We have tasks for a single day and longer-term projects to help take care of our park. Scan the list and see if there’s something you’d like to get involved with, from planting to creek clean-up to computer work. Please contact info@frogpark.org if you’d like more information.

• Public Art: the concrete elements will soon be fitted with telescopes and interesting objects to be viewed, as part of bringing you more information about the creek and the history of the area.

• The BART Retrofit moves into the Park this fall. Three BART columns will be retrofitted, and part of the basketball court will be torn up and restored to its recently-renovated state after construction. For more information on this, please contact Catherine Westphall, BART Earthquake Safety Program, Community Relations Manager, 510-464-7595, CWestph@bart.gov

• Landscaping enhancements will happen at Fall Maintenance Day, and if there is interest, perhaps this summer as well. If you enjoy plants, this is a great way to get involved for a day of planting or more long-term planning. There is a new source for donated native plants that may be helpful. City staff will look into the situation with the eucalyptus – the leaves and bark clog the creek gratings, and make it almost impossible to grow anything beneath those trees.

• Clearing the creek gratings is a continuous task. Between discarded toys, trash, and leaves and sticks that fall into the creek, the small creek gratings are easily clogged and can back up. Volunteers are needed to periodically heck the creek gratings and remove obstructions.

• Volunteers are welcome and needed with many other skills, including communications and recruitment. If you’re interested in helping with something that you can do from home via computer or phone, this may be for you – contact info@frogpark.org.

• 51^st and Telegraph extensions to the park’s pathway and recognition of the creek are now part of the agreements with the two developers. Given the current economic climate, we don’t know when these projects will move forward, but whatever is built will include an extension.

• The legal settlement of CalTrans with the 4^th Bore Coalition includes a new debris barrier along highway 24 above the park. This will prevent debris from falling from the freeway onto park users at the swings and green space. We’re awaiting details from CalTrans about design and timing.