Friends of the Parks in Fayette County Inc

06/05/2026

Happy Birthday to our founder and leader, former council member Sandy Shafer!

Thank you for everything that you do to guide all of the friends groups.

Your encouraging words and wonderful accounting keep us all going to improve our parks and green spaces!

04/25/2026

We have two separate volunteer events tomorrow to celebrate Earth Week!

Friends of Jacobson Park: 1-3PM, meet next to the maintenance building to grab tools for the job you want to do. We will have litter pickup, invasive species removal, and mulching trees. Directions: Enter the park and make a right at the first stop sign, then a left at the first road. You will see us there!

Friends of Waverly Park: 2-4PM
They will also have a variety of jobs, check out the image for details!

We hope you can join us!

04/25/2026

Environmental Services, Reforest at Home is this morning!

Go get your free baby saplings to plant at home to help increase Lexington’s Tree Canopy.

Several varieties available and guidance from arborists at each site if you don’t know which species is right for your yard.

At Jacobson they usually set up at Shelter 6 near Camp Kearney. I am unsure about locations at the other parks.

Go early because they often run out.

04/24/2026

04/12/2026

Yesterday, Ann, Ed, and myself from Friends of the Parks attended the Watershed Summit at BCTC to hear about successful watershed restoration and water quality improvement projects in our community.

We learned about potential grant opportunities and new technology related to tree planting data collection among many other things from the wonderful speakers.

It was put on by WaterwaysLex 501(c)3 and led by my work colleague, Mr. John Pike, P.E. and the other board members.

John is a Water Resources Engineer for Palmer Engineering and when not working, volunteers his time with this organization and several others all focusing on waterways in our community.

*Most streams in Kentucky are impaired, meaning polluted. We write grants and implement water quality projects with our nonprofit’s to improve water quality in Lexington.

Ed, Ann and I were busy discussing stormwater grants and I forgot to get a photo of the three of us.

01/18/2026

Friends of Jacobson Park is hosting a few volunteers for a day of service tomorrow to honor MLK through service to our community. 1-3PM

Dress warm, and even 30 minutes of your time can make a difference in our community.

We have a lot of trash that washes in the park in this area, and in winter it is accessible and not under water.

Join us at 1 at Camp Kearney!

01/15/2026

Art in the park

01/01/2026

Wishing everyone a healthy and happy new year from the Friends of the Parks!