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NAWC Update #5

In November 2002, the final sections of the NAWC Park Master Site Plan were completed and forwarded to Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR) for comment. The month before, Warminster Township submitted a Community Partnerships Grant to the DCNR to begin development of Phase One of the new NAWC park plan. We hope to hear if we will receive this $600,000 matching grant in March.

Phase One of development includes the portion of the project that Erickson Retirement Communities (ERC) has agreed to complete for the Township. This includes the park access drive and adjacent multipurpose trail, four retention ponds with aerating fountains, parking areas, landscaping and lighting. The Township has complemented these items with additional recreation components - NASA Solar System Walk, pavilion and restrooms, interpretive historical perimeter multipurpose trail, forestry and wetland education programs, dog park, wildflower meadow, additional parking and maintenance facility. In addition, we received a 50% matching grant from GameTime to purchase our specially- designed aerospace playground. We hope to begin construction in summer of 2003 so that it is complete in time for our grand opening in October.

In order for us to submit this grant we needed to develop numerous private and public partnerships to assist us with moving this project forward. Below is a list of the different organizations and individuals that assisted with the first portion of the grant. To them, we owe a tremendous debt of gratitude:

Infrastructure:
Erickson Retirement Community - Ann's Choice

Access road, multipurpose trail, retention ponds with aerators, parking, connector trails, landscaping lighting

Aerospace Playground:
GameTime

Matching grant for aerospace playground

NASA

Solar System Walk

Will Henry, Eagle Scout project

Solar Walk installation

Maturano Recreation Co.

GameTime - playground design

Penrose Hallowell

Donation - Picnic Pavilion

Wet Lands:
Bucks County Conservation District

Wetland Education programs

Centennial School District

Volunteers & education programs

Wal-Mart

$500 Environmental grant

Fish Commission

Pond & fish protocol for 3 years

DEP

Watersheds & Pond info

Wildflower Meadow:
Bowman's Hill Wildflower preserve

Wildflower meadow education

W. Atlee Burpee Co.

Donation of 3,000 seed packets

Reforestation program:
NCRS

Overall conservation plan

DCNR Bureau of Forestry

Forestry management plan

History Trail:
Craven Hall Historical Society

Historical research & re-enactment

Navy

Provision of historical materials

Centennial School District

Historical research and timelines

Dog Park:
PETCO

Possible grant funding

IAMS

Possible grant funding

Lishman Brothers Fence

Donation of fencing materials