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(VH) Frisco Parks Work Days
October 12, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Hi all – Looks like we have a good chance for more rain this week (yay!), so the location for the seedball making days this Tuesday and Thursday is changing to an indoor venue.
Instead of meeting at Frisco Commons Park on tomorrow, Oct. 12, and Thursday, Oct. 14, we’ll gather at the Frisco Parks Admin. Building, at 6726 Walnut Street. We’ll meet in the lobby and from there go to a large work room for the seedball making.
Same meet time, 9am.
Michelle, Linda – Can you please change the location for the Oct 12 and 14 seedball making work days, to 6726 Walnut St.?
Thanks,
Rick
Hi all – The great 2021 Frisco seed harvest is complete, and we’ve got THE TON of seed we collected sorted, bagged, and ready for some prep work for seedball making. Prepping the seed for the Frisco Parks “Buffalo Stomp” event the last Saturday in October will be our focus the next few weeks. Here’s the VH work schedule (Which we’ll also add to the BPTMN calendar):
Note: For all these sessions, please be sure to wear your BPTMN badge.
The first 4 dates have been organized by Kelsey Johnson and Molly Kinson with the Frisco Natural Resources Dept. Kelsey and Molly would really appreciate our help, and have also invited the Frisco Garden Club to help get these seeds ready for the event.
Tuesday, October 5th: Seed Processing
When: 9-11 a.m.
Where: The Harvest, City of Frisco’s Community Garden (located behind The Grove at Frisco Commons)
What to Expect: BPTMN volunteers have been hard at work harvesting seeds from our natural areas. Help us separate the seeds from the seed heads. These seeds will be used to make seed balls.
What to Bring: Please bring your own camp chair, water, and a hat.
Contact: Molly Kinson, Education and Outreach Supervisor; MKinson@FriscoTexas.gov; 972-292-6540
Thursday, October 7th: Seed Processing
When: 9-11 a.m.
Where: The Harvest, City of Frisco’s Community Garden (located behind The Grove at Frisco Commons)
What to Expect: BPTMN volunteers have been hard at work harvesting seeds from our natural areas. Help us separate the seeds from the seed heads. These seeds will be used to make seed balls.
What to Bring: Please bring your own camp chair, water, and a hat.
Contact: Kelsey Johnson, Education and Outreach Coordinator; KJohnson@FriscoTexas.gov; 972-292-6537
Tuesday, October 12th: Making Seed Balls
When: 9-11 a.m.
Where: The Harvest, City of Frisco’s Community Garden (located behind The Grove at Frisco Commons)
What to Expect: It’s time to get messy! We will be creating golf-ball-sized seed balls by mixing water, clay, and seeds. The seed balls will be distributed at Buffalo Stomp.
What to Bring: Please bring your own camp chair, water, and a hat. We also recommend wearing shoes/clothes that can get muddy.
Contact: Kelsey Johnson, Education and Outreach Coordinator; KJohnson@FriscoTexas.gov; 972-292-6537
Thursday, October 14th: Making Seed Balls
When: 9-11 a.m.
Where: The Harvest, City of Frisco’s Community Garden (located behind The Grove at Frisco Commons)
What to Expect: It’s time to get messy! We will be creating golf-ball-sized seed balls by mixing water, clay, and seeds. The seed balls will be distributed at Buffalo Stomp.
What to Bring: Please bring your own camp chair, water, and a hat. We also recommend wearing shoes/clothes that can get muddy.
Contact: Molly Kinson, Education and Outreach Supervisor; MKinson@FriscoTexas.gov; 972-292-6540
Thursday, Oct 28 – Cleanup, prep work at the prairie:
The work – We’ll pull some invasives, take down some more encroaching trees, and pick up any trash/litter we find in the meadow area, as prep for the Buffalo Stomp seed distribution event.
Time 9am-12 noon
Location: Frisco Commons Park (8000 McKinney Rd.). For this session let’s meet in front of the main gazebo. We’ll walk up to the prairie from there.
Bring – Saws, clippers, gloves, water, litter bags.
Saturday, October 30 – Buffalo Stomp Site Setup and Event!
Time – 10:15am-12 noon
Location – Frisco Commons (8000 McKinney Rd.). Please go straight to the prairie area…Molly and Kelsey will meet you there at 10:15 for setup. I’ll be leading an Urban Forestry Board Tree Walk in the park’s riparian area from about 10am-11am. We’ll emerge from the woods about 11am with a bunch of the Buffalo Stomp attendees in tow.
Bring – No tools needed, just bring some water and a smile! Wear your badge!
