2014 Santa Rosa Parks Service Project

Every year, we do a service project for the Santa Rosa Parks Department and they have been some of the most fun projects we have done.  This year it was educational as well. 

This year, we collected trash at Youth Community Park.  For most people, the skate park is what people associate with the park.  Some may have used the playground or picnic area.  Fewer still have hiked the trails behind the park area.  You would think that this was the extent of the park. 

You’d be wrong. 

It turns out that the City owns the acreage behind the park that extends all the way to Piner Road.  So we formed up at Northwest Prep and headed south from there.  We got to see the part of the park that few people see.  It was clear that equestrians, hikers and dog walkers use this part of the park.  Then we entered the park proper and picked up trash as we went filling several bags apiece.  After a break we worked our way back to the school happy to have helped and to have learned more about this park!

Participants:  Joey, Brian, Andrew, Payton, Andrew, Bryce, Owen, Carl, Gerrit, Jordan, Devon, John-Robert
Leaders:  Mr. Frazee, Mr. Lococo, Mr. Polkinghorn, Mr. Franceschi, Mr. Bell

Lessons Learned:  There is a lot more to Youth Community Park than meets the eye.