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• Co-hosted Earth Day at RCA Community Park on April 11, Get Outdoors Day at Switchyard Park on June 11, and Bugfest at Hilltop Gardens at Indiana University on Oct. 1.
• Contracted with Aquatic Control to conduct an aquatic vegetation survey at Griffy Lake in June. • Constructed new 20’ x 30’ shelter house at Leonard Springs Nature Park for a total cost of $10,827. • Added two sit-in kayaks and two 16’ canoes to the rental fleet at Griffy Lake. • Purchased five new picnic tables and installed them on an accessible wooden platform west of the Griffy Lake boathouse. • Completed first phase of the Griffy Lake Loop Trail & Accessible Walkway/Fishing Access project with installation of
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an accessible walkway across the Griffy Lake causeway on Headley Road and fishing access points on the west side of the causeway. Contractors also installed a wooden staircase from the accessible walkway to the natural surface loop trail on the south side of the lake. Total cost of this Bicentennial Bond-funded project was $2,276,828. Held a joint ribbon cutting for the Griffy Lake Loop Trail and Accessible Walkway/Fishing Access project and the 50th birthday of Griffy Lake during “Griffy: A Golden Celebration” on July 29. Forty-six deer were removed from Griffy Lake Nature Preserve by hunters who applied and were selected to participate in a controlled hunt over two weekends in November.
Natural Resources 2022 Program Activity Adopt-A Programs Adopt-A-Stream 12 volunteers contributed 164 hours Adopt-A-Trail 12 volunteers contributed 61 hours Adopt-An-Acre 45 volunteers contributed 633 hours
Griffy Lake Annual Boat Launch Permits 92 Watercraft Rentals 3,934 10-Rental Pass/Misc. Rentals 19 Rental Hours 5,324 Daily Launch Permits 858 Afterschool Nature Days 176 Banneker Nature Days 296 Environmental Resources Ad Council 36 Great Outdoors 632 Griffy Lake Nature Day 840 Group Visits 82 Hoosier Riverwatch 168 Leonard Springs Nature Day 748 Naturalist at the Market 870 Roving Naturalist 2,249 Volunteers 107 Total 2022 Participations 16,431
New staircase that provides access to trails on the south side of Griffy Lake from the causeway on Headley Road.
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2022 Bloomington Parks and Recreation Annual Report
Program Revenue General Fund $0 Non-Reverting $60,529 Total 2022 Revenue $60,529 Program Expenses General Fund $361,353 Non-Reverting $53,857 Total 2022 Expenses $415,210
Mayor John Hamilton (L) and Natural Resources Manager Steve Cotter paddle Griffy Lake’s newest rental fleet canoe, purchased for the department by Mader Design, on its maiden voyage July 29.