NRPA Grant Vote to help Wagner Park win $20,000 - #LittleParkBigDreamsWagner Park

Vote Every Day in April to Help Wagner Park win $20,000

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Wagner Park is one of three parks in Houston up for a chance to receive $20,000 

Ask your friends and family to vote!

#LitteParkBigDreamsWagnerPark

#30DaysinWagnerPark

#MeetMeAtThePark 

#Parkies

#Celebrate Earth

Wagner Park is one of three parks in Houston up for a chance to receive $20,000 as park of  #MeetMeAtThePark campaign by the National Recreation and Parks Association. If we win, the Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) will use the funds to revitalize Wagner Park into a Healthy Living Forest complete with benches, trashcans, interpretive signs, and an open grassy area.

Now, we need YOU to vote for WAGNER PARK and help it receive a grant!  http://nrpa.org/DisneyMeetMeAtThePark

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Campaign Voting Rules and Contest Rules 

Both promotions (defined below) begin at 12 a.m. ET on April 1, 2018 and conclude at 11:59 p.m. ET on April 30, 2018. For each vote/nomination submitted, voters will earn an entry into the NRPA Meet Me at the Park Voter’s Sweepstakes. No Purchase Necessary to participate. The NRPA Meet Me at the Park Promotion and Voter’s Sweepstakes (collectively, “promotions”) are open to legal residents of the 50 US & DC, who are 18 years of age or older. For complete details and Official Rules for both promotions, visit www.meetmeatthepark.org. Sponsored by the National Recreation and Park Association.

Doggie Waste Stands

Have you noticed? 

We have two Doggie Waste Stands out in the park now. They are of the DIY variety, but they get the job done.

If you forget your doggie waste bags, please use one of the ones provided in the stand to help keep our park clean. Black trashcans are available on the border of the park and we make sure they get rolled out for pickup when they get full.

Children and dogs share the park and we can promise you its not fun when anyone, especially small children, steps in the dog poop left on the grass.

But seriously....

Pet waste is a major contaminate of water because it does not magically disappear into the ground. It gets washed into the rain water and flows into the bayou and our waterways. Parasites and nasty bacteria can cause illnesses in humans such as giardia, coli and salmonella.  This is not a small issue- dog waste is one of the major bacterial pollutants to urban watersheds.

And then there are the other unsavory pests that poop brings. The obvious one is flies. They love to lay eggs in the poop, creating more flies who will be zooming into all of our houses potentially spreading disease.

These are not new ideas. But here are some whammies. Guess who eats dog poop? Rats. Yes... RATS. In fact, dog waste is one of the top food sources for rats in developed areas.  Rats spread their own kind of awful diseases

So...Please remember to scoop the poop and if you have extra grocery bags, please consider using them to restock the doggie waste stands! Thanks!