Just thinking out loud - maybe we need a rain garden in the bowl! (I know, probably not practical, but these are the kinds of things we could think about).
On 9/29/09 9:35 PM, "Kimm Tynan" <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think it's nonsense, Tony. In this day and age, chemical fertilizers > and pesticides are pretty widely viewed as pretty backwards. Given Mayor > Nutter's emphasis on being green, I think the issue of what chemicals are > being pumped into Clark and other parks is an entirely valid one for public > discussion - not just for safety of kids and pets but for broader ecological > reasons. And there's no need to be defensive - I don't think anyone is > accusing Moon Site Management of being evil people. That doesn't mean folks > can't raise issues with specific things they do that people might want > changed. > > I think Glenn has a point. Does anyone care if there are dandelions in Clark > Park? We all want grass in our park, but is fertilizer really necessary? If > so could we find a greener alternative? Let's call Mike McGrath (from the > radio, not the neighborhood)! > > I imagine there would be a lot of popular support in the neighborhood for > trying to make Clark Park a model of green, ecofriendly maintenance. I would > imagine that that is the sort of thing Mike Diberardinis would leap to > support. Given that "green" is hot, and that FOCP's job is theoretically to > advocate for the desires and interests of park users and the surrounding > community, this seems like an ideal campaign to take up. I would guess there > a lot of funding sources for this type of thing right now. > > I mean, if the city can embark on this project: > > http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/62007227.html > > Why can't we eliminate chemicals from our parks? > > If FOCP were to take up this battle, I might even be lured to get involved. > > Really, I can't see why you're so dismissive of the issue. > > Kimm > > On 9/29/09 6:42 PM, "Anthony West" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It's all very well known, KC. It's been going on for 10 years now. Clark >> Park is a part of the City of Philadelphia Dept. of Recreation and and >> this is what the City welcomes to have done in this park. It spares the >> City the cost of doing the job itself, which is appreciated when there >> is a budget crisis, as there is now. >> >> The guys who were hired are Moon Site Management. They are the reason >> the trash is removed twice a week rather than once a week during the >> peak season. They are the reason the grass in the park is mown more than >> once every 2 months in the peak season. And they are the sole reason the >> grass gets any maintenance at all; your tax dollars purchase ZERO lawn >> care ever, for our neighborhood's most cherished and most heavily used >> and abused lawn. >> >> It isn't enough. But it's better than nothing. Neighbors who care about >> Clark Park pitch in every spring to the 'Party for the Park' fundraiser >> that supports this neighborhood green initiative. Maybe you'll join us >> next year! >> >> I can't tell you tonight precisely which ground-care treatment was >> applied today. At this time of year, it's more likely to have been a >> fertilizer than an herbicide. Some fertilizers are toxic to animals, >> though, and require a certain amount of settling in before creatures >> should walk across treated areas. That's why warning signs are placed by >> Rec. When the risk has passed, the signs are removed. >> >> For people who want the facts on this particular chemical, we'll round >> that up and report back to you tomorrow. >> >> In the meantime, please don't panic about this "poison" nonsense. People >> who've lived in the neighborhood for a while have heard all Glenn's >> stuff before. It is more of a personal problem than a public problem. >> >> -- Tony West >> >> >> >> KC Hibbard wrote: >>> Does anyone know who actually contracted the ground poisoning? Seems >>> that that party should be targeted. The most immediate at risk part of >>> the population from herbicide and pesticide use is children and pets. >>> They have a faster metabolism. Think of the kids kicking around in the >>> dust at the fair this past week. Breathing poison dirt. The long range >>> risks involve destroying our watershed. This practice is >>> irresponsible and must be stopped. >>> >>> It's funny that Penn is touting it's committment to environmental >>> causes, creating more green space all the while dumping herbicides all >>> summer and wacking the grass with weed wackers so it dies at the edges >>> of the lawns so they repeat the grass- seed -poison cycle. >>> >>> Is it UCD, FOCP or Fairmount Park? Who hired these guys? >>> >>> ---- >>> You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the >>> list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see >>> <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. >>> >>> >> >> >> ---- >> You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the >> list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see >> <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
