HIGHLAND PARK OVERLEE KNOLLS CIVIC ASSOCIATION
SPRING GENERAL MEETING
6 APRIL 2024, WESTOVER LIBRARY (Zoom Link)
Agenda
Guest Speaker: Alda Krinsman, Audubon Society Northern Virginia: Audubon at Home
11:00 – 11:35 Presentation; Q&A
11:35 – 11:45 Parkhurst Park Project
11:45 – 12:00 Business
Arlington Neighborhoods Program (formerly NCC)
Overlee Knolls Name Change Proposal
Call for HPOK Quadrant Reps
A volunteer committee of neighbors has formed to work on improvements to Parkhurst Park. The message below, and the flyer attached, describes what they are doing.
The HPOK Friends of Parkhurst committee has “adopted” Parkhurst Park through the Arlington County Adopt-A-Park program. As part of this program, we will be hosting regular Invasive Plant Removal Days, planting native plants and trees and other beautification efforts. Co-leading this effort are HPOK members Allen Norrbom and Kelly Barnes.
The plantings will not affect Parkhurst Park’s heavily used playground area, nor the open areas popular for people walking their dogs, kids playing pick-up sports or the slopes used for sledding. But there are lots of areas ideal for native plants that will support more wildlife (birds, insects, etc.).
Invasive Plant Removal Day
The Friends of Parkhurst will be hosting our first invasive plant removal event on Saturday, March 23. Join with other volunteers who help protect the native flora and fauna in our park. Come learn which plants are a problem and how they negatively impact our park land and even threaten your own yard. Training will be provided. Volunteers should dress to work outdoors, and are encouraged to bring their own work gloves and water bottles. We have some tools to share, but bring clippers, trowels, etc. if you have them.
This event is for volunteers ages 9 and up. Volunteers under age 16 must be accompanied by an adult. If you would like to participate, scan this QR code or go to the county website to register in advance.
A link for the signup genius will be available on the county website here: https://tinyurl.com/mhfpmanu
Date: Saturday, March 23
Time: 9:30am – 12pm
Location: 5820 20th Rd N, meet at the Park entrance
Site Leaders: Allen Norrbom and Kelly Barnes
Rain date: Sunday, March 24
Download the attached flyer to learn more.
NEXT HPOK Meeting
Come join us on April 6th from 11-12pm at the Westover Library to learn more about the Friends of Parkhurst Committee, the threats caused by invasive plants and wonderful native plants that may work in your yard.
All are welcome!
Sat 14 Oct, 11:00, Westover Library
Topic: White tailed deer and forest health in Northern Va.
Plus general business and updates.
We apologize for the technical difficulties with the Zoom link. The link was mistakenly erased.
Here are the slides–the first series on neighbors’ experience with solar panels, the second on the Arlington Neighborhoods Program, which looks for civic associations to come up with a rubric for neighborhood planning and improvement
Are you interested in going solar? On Saturday, Feb. 25 a panel of HPOK residents will present their experiences with solar power installation
HPOK civic association General Meeting
When – Sat 25 Feb, 1:30 – 2:30
Where – Westover Library large meeting room and virtual (link )
Topic – A panel of HPOK neighbors will share about residential solar panels
Because the subject has been of great interest in Arlington social media, here is a re-post of the slide presentation Alice Hogan, of the Alliance for Housing Solutions (https://www.allianceforhousingsolutions.org/) and an HPOK member, gave to HPOK at our February meeting.
To attend today’s meeting by zoom, click this link
Please join us for HPOK Civic Association’s winter meeting.
Sat 26 Feb 11-12 Westover Library or virtual (Zoom to 418 136 9268)
Saturday, November 6, 12-1 at the Westover library
In person in the large meeting room or via zoom at 418 136 9268
Updates
Call for Officers/election
Presentation by Arlington Master Gardeners
Highland Park Overlee Knolls Civic Association 