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Park Board minutes can be viewed at:
www.chikamingparks.org
The Chikaming Township Park Board is
a seven member elected board that meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
in the meeting room at Chikaming Township Center, 13535 Red Arrow Highway in
Harbert. Members are elected every four years in the Presidential election.
Recreation facilities managed by the
Park Board include Chikaming Township Park and Preserve, Harbert Community Park,
Harbert Road Preserve, Cherry Beach, and six road-end beach accesses.
The Planting Fields
is a Community Garden Project at the Chikaming Township Park & Preserve on Warren
Woods Road being done by the Chikaming Park Board and the River Valley Garden Club
with start up costs funded by The Pokagon Fund. The project will run each year from
May through October. The project plans to provide an accessible water source, an
organic compost pile, a mulch pile, well maintained unused 20' by 20' plots and non-
biodegradable refuse pickup. Gardeners can make a suggested donation of $40 per season
to cover garden expenses or they can apply for a development grant. This is a community
effort to bring healthy produce to every table in the area, so the Garden Club will try
to make seeds, seedlings, tools and helpful guidance available.
Garden Plot Guidelines:
1) Garden plots will be assigned to each participant during the registration period.
2) Gardeners are strongly encouraged to plant "A Row for the Hungry" to help neighbors
in need through food pantries, churches and other social service organizations.
3) Each gardener is responsible for maintaining his/her plot and keeping the area
surrounding the plot free of trash and litter. 4) Gardeners agree to garden organically.
5) Gardeners are encouraged to be conservative in the use of water. Use of sprinklers
for watering is not allowed. 6) Volunteer participation is expected for the community
gardening effort at fall cleanup time and for other garden activities. 7) The township
is not liable for any damage, loss or claim that occurs in connection with the use of
the garden plots.
How to Participate:
Print out a "Planting Fields Application Form" from the link above, fill it out and
mail it to the address on the form or drop it off at Township Hall, 13535 Red Arrow Highway
in Harbert. There is a drop box to the right of the front door. For further information
contact Marianne DeAngelis (angel0305@att.net) or call (269)469-0305.
OTHER PARKS
Warren Woods Forest Preserve
is a State Park located on Elm Valley Road west of Three Oaks Road that is open
from dawn to dusk. It is a first growth forest with trails that follow the course
of the Galien River. Visitors will find abundant wildflowers and mature beach and
maple trees.
Robinson Preserve, located
on East Road, is owned by The Nature Conservancy. There is a trail through the 89
acres of woods and ravines which is open to the public.
BEWARE RIP CURRENTS
What are they?
A sudden break in an offshore
sandbar releases water rapidly back into the deep lake creating a rip current.
Stay out of the water when there are breaking waves.
How to survive?
If caught in a rip current,
don't panic & don't fight it! Swim parallel to the shore until you're free from
the current, then swim back to the shore.
What to look for?
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