Those who use the park know how worn out the grass is. During the Spring and warmer Winter days, the amount of water and mud has become a real problem. A number of park members have been discussing, for a while now, about how to get mulch or other substrate to cover areas of the off-lease area.
After making contact with Salt Lake County, the entity responsible for maintenance of the park, they delivered approximately 2 tons of mulch for volunteers to spread around. The first load came last Friday and was dumped inside the off-lease area, by the entrance. People using the park helped to get it spread around Saturday around noon.
The 2nd load came in Tuesday morning (when the park was normally closed) and was dumped inside the park by the east gate. Because of the weather, those volunteering made the decision to spread it around on the east side since it was close and a lot of people hang out by the benches, not to mention it was pretty muddy there.
After the mulch was spread, some of the poop by the east gate was cleaned up, and some of the ice was removed from the sidewalk to help with the drainage. When the volunteers left there was a steady stream going down the front gate and into the drainage.
Volunteers spent a little over 1 hour to get all of the work done. Those volunteering were the dad’s of Buddy, Charlie, and Scout, and the mom’s of Odie and Zeus.
We are hoping to continue to get mulch from the County. As long as the park isn’t muddy they can drive in and dump the mulch where it needs to be spread. If it’s wet, they don’t want to bog down while making the delivery. We will continue to post notices on the website and at the park when we have opportunities to make these improvements.
(Thanks to Deborah Polak for contributing to this article.)
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- Volunteers spreading mulch near the vehicle gate
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- Continuing to spread mulch
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- Spreading the mulch in the off-lease area
