Nature Park News – October

What’s New in the Park

We are always working on something! Most of our new projects are volunteer-led. We could not do this without your help!

✨  Entrance Path Enhancement
Ongoing improvements to the entrance path from Pasadena Avenue continue to enhance accessibility and visitor experience.

 🦇 Bat Boxes Installed
Scout, Henry Woltz, installed two bat boxes as part of his Eagle Scout project. We’re exploring monitoring methods to track whether we attract these beneficial creatures.

Did you know? Bats are crucial to our ecosystem, consuming enormous numbers of insects, including mosquitos. In fact, bats can eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes an hour. Learn more interesting bat facts at Nature Conservancy

 🌾 More Native Plantings
Our planting efforts continue in the area adjacent to the golf course. We’re cultivating traditional Native American basketry plants including deergrass (Muhlenbergia rigens) and aromatic sumac (Rhus aromatica), with plans to add chaparral yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei) and wiregrass (Juncus).

Volunteer Days

WhereSouth Pas Nature Park, 100 block of Pasadena Ave, east of York Blvd Bridge. Street parking is available on Pasadena Ave for the upper entrance, and in the parking lots near the golf course by the lower entrance. Meet in the park near the lower entrance, next to the recreational path.

Nature Park volunteers should: 

  • Wear sunscreen, hat, sunglasses
  • Bring plenty of water
  • Bring gardening gloves and tools (weeders, trowels, whatever you use in your own garden), there are extra tools and gloves for those who need them
  • Wear comfortable work clothes, including work shoes (sneakers or boots) and long pants
  • Face mask is recommended – helps with allergies and dust
  • Bring binoculars for birdwatching (optional)

Children must be under adult supervision at all times. There is poison oak in the park that we will point out before starting. Also, if you are expecting a group of 10 or more, please email us at hello@southpasnaturepark.org so that we can have enough tools.

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