Upcoming Events
- Sat. Mar. 18th rescheduled FOP workday 8AM
Sat. Mar. 11th FOP workday 8AM was rained out.- Wilderness Run/Walk at the Hamilton Greenbelt in April 22nd, for details
click here.
- We have a Facebook page being administered by Dan Moyer
Lakeway Friends of the Parks
- For those who shop on Amazon, FOP is now a listed charitable organization and can receive 0.5% of your Amazon purchase.
Navigate to smile.amazon.com, login, select "Change Your Charity" and search for "Friends of the Park" located in Lakeway, TX
and click on the Select button.
Visit the FOP website at www.lakewayfop.org for more information.
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Dan Moyer mixing concrete at the bird blind site, photo by Bernie Reding
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Hamilton Greenbelt
The following two projects were done before the heavy rain arrived on Sat. Mar. 11.
Bird Blind
Tony Mataya, Gary Evensen, Mike Light, Lorraine Tallent, Dar Moneyhon, Dan Moyer, Jonathan Gannon,
George Ferrie, Maggie Lupton, Chris Lupton, and Bernie Reding dug ten post holes about 20 inches deep,
added about 2 inches of
crushed granite which brought the final depth to 18 inches. They then mixed by hand 15 bags
of concrete mix. Each bag weighed 80 pounds. Using levels, each metal post was held in a
vertical position while concrete was poured around them. An occasional light rain did not
hamper this hard working crew's work.
submitted by Bernie Reding
Watch the video on Facebook (Men at work).
What a determined crew!
Thanks, guys for sticking it out in the rain. Hope we have better weather next Saturday!
submitted by Judy Hazen
Brush pile clean-up at the entrance to HGB I
Pat McDermott, Ron Moore and Jim Dunn hauled left-over 2015 Firewise brush piles and additional
deadfalls from the first bend in the Jeter Trail downhill to the new HGB I parking lot.
submitted by Pat McDermott
On Tuesday, March 14, W.C. Enmon, Pat McDermott and Bernie Reding installed rails on fence posts in preparation
for the attachment of cedar limbs on the March 18 workday.
submitted by Bernie Reding
If you plan to work on the fence tomorrow, please bring pliers for twisting and cutting wires. I will have a
few tools available so if you don't have these tools, come anyway. We will have other tasks too that don't require tools.
The bottom rails are quite low. You may be more comfortable if you can bring a short stool to sit on.
No. 14 gage galvanized wire will be used to attach the cedar limbs to the 2 x 4 rails that are in place.
I made a rough calculation of how many wire ties will be needed to complete. I came up with over 700. I doubt
that we can complete the fence in one workday.
submitted by Bernie Reding
Sat. Mar. 18 weather was much better
On the rescheduled workday on March 18, it took eleven hard working volunteers about 3 1/2 hours to attach cedar
limbs to the bottom two rails of the 50 foot screening fence at the bird watching blind. The weather was perfect
for this activity. Hopefully, the top half of the fence will be completed at the next workday. Joining FOP were
two high schools students gaining some volunteer service hours. They were a big help and are welcome to come back
and help finish the fence.
The cedar limbs were attached, top and bottom, with somewhat stiff #14 gage galvanized wire.
Working on the fence Bernie Reding, George Ferrie, Mike Taylor, Jim Dunn, Lorraine Tallent, Tony Mataya, Dan Moyer,
David Conner, Mike Light, Hunter and Jordyn Lewis.
submitted by Bernie Reding
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Hamilton Greenbelt Bird Blind workers Tony, Gary, Mike, Lorraine, Dar, Dan, Geroge, Maggie, Chris and Bernie. Photo by Bernie Reding
Bird blind fencing team was Bernie, George, Mike, Jim, Lorraine, Tony, David, Mike, Hunter and Jordyn. Photo by Dan Moyer
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Canyonlands
Sat. March 18th Elmer Tyler, Dave Cross, Ron Moore, Anthony Coley and Pat McDermott removed cedar trees that were
choking out oak trees near the entrance to Canyon Lands.
submitted by Pat McDermott
Hardworking volunteers accomplished a lot of Cedar clearing. Good job guys!
submitted by Janet Wright
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Canyonland group was Pat, Ron, Elmer and Dave, photo by Janet Wright
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