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Thanks for a Great 2010 Fall Clean Up
The Fall 2010 Clean up was a great success! Thanks to everyone for a terrific job at the clean up last Sunday. We had more than 25 enthusiastic volunteers who planted hundreds of bulbs. Look for the results of their efforts next spring. Each clean...
CleanUp Day Sunday 11/7 from 1 – 3 PM
Please join us for the Pond Cleanup Day this Sunday 11/7 from 1 to 3 pm. Bulb planting, trash pickup and general fall chores. Bring work gloves and your favorite tool, or use the ones provided. Meet at the parking area by the playground. Please...
Path Improvements
If you haven't walked around the pond recently be sure to check out the improvements to the path on the south (New Scotland) side. Over the summer the City of Albany reconfigured the pond path to be much less steep, reducing erosion problems and...
Thank You for the Great Mulchathon 2010
Thanks to everyone for a terrific job at the clean up this past Sunday. Jack tells us the playground looks better than anytime in the 17 years he's been on the job. Special thanks to Jason Schultz of Brookside Nursery who led our nature walk....
Changes coming to the Path
As a result of the Albany County Soil & Water District grant that BPC facilitated, DGS will be reconfiguring the steep section of the path near the foot of Lenox on the the New Scotland (south) side of the pond. We don't know yet when work will...
Pond Appreciation Day – Sunday, May 16th
Help Spring Clean on Sunday 5/16 from 1 to 3 Please join us as we do some general cleanup. We will also mulch the playground with city provided mulch and do some routine gardening projects including taking out an overgrown perennial bed and trying...