On the morning of Saturday, November 8th, a group of about fifteen Beaumont-Wilshire neighbors, together with scouts and their fathers from Troop 107, gathered together to pull, rake, trim, and cut down unwanted vegetation from both the 42nd and 43rd Avenue public stairways running from Alameda Ridge down to Wistaria Dr. After the planting beds were cleared, many of them were planted with spring blooming bulbs. This sunny morning provided the perfect backdrop for a fun and productive event, and Jim and Patty’s Coffee generously provided pastries to keep volunteers energized. A 20-yard drop box with weeds and trimmings was filled up and three bags of trash hauled away. Some of the neighbors who live next to the stairways lent a hand that day, and others helped out prior to the event by trimming shrubs on their properties that were growing into the stairway area. All this work has resulted in a much more inviting experience for our neighbors and visitors to the neighborhood who choose to walk the stairs. Foot Traffic sponsored a neighborhood walk the next Saturday and raised $100 for the neighborhood association to offset the cost of the drop box. We sure love those neighborhood businesses!
Another planning event is scheduled for the spring to remove some ivy and dig out the root balls of the laurel bushes that were cut down, hopefully followed up next fall with the replanting of the beds with drought-tolerant low growing shrubs and groundcover. Please check the BWNA Web site (www.bwna.us) for notifications about these events. Everyone is welcome, and your service to the neighborhood much appreciated.