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Roanoke Park has been in the news for all the great efforts being contributed to restore and reinvigorate an urban park jewel. About 20 Roanoke Park fans turned out to show some love to the park on Earth Day.
A large trout lily patch in the park March 29, 2012.
- Brett had a few helpers and made some good progress roughing in the next section of hiking / biking / nature trail just below Roanoke Drive.
- Almost ten very large trash bags of Garlic Mustard were pulled over the weekend, but there's still more to get. See Weeds! What to Pull, and help yank it before it drops its evil seeds. (The worst patch is across from the community center north parking lot.)
- A patch of paw paw trees was discovered just uphill from the brick road and hop hornbeam trees were identified next to the rock pillars at the Roanoke Drive point. Yeah native trees!
- The bluff across from the Community Center was cleared of honeysuckle to clean up our natural "amphitheater" ahead of the third annual May Day Walk in the Park (May 5th) and the UMKC Conservatory Jazz Concert (June 27th).
- Created: 12 March 2012
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March 10 – Over 80 volunteers assisted on an absolutely gorgeous spring morning with the continued redevelopment of Roanoke Park.
Teams of trail builders and honeysuckle warriors labored for a few glorious hours in the quest for ecological restoration within the rolling, bluff-laced terrain.
Randy Moore led approximately 40 honeysuckle warriors in the continued battle to reveal Coleman Bluff on the northern edge of the park, with the team making outstanding progress. Workers dragged and piled brush, cut invasive species out, and shared in a mid-morning break and story swap time. Their work has made Coleman Bluff visible once again through the understory of the parkland’s native urban forest!
Don't Ride Muddy Trail
(Don't walk it either.) In order to keep the new singletrack trail in top condition, please stay off it when the ground is muddy. If your shoes or tires get mud between the treads, it's too soft! Use the sidewalk instead and try the dirt trail another day. THANKS!
Brett Shoffner coordinated approximately 30 trail builders to complete the first section of the Roanoke Park trail system, the latest addition to regional trail mileage built and maintained by Earth Riders Trails Association. Workers scraped, tamped, and rocked their way to an approximately 1/5 mile long, 100% volunteer hand-built nature trail. Other volunteers provided a water and snack wagon, wheeling it around the park to the different working groups, as even more volunteers prepared lunch for everyone.
The morning work session was capped with a ribbon cutting ceremony officially opening the “Devil’s Dip” section of the Roanoke Park Trails. Devil’s Dip represents the first of six phases of trail development within Roanoke Park. After walking the new trail, workers gathered under the shade trees of the Westport-Roanoke Community Center to enjoy a wonderful meal provided by Miles Krivena and Whole Foods and prepared by our master chefs, Chef Brett and Chef Scottie. The food was as good as the conversations, with everyone enjoying both under blue skies and sunshine.
Roanoke Park News & Events
TRAIL INFO
Trail Maps, in various formats:
Roanoke_Park_Trails.pdf (417 kb).
Roanoke Park Trees and Trails Google Map
"Roanoke Park Tour" on MTBProject.com
To avoid damaging trails, check Trail Status before biking or hiking off road. ("Rozarks" = Roanoke Park's 2.5 miles plus Rosedale's 3.5 miles.)
Contact the Westport-Roanoke Community Center to find out about their facilities or inquire about reserving spaces.