Join Us For Our Annual Star Gazing Night

Our Annual Star Gazing Night will be held Saturday, September 23rd at its usual location in Cindy Drive Park starting around 7:30pm

This is a great event for all ages. The members of the Niagara Chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada bring out some of their impressive telescopes and are eager to share their obsession with anyone interested. See you there!

 

 

2022….a year in review

The first week in May volunteers gathered at the pollinator garden in Walker’s Creek Park South to clear the winter debris in preparation for the annual “Split and Share”. This is a popular event with the neighbourhood gardeners who are interested in creating or expanding their backyard gardens to encourage wildlife visitors as well as enjoying the added colour themselves.

Planting a new pollinator garden in Cindy Dr. Park

In June another successful Plant Sale at 88 Cherie Rd with plants generously donated by the Walker’s Creek members brought in $400 plus which is used for planting and garden maintenance in the parks along the trail as well as stationary, etc.

In September “An Evening of Stargazing” with the Royal Astronomical Society Niagara was held in Cindy Park. The weather was perfect which encouraged a good turnout of all ages.

Late September students from Niagara College met with our volunteers and planted over 350 wildflowers throughout the reforest restoration project completed in 2021 located on the bluff of Cherie Park. The plants were generously gifted from The Friends of Malcolmson Eco Park. The following week volunteers from Walker’s Creek and the NPCA planted a new pollinator garden just north of the children’s playground in Cindy Park. Many thanks to the NPCA and the City for their assistance.

Getting a helping hand from the Niagara College students planting native flowers in Cherie Rd Park

In early October, Cindy Park was the site of a mass planting of trees and shrubs. With the loss of a forested area on private property on the west side of Cindy Park, the city decided to use a generous donation from Trees Canada to replace the loss of wildlife habitat directly beside the new proposed development. This will act as a buffer between the new development that will be appreciated by us humans as well as the wildlife who call Cindy Pk home!

Mass tree planting in Cindy Dr. Park in October

I am so thankful to our Walker’s Creek members and volunteers, to the City of St. Catharines staff and Councillors Dawn Dodge and Bill Phillips, the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, the students at Niagara College and our Friends of Malcolmson Eco Park. Working together we accomplish so much!

With Sincere Thanks,
Della Trojan, Chair
Friends of Walker’s Creek

Our Annual Star Gazing Night is back!

Our Annual Star Gazing Night is back Saturday, September 3rd at its usual location in Cindy Drive Park starting around 7:30pm

This is a great event for all ages. The members of the Niagara Chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada bring out some of their impressive telescopes and are eager to share their obsession with anyone interested. See you there!

 

 

Our Annual Plant Sale – 2022 Edition

Our Annual Plant Sale is back Saturday, June 4th at its usual location at 88 Cherie Drive from 8:00 AM to Noon

This is the ideal time to find plants, grown locally, that can add that special item to your home gardens. Most reasonable prices, variety, excellent information from knowledgeable people and helping to fund the many projects the Friends of Walker’s Creek undertake in the Parks. In the past, these Plant Sales have purchased park benches, have tagged the various trees, added bushes and plants and continue to make improvements in the Parks for the enjoyment of all.

 

 

We welcome donations of potted plants from all as these form the supply that is available for sale. Donated potted plants can be dropped of at 88 Cherie Drive anytime this  coming week. Because these plants come from local gardens, you can be assured they are well climatized, have found the local climate and conditions ideal for their growth and so adding them to the garden at your home has the greatest possibility of continued growth and prosperity.

 

 

The Plant sale is also a great time to meet with the Directors of the Friends of Walker’s Creek and share your insights, make suggestions, get excellent advice on local home gardening and be an active part of maintaining and improving the Parks that are such a central delight in the Grantham and St. Georges wards.

 

Pollination Garden Sharing

Upcoming Event

Friends of Walker’s Creek – Pollination Garden Sharing – Saturday May 14, 2022 – 9 am to 1 pm

This Saturday morning, Della will be out at the Pollination Garden in Walker’s Creek Park South splitting and sharing these native pollinators! Many thanks to the volunteers of The Friends of Walker’s Creek for coming out to spring clean. Great job!

When:

  • Saturday, May 14th, 2022 –  9:00 am -1:00 pm

Where:

Walker’s Creek Park South between Linwell Road and Parnell Road

  • Richelieu Drive entrance near Old Oxford Road
  • The nearest entrance to the park is Keistan and Strathcona Drive

Plants available:

  • Sweet Oxeye, Beardtongue, Wild Bergamot, coneflower, asters and more to be given away
  • Please bring your own containers and we will dig up your plant selection