Earth Day Help Thank you!!!!
Three Penny Taproom and it's wonderful staff
Three Penny Taproom volunteers who helped repair the eroded headers of the bridge in the picture and helped with trail work.
Volunteers from 3 Penny Taproom fixing up Hubbard Parks main entrance.
Hubbard Park will likely still be closed to cars for at that time, making the event safer and more enjoyable but this means you should leave enough time to walk in from Spring Street, Winter Street or Hubbard Park drive. Check the map link below if you need directions.
New Composting Toilets in Hubbard Park
Eric Clifford, Americorp member, standing by the newly finished outhouse near the new shelter picnic area. Inside notice the semi-famous "elephant" or moose tree that grew along side a trail in the middle of Hubbard Park. It recently fell over and is now taking on its new role.
Will Eberle and Eric Clifford, Americorp member, assembling a timber frame truss.
These composting toilets are "state of the art" design. They are designed to be beautiful, functional and handicap accessible. Made with two chambers, only one chamber will be used at a time. A bucket with compost enhancement material (such as sawdust) is available for users to add to aid in the composting process. When one side is nearly "full" it will be closed down and the other side opened. In approximately five years the second side will become full, by this time the first side will be completely composted leaving a rich but harmless product that will be dry and greatly reduced in volume. At this point the material will be suitable to use as a fertilizer around transplanted trees. The newly emptied chamber will then become available for re-use while the second side has time to safely compost, and so the cycle will be able to continue...
These composting toilets have been designed to be beautiful, functional and last a long time.
Another composting toilet is now being built near the tower.
The outhouses being built near the new shelter and tower have been made possible with the skillful guidance of Will Eberle (of Timber and Iron Artisan Builders), the New School (in Montpelier) and several New School students who worked hard on the frames (as they gained timber framing skills), Eric Clifford, the Parks Americorp member, Gary Schy, Wolfie Morrow and Park Staff.
For more pictures and information check the news and event link, here on on the banner above.
The composting toilet below is at the "Seven Fireplaces" area.
This state of the art composting outhouse was designed (with park staff guidance) and built by a class from the Yestermorrow design/build institute in Warren, VT.
In this picture it is nearly complete, but it has been finished and "opened" as of 10/20/10.
A unique "room with a view".
For more pictures and information check the news and event link.
International Volunteers did impressive work in Montpelier's Parks this last summer!
A group of nine international volunteers arrived on July 4th and worked until July 24th. Their help was amazing and greatly leveraged our efforts to improve our parks and our community. Thanks to all of them for their heroic efforts!
Front Row left to right: Fany Tanguy - Canada, Babette Bresser - Germany, Eskomatti Heikkila - Finland (behind Babette), Natalia Romanenko - Ukraine, Verena Pretzel - Germany, Eric Clifford USA Americorp member, Jessica Bousquet - DOL trainee, David Brunnel- Park Staff (with green hat), Paul Albisetti - France
Bottom Row: Jangwhan Cho - South Korea, Hugo Brunet - France, Sung Min Choi - South Korea
In the picture above the group has just finished transplanting trees along the river near a trail they are helping build along the river. They have worked on a new trail in the North Branch River Park and Blanchard Park. Additionally they have done work in Mill Pond Park, the Peace Park and Hubbard Park.
Link to very recent TV news story on some of the work of the International volunteers in Montpelier Parks:
www.wcax.com/global/video.asp
New Trail at The North Branch Park
We have created a new riverside trail in the North Branch River Park that is more "intimate" with the river.
You can also call 223-7335 for more details.
Partial Sequence of work on the Composting Toilet near the New Shelter.
Digging the site and pouring the slab
Setting the forms for the walls.
Eric Clifford and Peter.
Removing the forms
Putting up the post and beam frame and the trusses.
Will Eberle and Eric Clifford,nearly done with the trusses.
Dave Brunell and Eric Clifford, Americorp member,
putting on the cedar shingles.
Nearly done with roof on one side.
Dave Brunell working in the rain....
Eric Clifford, Gary Schy and Wolfie Morrow putting up the live edge siding, milled from trees thinned out in Hubbard Park.
Done with the siding, 10/20.
11/ 29 Finished with handicapped access ramp, the new shelter composting toilet is done!
Ramp done just before ground freezes.
If you would like to help call, Montpelier Parks (802) 223-7335
2008-09 Annual Report
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