Basketball court relocation and improvement – Friends And Neighbors (FANS) of Washington Park

Project lead Brian Wethington – Brian.Wethington@denvergov.org

Mr. Wethington presented to the FANS public meeting on Wednesday Oct. 12, 2016. He indicated that $200,000 has been acquired to build new basketball courts where the horseshoe pits now stand near Downing Street and Kentucky. $250,000 is needed for the project. Presently there were no plans to tear up the existing courts which would be abandon. FANS is expressing a firm opinion that the project should include removal of any abandon asphalt and the area restored to grass.

What are those birds?

Mergansers
Mallards
Shoveler
Night Heron
White Pelican
Heron
Egret
Swifts

These are some of the many birds that frequent Washington Park.

Friends and Neighbors (FANS) of Washington Park is very pleased to welcome Joe Roller, M.D., as our guest speaker. Wednesday, Sept 11, from 6 – 7 PM at the usual location, the Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) building, aka. the Dos Chappel Bathhouse

Joe Roller, MD, President of the Denver Field Ornithologists, an organization of 500 “birders”. The title of his discussion is “What is that Bird, and What is it Doing, and Why?, An Informal Discussion About the Birds of Washington Park.”

Joe is a retired gastroenterologist who has searched for, photographed and studied birds on all seven continents and all over the U.S., with emphasis on Colorado. He has served on the boards of several state-wide bird study and conservation groups. Learn more by visiting dfobirds.org.