PHASE 1 COMPLETE! PHASE 2 SECTIONS STILL AVAILABLE!
Help us give Woodland Park’s nature trails the entrance they deserve!
Many park-goers and neighbors don’t even realize that there are beautiful, hospitable, and friendly nature trails along Hollywood Bayou (AKA Little White Oak Bayou) in Woodland Park. One critical reason: there’s no visible “gateway” or trailhead.
Now is your chance to donate and name one or more 10-foot section(S) of rail with engraved placard for $300 per section! Recognize a loved one, your dog who loves the trails, a scout or school group, or your favorite volunteer!
We are working with HPARD and their fencing contractor to establish a natural-wood, split-rail fence with an two openings offering a “gateway” into Woodland Park’s beautiful Nature Preserve. It would line the border between the wooded nature preserve and the more developed park (picnic lawn, tennis courts, etc.), with a prominent opening inviting parkgoers to use the trails. Similar railings exist in Memorial Park Eastern Glades area and in other CoH nature preserves. This project also kicks off our “15 for 15” projects commemorating the 15th year of FWP!
We want all our neighbors and parkgoers to experience the pleasures of the nature trail: herons, egrets, turtles, lizards - and over 170 species of birds in the preserve. We also want to make sure that the space feels welcoming and secure; the rail will show that these are well maintained and publicly frequented trails.
– ~$7K gets us 300 feet (from Community Center to Tennis Court)
– ~$30K gets us 1000 feet (from Community Center all the way to “the Grove” / southwest corner of park on Houston ave
