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Families and Trail Stewards Pulling Together

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
12/31/2020 - 4:50pm

As promised, I recruited individual families to continue the work of removing Garlic mustard from the trail. Two parents and their two little girls enjoyed clambering along the hillsides of the trail pulling Garlic mustard and bagging it for disposal. This family had participated in the 2019 I Love My Park Day and were pleased to have the opportunity to continue the work the following May.

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Holiday Greetings from the Friends

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
12/30/2020 - 4:57pm

Holiday greetings from the Friends – to everyone who loves snow and sledding.

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Our Own Mavis Cain Wins Senior Citizen Hall of Fame Award

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
12/06/2020 - 9:12am

The above photo was taken as a screenshot by Eileen Charles during the live presentation

The Friends are thrilled that our President Mavis Cain has won a prestigious Westchester County Senior Citizen Hall of Fame Award.

Here is the text that accompanied her award:

Special Recognition:   Mavis Cain, Dobbs Ferry

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Magic Near the Trail

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
12/04/2020 - 11:43am

The Aqueduct inspires creativity and ingenuity! We love this little house built beside the trail in Sleepy Hollow at Souglas Park!

This “Not for Sale” house is one the trail just south of Gory Brook Road. Go by. Maybe there are cookies and cakes waiting…. Or a witch’s spell. It’s just one of the treasures you’ll find if you do the 26 miles of the trail.

Our neighbor, photographer Mark Liflander (@liflanderphotography), took these wonderful pictures to document their visit.

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Bronx Aqueduct Walk Gets Some Love

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
12/04/2020 - 8:41am

(photo by Pilar Maschi)

Volunteers from the Friends of Aqueduct Walk and the University Heights community, led by Pilar Maschi, Partnership for Parks Catalyst facilitator, demonstrated their hard work and love for the Aqueduct trail by holding a clean-up event on Saturday, November 8. An article in the Norwood News' November 27 issue noted that the volunteers also planted crocuses. Aqueduct Walk, a New York City park, lies between Fordham Road and 183rd St. in The Bronx.

Congratulations from Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct!

 

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