General

Rogue Art in Park

Jan 2012 update: Rogue art has been taken down by Parks. It was basically falling apart at this point, the cellophane creatures were split in half and more like drooping off the tree. Ergo - please take down your rogue art in a timely fashion. It doesn't do anybody and good to let it get 'tired'. What's the point. So, thus this anonymous art will live on in these images.

Dec.11_rogue_art

Here is the latest 'rogue art' installation that has shown up in the park. It's pretty cool and visually quite striking. Creepy, but in an interesting way. Be great to have an artist statement for sure. If anybody knows who the artist is, please contact us or have the artist post on our Facebook page. As the Friends are 'tree huggers' at heart and are all about care of the green space, we would like to ask the artist to be responsible in regards to take down - perhaps in the next week or so. We like to call it 'responsible rogue art'. The plastic ties that are attached to the young trees in the short term will do no harm, but long term will do damage. Also, with the weather as it is i.e. rain and pendint snow, these 'tree worms' will start looking shabby pretty quick. Thank you!

Dec._11_rogue_art

About the Greenspace Committee

The Green Space Committee is a group of community gardeners, dedicated to caring for the green space in Trinity Bellwoods Park. Each year, we organize Spring and Fall Park Days to encourage everyone in the community to participate in a day of weeding, mulching and planting. Green space activities have also included ad hoc weeding of the park beds, litter picking, and the general promotion and discussion of care for this wonderful shared green space.

Recent discussions included participating in a successful neighborhood rally to recommend that the G20 official protest area not be in this park as it is in a densely populated residential neighborhood. Another recent and ongoing discussion has been the proposed designation of some of the park's paths as part of the official city bikeway transportation corridor.

How can I support the Green Space Committee?

There are many ways to support the Green Space Committee. First, you can get on our Newsletter mailing list -- use the form over on the upper right of this page. You can also come to our Spring and Fall Park Days, where you might decide to participate in our Adopt-a-Tree Program. You may also want to attend a Green Space Community Park Walk or become a volunteer coordinator on a Spring or Fall Park Day. If you have a concern regarding Green Space, you may want to vocalize it at our next Friends of Trinity Bellwoods Park Meeting.