Environment & Beautification Committee
Committee Goal:
The SHA Environment Committee works to promote greater environmental awareness and increased citizen participation. The group meets every other month, projects are mainly volunteer-interest driven and have included: promoting recycling, composting & waste reduction; free workshops on rain gardens, rain barrels, home energy efficiency; greening projects along Grand Avenue; advocacy of alternative transportation (HourCar, biking, etc); assisting with the Annual Neighborhood Cleanup; and maintenance of the Sam Morgan Native Prairie & Linwood Raingarden. New ideas are welcome, this groups is a great way to meet neighbors and make a difference!
Meeting Location:
Meetings held at the Linwood Community Center, 860 St. Clair Ave.
Next Meeting Date and Topics:
Monday, Dec. 5, 2011
7 p.m.
Linwood Community Center,
Sr. Lounge
Discussion Items
- Trees for Grand Ave.
- Sam Morgan Prairie…new Project Chair
- Clothing Swap project idea
- Update on Grand Avenue Recycling Project (FROG)
Accomplishments (1992-present)
(*Ongoing Projects)
- Established the Linwood Park upper gardens
- 1997 Installed underground watering system for maintainence of Linwood Park upper gardens
- 1998 Established the Sam Morgan Prairie at Linwood Park
- 1998-2004 Coordinated Collaborative Project with City for Boulevard Tree Stump Removal
- *Coordinate Annual Spring Neighborhood Clean Up
- *Promote weekly Eureka curbside recycling
- *Organize Annual Spring Plant Exchange
- April 2007 Sam Morgan Prairie restoration burn and Sept. Replanting Project
- 2009 Raingarden Workshop
- 2009 Collaborative transportation project with Grand Ave. Business Association to install over 100 bike racks at 15 Grand Avenue locations.
- 2009/10 Collaborative Creation of Linwood Rain Garden with City and Watershed District
- April 2010 Sam Morgan Prairie restoration burn
- *Promote neighborhood environmental stewardship through new “green” column in The Summit newsletter
- 2010 Fundraising and Establishment of the HOURCAR hub at Grand & Victoria
- *Continued Maintenance of Linwood Gardens, Rain Garden and Sam Morgan Prairie
- Oct. 2011 Creation of Raingarden Interpretive Poster for Linwood
Future Projects:
- Exploring Creation of a Summit Hill Community Garden at Linwood Park
- Work with Grand Avenue Business Association to promote reducing/recycling on Grand Avenue
- Planning quarterly public information sessions on environmental issues: i.e.: All About Plastics Workshop, etc.
- Promoting the successful expansion and regeneration of the Sam Morgan Prairie at Linwood Rec Center
Further info? Contact: Call Kate at 612-703-3674