Friends of Acker Park
Goals for 2025
As of November 20 2024
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Develop a DETAILED BLUEPRINT of what Acker Park should look like 25 years from now.
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Trail maintenance and improvement. Develop "Water Exits". Lay 1/2 inch crushed rock, placed in potential muddy areas.
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Develop informational kiosks at other five entrances to the Park. Complete!!!
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J.S. Acker Kiosk (History of Acker’s Life and his gift to the Citizens of Prescott)
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17 Lifetime Bench/Table acquisition, modification and placement. Unity Church will also add one or two benches. Nearing Completion!!
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Keep the information pamphlets/doggy bags available in the park’s entrances. Thanks to Lynda... Complete!!!
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Help organize and participate in School Field Trips.
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Develop “special” areas to place benches, develop areas that will allow kids to play in the natural park, paths and openings that only they know about.
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Help organize at least two “official work days” per year.
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Interface with the Prescott Park and Recreation Foresters regarding the fire health of Acker Park. Develop "long term, sustainable" map of park.
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Increase the number of Friends of Acker Park... especially with the folks who live right next to the park.
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Earth Day booth set up and interface with community. 22nd of April Saturday. Complete!!!
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Maintain current Drone image of the park possibly "Lidar" Thanks to Michael Maier Complete and Ongoing.
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Acker’s Birthday in August plaza celebration.
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Reduce the Horehound and other invasive weed populations. Thanks to La Tierra Community School Complete and ongoing!!!
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Provide Rip Rap rock wall to prevent erosion within the "Turn Around" area on South Washington. Thanks to the LDS Just Serve group this was done in a flash, along with some stunning trail work! Complete and ongoing.
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Place plant identification QR codes on woody flora in Park. Ongoing!!!
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Increase usage of park, advertisement in paper, on line neighbors, ETC? Dog walking, exercise, running, biking etc!
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Earth Day booth on Cortez. Complete!!!
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How to further reduce sexual activity in park. Good Progress and Ongoing!!!
GROOM TRAILS:
fewer rocks, better water control, new surface gravel.
IN PROGRESS, THERE IS STILL LOTS TO DO.
PLACEMENT OF NEW BENCHES
RETIRE OLD ORIGINAL BASIC WOOD BENCHES AND REPLACE WITH "CONVERTABLE BENCHES" / "LEGACY BENCHES" TO REPLACE MANY OF THE FIRST GENERATION BENCHES.
ACKER VOLUNTEER WORK DAYS
“SPRING WORK DAY”, AND ONE MORE IN THE FALL... WHEN IT COOLS DOWN A BIT. AROUND 20 FOLKS, MAINLY FROM THE UNITY GREEN TEAM +, DONATED 60 HOURS OF LABOR TO ENHANCE THE PARK. ALSO, "JUST SERVE" AN LDS COMMUNITY SERVICE GROUP BUILD A RICRAC WALL TO STOP EROSION AND LAID MANY LINEAR METERS OF 3/4 INCH CRUSHED ROCK TO THE TRAILS TO REDUCE MUD DURING WET SEASONS. THIS PROJECT IS ONGOING.
FALL: ON THE 27 OF SEPTEMBER ~105 STUDENTS FROM LA TIERRA COMMUNITY SCHOOL ARE DOING A COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY AND WIPED OUT ~30 INDUSTRIAL BAGS OF HOREHOUND, AN INVASIVE WEED.
ASTRONOMY STAR NIGHT
JOHN MANGIMELI HAS BEEN VERY BUSY DURING THE DARK OF THE MOON TO PROVIDE INTERESTED CITIZENS A VERY INTERESTING INTRODUCTION TO THE NIGHT SKY.
TOOL RACK IN STORAGE AREA
ORGANIZING STORAGE ROOM
THE GREEN TEAM COMPLETELY REORGANIZED AND LABELED THE TOOL/STORAGE "SHED".
FORESTERY PROJECT ALLELOPATHIC TREATMENT OF NEW GROWTH
TWO CUT AREAS WHERE NEW GROWTH IS APPEARING HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH A ROOT KILLING SPRAY. THIS SPRAY IS NOT TOXIC TO ANIMALS (HUMANS), HAS A SHORT HALF-LIFE... BUT HALTS THE REGROWTH OF THE SHRUBS. MAKING AREAS MORE SUSTAINABLE
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF FRIENDS OF ACKER PARK.
TO BE VIABLE AND ABLE TO INCREASE OUR EFFECT ON THE PARK WE NEED NEW MEMBERS, MEMBERS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO A BIT OF TIME TO MAKE THE PARK EVEN BETTER
PLACEMENT OF NEW BENCHES
RETIRE OLD ORIGINAL BASIC WOOD BENCHES AND REPLACE WITH "CONVERTABLE BENCHES" WITH NEW "LEGACY BENCHES" TO REPLACE THE FIRST GENERATION BENCHES.
ACKER VOLUNTEER WORK DAYS
“SPRING WORK DAY”, AND ONE MORE IN THE FALL... WHEN IT COOLS DOWN A BIT. AROUND 20 FOLKS, MAINLY FROM THE UNITY GREEN TEAM +, DONATED 60 HOURS OF LABOR TO ENHANCE THE PARK.
FALL: ON THE 27 OF SEPTEMBER ~105 STUDENTS FROM LA TIERRA COMMUNITY SCHOOL ARE DOING A COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY AND WIPED OUT ~25 LARGE BAGS OF HOREHOUND, AN INVASIVE WEED.
ASTRONOMY STAR NIGHT
JOHN MANGIMELI HAS BEEN VERY BUSY DURING THE DARK OF THE MOON TO PROVIDE INTERESTED CITIZENS A VERY INTERESTING INTRODUCTION TO THE NIGHT SKY.
TOOL RACK IN STORAGE AREA
ORGANIZING STORAGE ROOM
This is yoTHE GREEN TEAM COMPLETELY REORGANIZED AND LABELED THE TOOL/STOR- AGE SHED.
FORESTERY PROJECT ALELOPATHIC TREATMENT OF NEW GROWTH
TWO CUT AREAS WHERE NEW GROWTH IS APPEARING HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH A ROOT KILLING SPRAY. THIS SPRAY IS NOT TOXIC TO ANIMALS (HUMANS), HAS A SHORT HALF-LIFE... BUT HALTS THE REGROWTH OF THE SHRUBS. MAKING AREAS MORE SUSTAINABLE