive invasives (such as garlic mustard and Japanese Knotweed) that threaten to overtake Seven Bridges.

•  Establish rain gardens to manage 'run-off' from various parking lots in the park

•  Establish a nature trail (signage etc.) along existing walking paths in the Seven Bridges system.  (This work is being done
    with a donation made by Bucyrus International, Inc.)  Our 'model' for this project is a similar trail that was installed at
    Jacobus Park.

•  Provide supplimental funding for maintenance and security that cannot be covered by the tight Parks budget.
     A number of local groups (Friends of Grant Park, Friends of the Mill Pond, the Historical Society) paid for new carpeting in the golf course clubhouse.
     The bulk of the funds for this carpet were raised by Friends of Grant Park.

     We recently looked into improving wheelchair access for the restrooms at Pavilion #5, and found that the entire project is outside of our current
      budget.  We may revisit this issue in a few years.  We have also been asked to help fund some interior mantenance of the Golf Course
      Clubhouse, which is where most of the FoGP fundraising events are held.

• Work with Parks staff to install bird houses for bluebirds at appropriate locations in the park.

•  Host a "community forum" every other year, to allow local residents to meet with public officials who help run the park

Do you have ideas for other projects that FoGP can take on?  Come to the next monthly meeting.  We'd love to hear your thoughts.

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