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FRIENDS OF HICKORY HILL PARK ANNUAL PLANT SALE
The annual Friends of Hickory Hill Park Plant Sale will take place in the backyard at 1167 East Jefferson Street in Iowa City, at the following times:
May 11 - FRIDAY EVENING 4 to 7 PM
May 12 - SATURDAY 10 AM to 4 PM
and,
May 18 - FRIDAY EVENING 4 to 7 PM
May 19 - SATURDAY 10 AM to 4 PM
Plant donations are needed as well as help BEFORE & DURING the sale. In the past, donations have included perennials such as, coneflowers, dahlias, asters, daisies, hostas, lily of the valley, wild ginger, celendon poppy and other woodland plants plus other groundcovers. Sometimes shrubs and small trees are donated.
This annual fundraising plant sale supports projects within Hickory Hill Park, funded by The Friends of Hickory Hill Park. In past years, FHHP has raised $1,800 to $2,000 from this sale.
For more information or to donate plants, please call J. Jehle at 319-338-5331.
The Great Garlic Mustard Pull is THIS weekend- Saturday April 21st from 9 am to noon. Your 3 hour commitment can make a world of difference to help control this aggressive invasive species! What a great way to celebrate Earth Day weekend!
Visit our volunteer page for more details. Anyone is welcome!
Can you donate just 3 hours of your time to improve Hickory Hill Park's ecosytems?
The Spring 2012 volunteer work days have officially been announced, and you can register now online. We have scheduled 7 sessions that that focus on removing honeysuckle and garlic mustard from the park. These invasive species need controlling - as left unchecked they dominate and alter the native ecosystems in the park.
And mark your calendars for the Great Garlic Mustard Pull on Saturday April 21st! Follow the link above to register and help us control this aggressive invasive species! What a great way to celebrate Earth Day weekend!
Visit our volunteer page for more details about each work session. Anyone is welcome!
Buy your 2012 Friends of Hickory Hill Park Calendar today! Proceeds help support conservation and improvement projects in the park.
The photos in the calendar, which are donated to the project by area photographers, capture the amazing natural setting that exists within Hickory Hill Park — woodlands, fields, waterways, and a variety of wildlife — throughout each season.
Calendars are now available for sale for $10 each at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center and the following Iowa City businesses: Ace Hardware on North Dodge, Active Endeavors, the East Side Artists Show (scheduled December 9-11 at the Masonic Temple), Eble Music, Fin and Feather, Iowa Book and Supply, New Pioneer Co-op, Prairie Lights Bookstore, and Russ’ Northside Service.
In 2010 and 2011, FHHP provided more than 2,000 hours of volunteer work in the park, which culminated this year with the first-ever controlled burn in the woodland area. The calendar is our principal fundraising tool.
KCRG News was at Hickory Hill Park on Saturday October 29th covering the woodland burn.
From their news article:
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Helping Mother Nature take back a woodland area means lighting parts of it on fire. That's what about a dozen people did Saturday at Hickory Hills Park in Iowa City. Two invading plant species: honeysuckle and garlic mustard are killing the native plants in the forest. Saturday, professionals and volunteers worked to burn a concentrated portion of those plants for the success of others.
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