Landscape Workdays
In 2020, we are teaming up with the Village of Riverside to help beautify our green spaces.
The parks along Riverside Road & around Indian Gardens follow the meandering Des Plaines River. Scottswood Common & Longcommon Common, including Big Ball Parks serves as the backbone of Riverside’s landscape architecture. Both were intended to be part of a green space stretching all the way to downtown Chicago. The triangle at Longcommon & Downing is one of the largest and most visible triangles in Riverside. It is complemented by the nearby triangle at Longcommon & Kent with it’s majestic Oak trees. Harrington Park, along Harlem Avenue, is the most recent green space to be designated as a Public Park. Patriots Park, along 26th Street, is the newest playground constructed.
Frederick Law Olmsted designed the parks in Riverside to provide changing vistas for both pedestrians & vehicles. His plan can be better realized by reducing shrub overgrowth, eliminating weeds & opening up the river view. Join us as we tame, and then maintain your public parks of Riverside.
All workdays are scheduled for Saturdays from 9am-12pm. Look for the Riverside Public Works dump truck. Come for an hour or three, whatever your schedule allows. Supervised children are welcome. Service hour credits are available. Bring your favorite work gloves & a water bottle. All other supplies & snacks will be provided.
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- The Desplaines River Spillway
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- The Scottswood Common
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- The Swan Pond Walking Path
HELP BEAUTIFY OUR PUBLIC PARKS
| March 7th | 9am – 12pm | Big Ball Park – Weeding |
| March 28th | 9am – 12pm | CANCELLED |
| April 18th | 9am – 12pm | CANCELLED |
| May 9th | 9am – 12pm | CANCELLED |
| May 30th | 9am – 12pm | CANCELLED |
| June 20th | 9am – 12pm | Big Ball Park – mulching |
| July 18th | 9am – 12pm | Scottswood Commons – weeding |
| August 1st | 9am – 12pm | Longcommon & Downing Triangle |
| August 29th | 9am – 12pm | Patriots Park – weeding |
| September 12th | 9am – 12pm | Scottswood Commons – planting |
| October 3rd | 9am – 12pm | Longcommon & Downing Triangle |
| October 24th | 9am – 12pm | Riverside Road – Collect seeds |
| November 7th | 9am – 12pm | Longcommon Common – Weeding |
For more information or to be added to our FLOS landscape committee e-list, please contact
Holly Machina or Cindy Kellogg, Olmsted Society Landscape Committee Chairpersons:
gro.yteicosdetsmlonull@syadkrow or 447-0226 or www.olmstedsociety.org
www.facebook.com/RiversideFLOS & www.twitter.com/RiversideFLOS
Mike Collins, Riverside Forester su.li.edisrevirnull@snillocm or 442-3590 ext. 502