by friends | Jan 11, 2022 | News
A snow storm at the end of December briefly transformed the park into a monochromatic wonderland. Fortunately, there was very little damage to trees and other plants from the storm. The Birthday Match fundraising challenge to celebrate the Friend’s twentieth...
by friends | Sep 16, 2021 | News
Summer is coming to an end. After several severe heat waves and an extended drought, fall will soon arrive. Fall is a busy season for Friends activities in the park, with new Free the Forest and Walking Tour events now posted in calendars under Activities on the...
by friends | Jul 30, 2021 | News
Anemone Summer is in full swing at the park. Volunteers continue to weed, mulch and otherwise beautify the Rhododendron Garden on Tuesday mornings and the Native Plant Garden on Thursday mornings. New gravel has been spread on the loop trail around the main lawn, a...
by friends | Feb 21, 2021 | News
This past Tuesday in the Rhododendron Garden volunteers weeded and dug their way down Barto’s Path. We removed loads of native snowberry and rushes that were a little too happy in the irrigated spaces of the Rhodie garden and transplanted quite a few of them to...
by friends | Feb 5, 2021 | News
In the third week of March, due to COVID-19 guidelines, Parks and Open Space cancelled all group volunteer events, first through April 8 and then through May 11. Hendricks Park Volunteer Coordinator Christina Bentrup, who doubles as gardener in the Native Plant...
by friends | Feb 5, 2021 | News
This spring, Friends of Hendricks Park and Hendricks Park Volunteer Coordinator Christina Bentrup started an effective new Adopt a Plot program to keep the beautiful forested area of the park healthy and ivy-free. Volunteers are assigned small areas of the park that...
