FoGP Calendar Info:
Last updated: 11 February 2011 / DBL


Next Meeting:

Thursday March 10, 2011
Grant Park Golf Course Clubhouse, 7 PM (Park Watch meeting starts 6:30)

Note:  
This March meeting will be a last-minutes follow-up for the Pullin' O' the Green.


Future FoGP activities to mark in your calendar:

Sunday March 13, 2011
FoGP's annual "Pullin' O' the Green" Irish Party
At the Grant Park golf course Clubhouse


Minutes of FoGP meetings


Some Past FoGP activities:

10 February 2010
An owl prowl in the park (on snow shoes and skiis, by moonlight) after the meeting

9 Dercember 2010
Holiday Social party, plus an Owl Prowl in the park.

6 Nov and 13 Nov, 2010
Buckthorn "Weed-Out" (part of sessions sponsored by The Park People of Milw.)

2 Oct 2010
FoGP's first locally-run "Buckthorn control" weeding session

25 Sept, 2010
Japanese knotweed eradication work in Seven Bridges ravine system

August 25, 2010
Summer Sizzle picnic, at Picnic Area #7
Bluegrass music was provided by the KR Bluegrass Band

18 July 2010
participation in Grant Park Centennial
(We ran a "tree tour" and "rain garden tour")

14 July, 21 July 2010
Japanese knotweed eradication work in Seven Bridges ravine system

10 July 2010
Beach Cleanup

Saturday mornings in May, 2010
Weed-Out sessions for controlling garlic mustard

March 14, 2010
Pullin' O the Green fundraiser
Irish music was provided by The Garlic Mustard Pickers

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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