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MEMO______________________________________________ To: Rochester City Beautiful Commission
From: Nina Ignaczak, on behalf of Friends of Howlett Park
Date: 12/1/2011
Re: 2011 Year-End Summary
2011 Activity Summary
April 13, 2011- Presented information to CBC on Howlett Park
o 2011 Resident Survey Results
o Landscape History, Existing Conditions
o Summary of Current Planning Issues
April 30th, 2011, participated in Mayor Cuthbertson’s Annual Clean-Up- 10+ participants
May 21st, 2011- conducted Spring BioBlitz w/ SRRLC- 4 participants
June 6, 2011- Presented Bioblitz findings and recommendations to CBC
o Ecosystem Stewardship
o Watershed Managemento Neighborhood Outreach
September 14, 2011- Presented “Native Landscape Concept Plan” (prepared by Jake
Lloyd) to CBC
September 22, 2011, Consulted with DPW Director, Fire Chief and SRRLC on
prescribed burn and planting for Units 5 & 7
September 28, 2011- received Final Howlett Pond Ecological Assessment documents
from Streamside
October 29, 2011- held Fall Invasive Workday to remove buckthorn and honeysuckle
from wooded areas of Howlett Park- 5 participants
2011 Accomplishments
Ecosystem Stewardship
o Installation of bird.bat boxes
o BioBlitz Assessment
o Native Landscape Concept Plan Developed
o Howlett Pond Habitat Assessment and Recommendations Completed
o Invasive Removal Work Day
Watershed Management
o Sierra Club stenciled drains
o City replaced surface drain from Church
Neighborhood Outreach
o Launched Facebook Page- 22 fans
o Engaged ~10 neighborhood residents in cleanups/work days
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DRAFT Proposed 2012 Goals
Site Stewardship
o Hold Spring and Fall Invasive workdays
o Assist City on prescribed burn and planting of Zones 5 & 8o Assist City on Implementation of Howlett Pond Habitat Recommendations
Watershed Management?
o Stewardship Flier?
o Interpretive Signage?
o Work with St. Andrews on stormwater management alternatives in parking lot
expansion (timeframe unknown)
Neighborhood Outreach
o Compile an email membership list
o Increase Facebook membership to 75 members
o http://www.networkedneighbors.org/
Facilities
o Provide input on location of facilities as needed
