Naturalized Area
With the development of the Dry Pond on the Lendrum Athletic Field, came the initiative to develop a naturalized area. At the time of planning for the dry pond in 2007, the following was proposed to community residents:
"A wet meadow feature would be in the centre, between the playing fields. It would be slightly lower than the rest of the dry pond and be the first and last area to have ponding water. This would be a naturalized area suitable for outdoor classroom activities.
Lendrum Place Community Consultation concerning a Dry Pond next to Lendrum and Avalon Schools held April 12, 2007 at Lendrum Elementary School
The Naturalized Area is a great place to explore in any season.
In 2014, Dr. M Anne Naeth of the University of Alberta, Department of Renewable Resources and the City of Edmonton partnered in a joint research project on naturalized areas. The research was focused on the effects of naturalization on living and non-living habitat.
Further details on the development of the Dry Pond and the Naturalized Area can be found below in the Naturalized Area Archive.
Worker Bees
Help Maintain the Naturalized Area and Athletic Park. Several coordinators and many volunteers contribute to the maintenance of the naturalized areas, plant beds, athletic park, playground, and spray park. The additional mowing and weed trimming keeps the fields and park areas looking well-groomed in the interval between City of Edmonton mowings during the summer.
Volunteers work to keep the available equipment in working order as well. While some community fields and parks have become overgrown, the public areas in Lendrum continue to look well maintained.
Please read Lendrum Living Newsletter, page 6 - Fall 2020 for insight into the work that our volunteers do in this area. Perhaps it will inspire you to volunteer as well. There is always something to do to help maintain the park.
Tools, equipment and guidance are available. Even if it is just an hour or two once a week, it all helps.
Volunteers can be individuals, or groups. It provides great team building opportunities while helping to maintain the space at the highest possible level.
Contact Bonnie Herring Cooper for more information or if you are interested in volunteering.
