Goals for 2023
As of March/10/2023
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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 working with Chris Hosking, Trail Master for Prescott. Water Exits, crushed rock,k placed in potential muddy areas.
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J.S. Acker Kiosk (History of Acker’s Life and his gift to the Citizens of Prescott) Bench/Table acquisition and placement.
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Keep the information pamphlets/doggy bags available in the park’s entrances. Lynda
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Help organize and participate in School Field Trips. Mary Layman, Tom Atkins,
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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. Marium Maier, Tom Atkins
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Help organize 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. Tom
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Increase the number of Friends of Acker Park... especially with the folks who live right next to the park. Barbara, Tom, Lynda.
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Earth Day booth set up and interface with community. 22nd of April Saturday. Tom
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Maintain current Drone image of the park. Michael Maier
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Acker’s Birthday in August plaza celebration
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Reduce the Horehound and other invasive weed populations. John
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And a new one… Reduce the number of Tumble Weed plants in the drainage ditch off of the Washington Street… and beautify the Washington Street Park Entrance, it is currently very ugly! Michael
GROOM TRAILS:
fewer rocks, better water control, new surface gravel.
IN PROGRESS, CHRIS HOSKING’S OVER THE HILL GANG HAS SPENT NUMEROUS HOURS WORKING ON THE ACKER PARK TRAILS. THE GREEN TEAM HAS ALSO WORKED ON TRAILS. 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.
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
THE GREEN TEAM COMPLETELY REORGANIZED AND LABELED THE TOOL/STORAGE "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
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