Bobcat’s Five Grant Recipients Display Sustainable Projects for Community

from Northeast 17, August 16, 2023

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ALL ISLAND EQUIPMENT

39 Jersey Street • West Babylon, NY 11704 631-643-2605 www.allislandequipment.com

TRACEY ROAD EQUIPMENT

East Syracuse, NY 315-437-1471

Kirkwood, NY 607-775-5010

Henrietta, NY 585-334-5120

Adams Center, NY 315-788-0200 Utica, NY 315-765-8746 • 800-872-2390 www.traceyroad.com

HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY neighborhood overlooking the Buffalo River. The project team will leverage compact equipment from Bobcat to remove the heavy construction debris, while offering a light footprint on the sensitive landscape. The conservation area will reconstruct pedestrian trails and create access points from the area neighborhoods.

• San Antonio River Authority in San Antonio, Texas: The San Antonio River Authority plans to develop new trails, create two bioswales and plant native species at its 351-acre Trueheart Ranch Park which fronts the San Antonio River. These park initiatives aim to make the park more resistant to climate outcomes. After the completion of this project, the park plans to open these areas to the public and offer various programming opportunities such as fishing clinics, tent building and nature hikes. The team will utilize Bobcat equipment for use in constructing the trails.

• City of Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation in Auburn, Wash.: Located south of Seattle, the city of Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation will create a more inclusive environment for the community by creating new ADA- accessible gravel pathways at Auburndale Park. The project will reinvigorate two existing pathways to remove the outdated asphalt and replace it with crushed gravel.To complete the project, the team will use Bobcat equipment to demo the asphalt, thentoinstallthegravelpathstoproper grade.

“We are so excited to help create more sustainable and resilient communities by extending grants to these deserving communities,” said Ayanna

Williams, NRPAdirector of community and environmental resilience. “Park and recreation professionals are champions in addressing our most pressing environmental challenges and we are grateful to Bobcat for their support to improve, preserve and beautify these spaces.”

Each park will begin its project this summer with varying stages of completion over the next several months.

For more information, visit bobcat.com and nrpa.org. 

Zelienople, PA 724-452-7800

Dubois, PA 814-371-3600

McKean, PA 814-476-7755

Millstone Township, NJ 732-446-7600 www.highway-equipment.com

MARSHALL MACHINERY, INC. South Abington Twp., PA 570-489-3642

Tannersville, PA 570-895-4884 marshall-machinery.com