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Powerful Day of Service in the Gardens
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Nearly 500 youth weeded, shoveled, mulched, planted and learned gardening skills in the Gardens at Lake Merritt as participants in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Monday, January 16, 2012.
“It is a wonderful thing to see all these young people coming together to improve their community,” said Mayor Quan. This is the biggest MLK Day project in Oakland today.”
Special thanks to Justice Corps, Climate Corps, Americorp Vista, the Sierra Club, Cal Corp, the Coast Guard, Oakland Public Works, Oakland Parks and Recreation and the Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt for a tremendously successful service day in the Gardens and Lakeside Park.
In addition, thanks to Waste Management for supplying the Gardens with 70 yards of compost and to Malibu Compost for their ongoing support of the Gardens.
Park Supervisor Tora Rocha, lead coordinator of the day’s activities, which included 22 projects in the Gardens, said, “This is amazing, everyone is working so hard; these volunteers are making Oakland proud.”
- Renewing the pollinator garden for native bees, butterflies and hummingbirds
- People's Victory Garden – teaching the community vegetable gardening
- Great work Justice Corp
- Eddie Dunbar, President of Insect Sciences Museum of California, was on hand to discuss the native butterfly house being planned for the Gardens.
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Powerful Day of Service in the Gardens
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Nearly 500 youth weeded, shoveled, mulched, planted and learned gardening skills in the Gardens at Lake Merritt as participants in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Monday, January 16, 2012.
“It is a wonderful thing to see all these young people coming together to improve their community,” said Mayor Quan. This is the biggest MLK Day project in Oakland today.”
Special thanks to Justice Corps, Climate Corps, Americorp Vista, the Sierra Club, Cal Corp, the Coast Guard, Oakland Public Works, Oakland Parks and Recreation and the Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt for a tremendously successful service day in the Gardens and Lakeside Park.
In addition, thanks to Waste Management for supplying the Gardens with 70 yards of compost and to Malibu Compost for their ongoing support of the Gardens.
Park Supervisor Tora Rocha, lead coordinator of the day’s activities, which included 22 projects in the Gardens, said, “This is amazing, everyone is working so hard; these volunteers are making Oakland proud.”
- Renewing the pollinator garden for native bees, butterflies and hummingbirds
- People's Victory Garden – teaching the community vegetable gardening
- Great work Justice Corp
- Eddie Dunbar, President of Insect Sciences Museum of California, was on hand to discuss the native butterfly house being planned for the Gardens.
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Free Tours of the Gardens at Lake Merritt
The Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt are offering free tours of The Gardens Saturday January 7 and Saturday January 21 at 10:00am. The tours begin at the Sensory Garden.
The tour, lasting approximately 30 minutes, will feature the Gardens’ many unique and nationally renowned horticultural collections. Tours are designed to be enjoyed by the entire family. Kids will love it.
For more information regarding The Gardens at Lake Merritt tours, or to arrange a private group tour, contact Ron at ronele@earthlink.net.
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