Hello Frog Park friends! In celebration of Earth Day 2022, we are planning a cleanup of Big Frog Park, the Temescal Greenbelt (between Big Frog and Little Frog), Little Frog Park, along with sealing the Little Frog Park play structure. This year’s Earth Day theme is “The Great Global Cleanup” a campaign to remove billions of Read more
Hello Frog Park Friends! We are calling on volunteers 13 and over to help with the long overdue application of waterproofing sealant to our wooden play structures at Big and Little Frog Park on Saturday, 11/6/21, from 9-4PM. Both structures will be closed that day to allow for the application and drying of the sealant. FROG Read more
Hello Frog Park friends! In celebration of "Creek to Bay Day", we are planning a socially-distanced clean up of Little and Big Frog Park. This is our chance to be part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day—a truly global effort to make our planet's waterways cleaner and healthier. Temescal Creek, between the pond at Big Read more
Hello Frog Park friends!In celebration of Earth Day, we are planning a smaller, socially-distanced clean up of Frog Park.Date/Time:April 17, 9am to 12pmLocation:Frog Park, meet at the big oak tree by the Big Frog play structure to sign the waiver to participate.Due to COVID, we ask that you bring your own gardening gloves and tools Read more
Join us this Sunday Feb 9th, 10:30 AM, to unveil the long-awaited new Swings and More+ play equipment at Big Frog (Hardy Park)! Friends of the Rockridge Park (FROG) Committee will host City staff, Elected Officials, and FROG Committee announcements, kid-friendly activities, coffee and goodies. Bring family and friends to celebrate our local community donors Read more
Frog Park will welcome the new decade with a brand new playground equipment. After years of eager anticipation, the finishing touches are almost complete on the highly anticipated play center. The new play equipment includes toddler swings, an ADA swing, a merry-go-round climbing spinner, a three-person see-saw, new play surfacing, benches and rocks. It will Read more
Join us on Saturday morning, September 21, at 9 AM, as we cleanup Temescal Creek and FROG Park. Led by the DMV Neighbors Association and the Friends of the Rockridge Temescal Greenbelt, we’ll get the parks ready for fall, and weed, prune, rake, sweep and cleanup trash. This year, the autumn cleanup day with be Read more
WHEN: Saturday, 4/20/2019, 9a.m.- 12 MEETING LOCATIONS: Map of Frog Park Big Frog (Hardy Cir., corner of Hudson & Claremont) Corner of Cavour & Redondo WE PROVIDE: Tools, gloves, snacks, coffee & water WHAT TO BRING: Hat, sunscreen (optional: labeled gloves & tools) ACTIVITIEs: Clean-up pond, creek, spider webs; sweep; prune; turn fibar; weed & more kid-friendly tasks Read more
Many of you recall our Swings and More+ project at Big Frog (Hardy Park) and successful community fundraising effort for new toddler swings, exciting new accessible play equipment to extent play opportunities for our children, while keeping Big Frog one of the most accessible parks in Oakland. Our Swings and More+ project will also Read more
Greetings neighbors: The Friends of the Rockridge-Temescal Greenbelt (FROG), a volunteer group in the neighborhood, is working with the City of Oakland on plans for enhancements at Frog Park, including additional swings and play equipment that will be accessible for the disabled. You’ve probably seen the dozens of articles we’ve posted in the Rockridge Read more