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Author Archives: Griff Wigley
City installs pet waste signs at entrances to Hidden Valley Park
At our last VPTA board meeting, we discussed whether the Association should pay to have the City of Northfield install one or more pet waste stations (example here) along the trail in Hidden Valley Park. The Board decided that a … Continue reading
Spring cleanup around Hidden Valley Park
Last Friday, Jerry Krause joined me and Robbie for a trash pick-up activity around Hidden Valley Park. We got done in less than an hour. Saaaaweeeeet!
City Parks Department cuts down the noxious trees
I’m not sure when it happened exactly but some time in the past few weeks, a crew from the City of Northfield Streets, Parks & Facilities Divisions mowed down all the noxious trees at the south end of the pond … Continue reading
Pond dredging not scheduled for 5-7 years
It turns out that it’ll be a few years before Hidden Valley Pond is dredged. Here’s the email from Brian Welch, Engineering Resources Manager for the City of Northfield: Mr. Wigley, We plan to dredge the pond just east of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Welch, dredging, Hidden Valley Pond, stormwater pond rehabilitation
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10 inches of fluffy snow: time for a new photo banner
AARRGGHH. Autumn has come and gone and I neglected to put up a photo banner for it. Yesterday’s 10-inch snowfall, however, prompted me to take some photos last night during the height of the storm and again this morning when … Continue reading
Photos: heavy rains fill the pond
Several inches of rain in the past two days have filled Hidden Valley Pond to the highest we’ve ever seen it… to the top of the stormwater pipe.
Goodbye to the Willow tree
With permission from the City of Northfield, a group of local lumberjacks took down the decaying Willow tree at the foot of the stormwater pipe at the southwest corner of the pond this week.
More than a few perfect summer days
Blue sky, spectacular clouds, a gorgeous pond. Are we lucky or what?
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Backyard acrobats
The acrobatic squirrels in our backyard overlooking Valley Pond are both annoying and funny.
Deer in Hidden Valley Park: getting closer
At about 9 am on Sunday, I saw this deer trot across Hidden Valley Dr. at Peterson Dr. and head into Hidden Valley Park, startling a couple who were walking their dogs.
Getting rid of Bird’s foot trefoil
Last Thursday, I noticed a crew of three workers walking around the pond spraying. I chatted with one who said they were from Prairie Restorations, under contract with the City of Northfield. They were killing Bird’s foot trefoil, described on … Continue reading
Another gorgeous sunset
The big storms bypassed us on Thursday night, but they left behind another gorgeous sunset:
Toad entertainment
This little toad seemed convinced that the only way out of our basement window well was to climb up the face of our outdoor thermometer, to no avail. Cheap entertainment for me. I finally took pity on it and squashed … Continue reading