Our Greenway, Our City

Come to the City Council Candidate Forum Saturday, October 15, 2011, 11 am The Greenville Toyota Amphitheater at the Town Common   Ribbon Cutting at the South Tar River Greenway Dedication at Greensprings Park, June 11,2011

Dear Friends,   Fall is a wonderful season to enjoy the greenway: the leaves are starting to turn, the mosquitos are becoming fewer, and the air is blowing more crisply!  Fall is also Greenville city council election season.  As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, FROGGS does not endorse candidates, but we want to make sure that greenways and parks are part of the campaign conversation.  Please join us for a city council candidate forum, sponsored by FROGGS, on Saturday, October 15th at 11am at the Greenville Toyota Amphitheater at the Town Common.  Candidates will share their views on greenways, parks, sidewalks, and bikeways, answer questions, and meet voters.  We need a good turnout to show the candidates that voters want Greenville to be a bikeable, walkable city with great greenways! We hope to see you at the forum, and remember to vote during one-stop early voting from October 20-November 5 or on Election Day, November 8.  Marianne Montgomery and Nel Roberts FROGGS Co-chairs

Huricane Irene Damage Report from Mark Gillespie, Superintendent of Parks, City of Greenville After hurricane Irene's winds swept through Greenville on Saturday August 27th, 2011 there was extensive tree damage and minor structural damage to the city's parks and recreation facilities. The South Tar River Greenway had numerous trees down on the trail, as well as damage caused by downed trees on two bridges.  On one section of the South Tar River Greenway, flooding from a feeder creek displaced a 100 foot section of asphalt on the trail. Recreation and Parks staff had the greenway cleared of debris from the trail entrance at Town Common to the Off Leash Dog Park area by the end of the first week after the storm. The remainder of the Greenway had a considerable quantity of material on the trail. We initially judged that this was beyond our immediate abilities to address.  However, we had a "happy surprise" when we discovered that Greenville Utilities cleared a large section of the trail in order to access their man-holes.  Our crews finished that work shortly thereafter. The bridge and trail damage is being assessed this week in preparation for a FEMA team, who will determine if that damage is FEMA eligible. We anticipate that it is.  We have determined that there was no real structural impact to the bridges, just damage to the railings. The Greenway is currently cleared and safe for public use.

Tadpole Pond  Autumn Leaf activity Investigate how leaves change colors by collecting leaves when they are green, pressing and saving them, then go back to the same area and collect the same leaves with their color changed. The books Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall [Scholastic, 2000]or Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace [Marshall Cavendish, 2003] can get you started with identifying leaves, making a collection and learning about why they change color.  Instructions for this activity and a lesson plan for teachers or homeschoolers  is available at  http://r-carver.suite101.com/leafle-a66390

 Greenway Tree Planting   On February 12^th, the City of Greenville and ReLeaf  sponsored a winter tree planting at Ash Street next to the dog park. FROGGS organized a group of 11 ECU student volunteers, most were from Gamma Sigma Sigma service organization.

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 Thanks to all of our 2011 Donors.
Here are our most recent new friends and renewals.
 You can donate or sponsor a bench or other item at www.froggs.org

Kyle Summers
 Jennifer Christensen
Gilbert Jones
Christopher Rahilly
Vera Tabakova
Debra Garfi
Teresa Donohue
Erin Green
Jean Hampson
Doris Reed
Miriam Porterfield
William and Diane Castle
 

Coming Soon:
 New Benches sponsored by:

TRREC

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greenville

The Wooten Family

 FROGGS

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Wildflowers of the Greenway
  'Lizard’s Tail'

Saururus cernuus – From the Latin, saurus (lizard) and cernuous (nodding).  “Sah-ruhr-rus  cern-u-us”.  Easily identified by its long nodding flower stalk. Very common ‘weed’ in open sun along the edges of swamps, streams, ditches.  Flowering in May through July. Distributed throughout North Carolina except for higher mountains. Look for Lizard’s Tail along the South Tar River greenway near the boardwalk and in swampy areas.

 

Photo by V. Bellis – taken along greenway