Due to the fact that the weather forecast for this Saturday, May 21st, is: low 34, high 47, with a little morning snow, we have decided to postpone the Spruce-Up day to Saturday, May 28th.
1st Annual Fellowship Spring Grounds & Landscape
Spruce-Up Day
Saturday, May 21, May 28, 2022
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
(Come for an hour, come for four.)
Bring:
- Gardening tools, if you have any.
- Rake, shovel, broom, clippers, bear claws, ladder, pruners, etc.
- Hat
- Sun block
- Gloves
- Something to drink: Water, coffee, tea, chai, cow's milk, goat's milk, kefir, kumís, etc.
- Kids are welcome
- Check drip irrigation emitters under Larry Arp's most excellent guidance.
- Repairing/replacing broken emitters
- Weeding all mulched areas next to building + parking lot islands
- Clean out gutters
- Prune apple trees (Larry brings chain saw?)
- Prune dead parts of serviceberries
- Rake pine needles under the 9 Sisters Pine Tree Alley
- Hauling tree limbs and pine needles to Western Disposal
- Inspect the pile of stuff on the west edge of property and decide if it is to be kept or disposed of. (old plastic playground parts, rubber mat, etc.)
- Mow grass as needed
- Paint or stain Free Library
- Add mulch to trees next to playground
- Add new cedar mulch
- Fluff mulch
- Plant new shrubs
- Install new bike racks
- Prune dead limps out of established trees
- Sweep pine cones off sidewalks
- Any other tasks invented by the Grounds Teams
A big thank you to all of the members who have volunteered to take care of our extensive new landscaping this summer. Join us if you'd like!
David Burrous, Chair (grounds@bvuuf.org)
Larry Arp, Consultant
Robyn Rathweg, Landscaping Team
Wendie Highsmith - Design Committee
Scott Youmans - Board President
Jim Highsmith, Board Liaison
Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry, Senior Minister
Weeding Team (mulch areas only)
Juili MacKenzie - Area 1
Hiram Wolgemuth - Area 1
Cathy Allen - Area 2
Joan Mulcahy - Area 2
Alida Fischer - Area 3
Wendie Highsmith - Area 3
Nancy DiLaura - Area 4
Sandra McKenzie - Area 4
Donna Brynteson - Area 5
David Burrous (un-named gravel area between the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall.)
Blue Grass Maintenance Team
Paul Brynteson
David Burrous
Prairie Dog Monitoring Team
Paul Brynteson
Hiram Wolgemuth
Steve Nelson
Drip Irrigation Maintenance
Steve Nelson
Larry Arp
Pine Needle Raking
(under 9 Sisters Pines)
Rich Evertz
Hans Jordan
Scott Nelson
Phyllis Green
Brenda Thompson
Trimming Spreading Junipers
(under the 9 Sisters Pines)
Steve Nelson
Rich Evertz
Hans Jordan
Lawn Mowing
Steve Nelson
Paul Brynteson
Rich Evertz
Hans Jordan
Volunteers "on call" for help:
David Beumée
Sharon Hardin
Miscellaneous Tasks still need volunteers:
Debris Hauling Team (to waste facility)
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