Come hear the results of the research students at Roanoke College of Environmental Studies performed, under the direction of Dr. Laura Hartman, of the Kiwanis Nature Park. This presentation is being hosted from 6:00-7:30pm on December 3 at the Clean Valley Council as part of their Sustainability Series. Roanoke College students spent a semester investigating the natural and human elements of the Kiwanis Nature Park. They will share their observations and they will share recommendations. Use provided link to register.
Kiwanis Outreach Opportunity on Saturday October 18th. Fall Festival at the Melrose Plaza. Check in at Melrose Library: 2502 Melrose Ave in Roanoke. Volunteers needed to work our Club's exhibit table from 9am to 2 pm. While at the festival, be sure to check out the Kiwanis Nature Park progress that recently has been made and check out all that Melrose Plaza now has to offer.
Meet at 10:00 on November 8th at the Shining Stars Montessori at Villa Heights Park. We will use provided grabbers, trash bags, and vests to clean up the neighborhood upstream of our Kiwanis Nature Park; will finish by 12:00 noon. Use provided link to register.
Meet at 10:00 on September 13th at the Goodwill Pavilion located 2502 Melrose Avenue (next to the Kiwanis Nature Park and the Horton's Branch watershed). We will use provided grabbers, trash bags, and vests to clean up the Park and neighborhood; will finish by 12:00 noon. Register using this link: https://tinyurl.com/3kmvkr6t
Meet at the Kiwanis Nature Park to help with some Spring effort in the pollinator garden. We will have 50 small plants to put in the garden. That is the main focus, getting those babies in the ground. Maintenance and weeding comes second. Bring your shovels, work gloves and sunscreen. We have an auger to help with digging if needed. This should be a fun and productive activity for all ages.
Our Kiwanis Nature Park committee and our Environment committee have secured an exhibit booth at the 2025 Virginia Environmental Education Conference being held February 10 at the Hotel Roanoke from 7:00am-5:00pm. This is an exciting outreach activity to share information about our Club's environmental efforts and our Nature Park. Larry the Logperch will be featured. Volunteers are being recruited for shifts to staff our booth. Classroom and community-based environmental educators from across the commonwealth will participate in professional development, networking, learning opportunities, field trips, and collaboration to celebrate and enrich environmental education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and beyond.
