VERONA PARK CONSERVANCY
Verona Park Conservancy
PO Box 143
Verona, NJ 07044
The Conservancy is proud of some of its past acheivements and is looking forward to continuing its work in making Verona Park a beautiful park for all to enjoy.
Schedule of Events
Verona Park Conservancy Monthly Meetings are held the 3rd Thursday each month from 7:30-8:30pm in the Verona Park Boathouse. All are welcome.
Recently Completed Projects
Verona Park had a significant face-lift thanks to an infusion of Green Acres funds, the consistent hard work of Verona Park Conservancy volunteers and the Parks Department’s own dedicated Verona Park maintenance crew.
Here are some highlights:
- A line of new trees was planted on the west side of the lake.
- Five new exercise stations were completed and are attracting users of all ages.
- Broken fencing on the bridges north of the dam was replaced with attractive railings.
- Redesign of the Butterfly Garden, the largest segment of the Children’s Garden. The VPC hired Michael Del Pizzo of Innovative Garden Design, who implemented our desire for a more manageable growing area. The result was three smaller segments replanted with low-maintenance plantings and a new sitting area.
- The Children’s Garden blossomed as never before thanks to VPC volunteers led by our own Neil Moylan.
- Alongside our storage shed, we installed a mulch enclosure which helps us keep the garden well groomed. Neil also has added shrubs, long-blooming perennials, groundcovers and colorful annuals to the garden. Jim McGregor planted vegetables, melons and heirloom tomatoes.
- Annual spring and fall cleanups and an occasional monthly spruce-up, all headed by Cleanup Captain Dick Heaslip, kept the park pristine and drew numerous compliments to our members from many people who use the park for active or passive recreation.
- Ham Carson and Dick Heaslip supervised our annual Poster Contest for Middle School children. This year’s theme was “Fun on Verona Lake”. Zachary Hatcher of H.B Whitehorne School, Verona, won first prize of $100.
- Ann and Allen Taylor once again promoted the sale of VPC note cards illustrated by local watercolorists, the Taylors, Ham Carson and Patti Buchanan. Terry’s Drugs continued to enthusiastically support card sales.
The bottom line is the Park has never looked better. We look forward to continued improvements with new and more attractive trash receptacles, replacement of park benches as well as additional trees being planted to begin to replace the old growth trees for future generations to enjoy.
