What's New in Bloomington News?
- Team Canopy
- Jul 1
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 5
Indiana DNR Spotlight on CanopyBloomington's Executive Director, Ava Hartman
Ava Hartman, executive director of CanopyBloomington, says that this attitude of flexibility is essential to her work. She loves trees, and it’s her job to share her passion for the urban forest, but she knows that she can’t go into any community with a rigid plan and set of expectations. “It’s all trial and error—based on what the community wants and needs, on how they respond [to us]. I fully expect our programs to change based on community input.”
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Bloomington's Crestmont Park: Thoroughly Heart Warming by Gillian Field
The excitement and hope that more than one thousand hours of loving care has brought to Crestmont Park is thoroughly heartwarming. After tackling invasive species, and a year after sowing acorns, we are thrilled to share the joy and exhilaration of restoring an urban greenspace.
When you consider the feeling of peace that native plants and landscapes can offer and the benefits of restored urban greenspace as enclaves for wildlife, then the opportunity for collective effort is thrilling. Crestmont Park has warmly responded to our love and attention.
To read more about the work in Crestmont Park, click here.
Five-year Parks and Recreation Master Plan
Bloomington Parks and Recreation has officially launched the process to develop its next five-year Parks and Recreation Master Plan, and is inviting community members to take a short three-question questionnaire to help shape the planning process from the start.
The brief questionnaire is available on the Parks and Recreation Master Plan website at ExplorePlayConnect.com and is open to all residents of Bloomington. Responses will help the department identify emerging priorities, trends, and concerns, and will influence the development of the full community needs survey, which will be scheduled this fall and sent to a statistically valid sample of Bloomington residences.
Be on the look out for....
The Spotted Lanternfly
The City of Bloomington is alerting residents to the growing threat of an invasive insect, the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), which has been confirmed in Bartholomew County, about 50 miles from Bloomington. This pest poses a serious risk to local agriculture, landscapes, and natural ecosystems.
Read more here.
Ticks
If you are spending time outside, especially in taller grasses and plants, you can come in contact with ticks year-round. Timothy McDermott, DVM, from The Ohio State University describes five ticks in our region and how they can impact our lives.
Watch his informative presentation here.
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