
DON GREENE NATURE PARK
What Is It?: A one acre neighborhood pocket park near the edge of Bellaire that “Eagle Scout, Outfitter, Outdoor Educator, and Conservationist” Donald Greene left to Harris County at his death in 2014.
Help Needed: Help restore the park by attending a monthly workday, or scheduling a planting/restoration project.
Minimum Age to Volunteer: None.
Help Needed
HELP MAINTAIN / RESTORE THE PARK
Work needed could include planting, mulching, watering, tidying up, removing invasive species, cleaning ditches, or other projects. Bring gloves, shovels, and other tools as needed for the planned work.
Entrance to park
Licorice radiata, or red magic lily, after Harvey
Park dedication, November 2016
Joshua Caldwell project, planting pocket prairie grasses, 2017
Ross Selvaggi project, planting American Beautyberry trees, 2017
2016
Jonathan Riley Troop 55 project, 2017
Leucojum
Ross Selvaggi Eagle project, planting trees, 2017
Monarch caterpillar
Joshua Caldwell project, helping plant pocket prairie, 2017
Jonathan Riley Hornaday project, 2017
Jonathan Riley, Hornaday project, 2017
Another view of park dedication, November 2016
Jonathan Riley Troop 55 project, 2017
Butterfly alighting moments after Turks Cap planted, 2017
Planting palmettos, Jonathan Riley Eagle project, 2017
Jonathan Riley Troop 55 project, 2017
For more information about how Scouts and schools can work on projects here, visit: http://www.friendsofdongreene.org