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Columbia Aquatic Restoration Project

The CARP class will be offered again in 2009. View the 2008 CARP brochure and application.

C.A.R.P. Projects:

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2008
Time: 8 a.m. to noon
Location: Twin Lakes Recreation Area ~ 2500 Chapel Hill Rd.
Task: Completion of aquatic and shoreline planting project

Daniel has asked for "All Hands on Deck" for the Twin Lakes project. The volunteer hours will be used as Columbia Parks portion of a matched grant making restoration projects possible, so it is important to make a good showing.

Email us if you can participate one or both dates.

Current volunteers: Check your C.A.R.P. project hours here!

CARP (Columbia Aquatic Restoration Project) is a new volunteer program designed to support the Columbia Parks & Recreation Department in implementing an aquatic plant and shoreline management plan.

Participants will learn about lake and pond ecology during three training classes and hands on training labs.  After the course, you will assist the city horticulturist with organized projects.

Please note:  CARP projects are scheduled on Saturday mornings. We ask that you consider this before you register for this volunteer program.

Completed C.A.R.P. projects and participants:

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2008: Twin Lakes Restoration project
Laura Sweets, Brenda Peculis, Bill Reniker, Renee Simmons, Ana Butron, Dana Willbrand, Jim Scheppers, Carol Okamura, Buddy Hardwick, John McGraw, John Holmes, Alvin Sweezer, James McAllister, Joshua Gordon, Jeff Melick, Jody Stotsky and Randy Sarver.

Saturday, May 5, 2007: Flat Branch Park iris planting project:
Vanessa Melton, Kenneth Torke, Jim Schepers, Bob Kunkler, Cheryl Hardy, Buddy Hardwick, Julian Rowland, Brenda Peculis, Renee Simmons, Carol McDowell, Jared Cole, Elfin Noce and Alice Reese.

Saturday, June 9, 2007: Stephens Lake Park:
Scott Brawner, George Cummins, Auben Galloway, Buddy Hardwick, Cheryl Hardy, Lorilee Kopp, Bob Kunkler, Carol McDowell, John McGraw, Vanessa Melton, Alice Reese, Julian Rowland, Ken Torke, Julie Vornholt and Yueyan Wang.

Saturday, August 4, 2007: Stephens Lake Park:
Kurt Heine, Buddy Hardwick, Brenda Peculis, Julie Vornholt, Elfin Noce, Vanessa Melton, Bill Reniker, George Cummins and Eflins friend, Tamara.

Saturday, August 25, 2007: Flat Branch Clean-up
Jim Schepers, Carol McDowell, Cheryl Hardy, Buddy Hardwick, Brenda Peculis, Bill Reniker, John McGraw, Julie Vornholt, Vaness Melton, George Cummins, Ken Torke, Mona Menezes and guests Lindsey DeLaney and Alvin Sweezer.

Saturday, September 29, 2007: Flat Branch Phase II Planting
Bill Reniker, Brenda Peculis, Julie Vornholt, Buddy Hardwick, George Cummins, Julian Rowland
Guests: Anne Kome, Alvin Sweezer, John Ward, Li Rong and Jerry Wu.

updated 5-5-2008