By Sarasvati Ishaya Last fall, TPNA invited a presentation from the New Hope Audubon Society about the “Leave Your Leaves” Campaign, advocating leaving fallen leaves in your yard as a way to reduce pollution from gas-fired blowers and to increase…
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President’s Report: 2021 in Review
By Karalyn Colopy, TPNA President In 2021 we made progress in adjusting to life with Covid. We resumed publication of this newsletter after a pandemic pause, held some of our traditional annual community events, and committed to have a Home…
Leave Your Leaves!
At the November TPNA Board meeting, guest speakers Ellen Reckhow, former County Commissioner, and Chay’La Hart, NCCU Senior and outreach intern with New Hope Audubon Society, educated us about the “Leave Your Leaves” initiative, describing the enormous environmental and economic…
Posted in Environment, Stewardship and beautification
Trinity Park Foundation Update: New Labels for Artwork
With a $1400 grant from Duke through the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, awarded in partnership with TPNA, the Trinity Park Foundation purchased (and will soon install) long-hoped-for bronze labels for the three works of art located in The Trinity Park. With…
Neighborhood Improvements: Rain Gardens, Artwork, and Ellerbe Creek Cultural Signage
Thanks to Duke’s Doing Good In the Neighborhood grant program, Trinity Park benefitted from several improvements this summer: Rain Gardens The rain gardens on the George Watts school playground protect downhill areas of the neighborhood, including Ellerbe Creek, by preventing…
Volunteers needed November 6 for Ellerbe Creek clean-up
November 6, 9:30 – 11:00: Help clean up the creek along the trail in Trinity Park! Trinity Park is organizing a trash pick up along Ellerbe Creek on Saturday, November 6, 9:30-11:00am. Meet at the entrance to the trail in…
Rain Garden Workshop July 17
Calling All Neighbors! Come learn about the importance of rain gardens and help with some key rain garden maintenance tasks on Saturday, July 17 from 9-11:30am on the George Watts playground (700 Watts St.). Rain date: Sunday, July 18.…
Neighborhood Improvement with Grants from Duke
By Mollie Flowe This spring, the TPNA worked with partner nonprofits to apply for two Duke Doing Good grants through the Duke Durham Neighborhood Partnership program. First, TPNA partnered with the Trinity Park Foundation and with the George Watts PTA…
Posted in New Developments, Stewardship and beautification
Trinity Park Foundation Plans for 2021-2022
By Shelley Dekker The Trinity Park Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501c3 organization formed in 1980 to purchase the land at 410 Watts St., where The Trinity Park is now located. The Foundation leases The Trinity Park to the City…
Posted in Stewardship and beautification
Neighborhood Clean-up – Do We Need a New Plan?
By Julia Borbely-Brown Litter-free neighborhoods are not just beautiful. They also communicate pride, discourage further littering, and protect our waterways. While Trinity Park is a lovely place, you might be surprised how much litter you’ll find along our streets if…
