Friends of RHP projects & activities 2023
Trails & Trivia eventbrite link
Winter Wonders 2023. Saturday, December 2. at The Lodge
October 15 Friends of RHP begins moving our office from Bedford to Richfield!
Kirby Day. Saturday, August 26th
August. Richfield Community Day 2023
Clive Fetzer, Betty Vandermeer, Corey Ringle, Gary LaGuardia at the Friends of RHP community Day table
North House gutters and downspouts installed by Rustic Slate Roofing, funded by the Dorn Family Foundation through Friends of RHP. With no eaves or rafters, the gutters were secured to the sheathing. 50+ slates were replaced.
Tour the Treasure / Support the Future fundraising campaign.
Four "preview" tours for members of RJRD and RHP staff. Eight exclusive tours for donors.
Four tours open to the public.
Four "preview" tours for members of RJRD and RHP staff. Eight exclusive tours for donors.
Four tours open to the public.
A summer's evening on the tour
Tour guide Lynn Richardson
Kirby House porch set up to receive guests
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One of the new interpretive signboards created for the tours.
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Ken Bowman shows Oviatt House details
Souvenir purchases help support the mill restoration!
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July. Two New Banners at Kirby's Mill flank the original banner. An updated checklist of work accomplished, and the tasks yet to do. Plus, an interim Donor Recognition and Thanks.
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June RJRD meeting. Submitted Championing documents: formal Letter of intent to Champion Kirby House and informal list of projects we are willing to take on if no one else does.
ISMP and Native Species restoration includes familiarization with the topography and identification of species existing in RHP. So far this year we found a grove of bladdernut trees, a mock orange, and an aphid that may take care of the garlic mustard problem for us. We protect selected trees from beaver damage.
Friends of RHP table at Richfield Community Garage sale - June 3- raised over $900.00 to help our work at RHP. Our booth was organized by Sandy Norris who organized collections, sorted, priced, and recruited the volunteers.
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Mill restoration work - May 27
Kirby House & Kirby Garden Clean up - May 20 & 21
Off- Track treks, garlic hunting excursions.
Garlic mustard had been sparse the last couple years, with very little for eager volunteers to pull. So for this year we devised a strategy of dual-purpose events.
The mustard reconnaissance missions doubled as nature hikes with some RHP history thrown in. We'll be visited remote, off-trail areas with RHP historian Lynn Richardson. Total garlic mustard removed over all three treks was 69.5 lbs.
Wednesday, May 17. 6 p.m.-dusk, to the Creekside Orchard, 1.2-mile round trip
Saturday, May 20. 10 a.m.-noon, to the Adeline Axtell Lands, 3/4-mile round trip
Sunday May 21. 1-4 p.m.,to the Farthest Beyond, 1.5-mile round trip
for all treks, we met at the Pack Out building near the parking lot across from The Lodge. No registration needed.
Garlic mustard had been sparse the last couple years, with very little for eager volunteers to pull. So for this year we devised a strategy of dual-purpose events.
The mustard reconnaissance missions doubled as nature hikes with some RHP history thrown in. We'll be visited remote, off-trail areas with RHP historian Lynn Richardson. Total garlic mustard removed over all three treks was 69.5 lbs.
Wednesday, May 17. 6 p.m.-dusk, to the Creekside Orchard, 1.2-mile round trip
Saturday, May 20. 10 a.m.-noon, to the Adeline Axtell Lands, 3/4-mile round trip
Sunday May 21. 1-4 p.m.,to the Farthest Beyond, 1.5-mile round trip
for all treks, we met at the Pack Out building near the parking lot across from The Lodge. No registration needed.
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The bird hikes were led by Fred Dinckelbach.
Joanie G wrote: A big thank you to our social media group Chris and Rachel for putting the hike out there and everyone who cross posted on their sites, Barb for doing Eventbrite, Karen for sign ups and doing all her special magic to make it happen, and Betty and Nancy for joining the hikes at 7:30 and 9:30. Total of 20 people including us joined Fred and his wife Cheryl on 2 wonderful hikes. The total for the day was 41 birds! Wonderful weather, great team, successful birding. Thank you everyone. On the same day, Members of the friends assisted with the May Day celebration at Oviatt House. |
Wildflower workshop May 2nd
Every home landscape has the potential to help protect our ecosystem. This workshop will help you work with nature to support the health of you and your family in your landscape. Join us for “Protecting Ohio Wildflowers and Fighting Invader Plants” from 10 am to 3:00 pm at The Lodge at Richfield Heritage Preserve, followed by a wildflower hike from 3:15 to 4:30. Our day includes:
Ø Light morning refreshments,
Ø Choice of vegetarian or non-vegetarian box lunch
Ø Door prizes
Ø Helpful handouts
Ø Native plant sale by Richfield’s own Native Roots, Inc.
Cost of the program is $45 ($35 for Friends’ members-use promo code FORHP). To register, visit Protecting Ohio Wildflowers no later than Wednesday, April 26. Participants are asked to bring a mug and/or reusable water bottle.
Our event features four speakers:
Why Fighting Invasive Plants is Important: Control Methods - Jennifer Windus, retired ecologist with over 30 years experience at the Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, president of the Ohio Invasive Plants Council and vice president of the Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association.
Restoring Your Landscape: Choosing Wisely - Jen Johnson, vice president of Native Roots, Inc., and she has a Masters of Science in Environmental Science
Birds, Bugs and Botany Connections in the Nature Realm - Judy Semroc, conservation specialist and naturalist, has over 25 years experience with hands-on learning programs which she now offers through NatureSpark
Restoration and Invasive Species Management in the Medina County Parks District -Travis Morton, a land steward with Medina County Parks District is a graduate of Hocking College and West Virginia University, is currently working on a buy-back program targeting invasive Callery pear in the county.
Proceeds from the event will be used to support the Friends’ Invasive Species Management Team to continue its program of habitat education and restoring native habitat in high quality areas of Richfield Heritage Preserve.
Every home landscape has the potential to help protect our ecosystem. This workshop will help you work with nature to support the health of you and your family in your landscape. Join us for “Protecting Ohio Wildflowers and Fighting Invader Plants” from 10 am to 3:00 pm at The Lodge at Richfield Heritage Preserve, followed by a wildflower hike from 3:15 to 4:30. Our day includes:
Ø Light morning refreshments,
Ø Choice of vegetarian or non-vegetarian box lunch
Ø Door prizes
Ø Helpful handouts
Ø Native plant sale by Richfield’s own Native Roots, Inc.
Cost of the program is $45 ($35 for Friends’ members-use promo code FORHP). To register, visit Protecting Ohio Wildflowers no later than Wednesday, April 26. Participants are asked to bring a mug and/or reusable water bottle.
Our event features four speakers:
Why Fighting Invasive Plants is Important: Control Methods - Jennifer Windus, retired ecologist with over 30 years experience at the Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, president of the Ohio Invasive Plants Council and vice president of the Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association.
Restoring Your Landscape: Choosing Wisely - Jen Johnson, vice president of Native Roots, Inc., and she has a Masters of Science in Environmental Science
Birds, Bugs and Botany Connections in the Nature Realm - Judy Semroc, conservation specialist and naturalist, has over 25 years experience with hands-on learning programs which she now offers through NatureSpark
Restoration and Invasive Species Management in the Medina County Parks District -Travis Morton, a land steward with Medina County Parks District is a graduate of Hocking College and West Virginia University, is currently working on a buy-back program targeting invasive Callery pear in the county.
Proceeds from the event will be used to support the Friends’ Invasive Species Management Team to continue its program of habitat education and restoring native habitat in high quality areas of Richfield Heritage Preserve.
Kirby's Mill docent training April 30th 2pm. Calista Bajorek, scheduler for 2023
Normally, docents are available to greet and engage visitors on Sunday afternoons. But the good people at Oviatt House, Inc asked if we could staff the mill during their open house on Saturday, May 6. We complied. Rob Richardson and his mom Ele were the morning shift. Then Calista and Frank, dressed in their finest Goat Derby outfits, took over for the afternoon.
Normally, docents are available to greet and engage visitors on Sunday afternoons. But the good people at Oviatt House, Inc asked if we could staff the mill during their open house on Saturday, May 6. We complied. Rob Richardson and his mom Ele were the morning shift. Then Calista and Frank, dressed in their finest Goat Derby outfits, took over for the afternoon.
TLC faithfully picks up trash, cleans and restocks outhouses, and moniters RHP every Wednesday
Endowment Fund established with the Akron Community Foundation.
Purpose: to continue the Friends' mission of preserving, protecting, enhancing and promoting RHP into the Future.
Purpose: to continue the Friends' mission of preserving, protecting, enhancing and promoting RHP into the Future.
Amity House - fast track restoration proposed by Park Director John Peipsny in January. Partnership with Friends included Funding and labor. Approved by the Friends board in February. Initial work begun "on faith" during contract negotiations. And so began the All night work crews. Photo by Chris
