Friends of Hollin Hills - Making a Difference
Make Friends With Our Parks
Over the next year Friends of Hollin Hills will take you on a celebration tour of our amazing system of parks through:
The goal of the Make Friends with Our Parks initiative is to spark a discussion about how we can work together to preserve and nurture our unique community spaces and meet the real challenges facing the health of our parks.
Another goal is to introduce you to the wealth of our parks.
Hollin Hillers enjoy 7 parks covering 33 acres of woods, open areas and streams. Each park has a unique history and ecosystem, and offers a variety of ways to be in touch with nature. An adventure play ground, a wilderness sanctuary, extensive wooded walking paths, native plantings, a bocce court--our parks offer all these and more. All are open to the public.
Make time in your lives to Make Friends With Our Parks!
Watch for announcements of the October kick-off event and plan join Friends in building out this initiative and celebrating our 30-plus acres of parkland.
Over the next year Friends of Hollin Hills will take you on a celebration tour of our amazing system of parks through:
- social and educational events
- maps featuring each park's unique offerings and value
- plant guides, exploration challenges and fun activities for kids
- an oral & pictorial history of our Hollin Hills parks.
The goal of the Make Friends with Our Parks initiative is to spark a discussion about how we can work together to preserve and nurture our unique community spaces and meet the real challenges facing the health of our parks.
Another goal is to introduce you to the wealth of our parks.
Hollin Hillers enjoy 7 parks covering 33 acres of woods, open areas and streams. Each park has a unique history and ecosystem, and offers a variety of ways to be in touch with nature. An adventure play ground, a wilderness sanctuary, extensive wooded walking paths, native plantings, a bocce court--our parks offer all these and more. All are open to the public.
Make time in your lives to Make Friends With Our Parks!
Watch for announcements of the October kick-off event and plan join Friends in building out this initiative and celebrating our 30-plus acres of parkland.
What is Friends’ overall impact?
- Underwrote development of the McCalley Park native demonstration garden, through a grant to the CAHH Parks Committee
- Installed a bench in Goodman Park through a generous donation from Hollin Hillers Paul Phelps and Susanne Garvey.
- Offered educational panels and presentations on Mid-century modern architecture, landscape design and preservation and historic Hollin Hills
- Underwrote the commission and placement of new park signs
- Refurbished or added facilities, including the Voigt Park playground renovation and a pedestrian bridge to McCalley Park
- Created the Voigt Park Bocce Court along Rippon Road
- Completed pilot program to test erosion mats that have ameliorated flooding in community parklands
- Invested in legal services to maintain integrity of Hollin Hills
A 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization, Friends celebrates
the Hollin Hills designation as a National, State and County Historic District.
the Hollin Hills designation as a National, State and County Historic District.
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