Charleston Parks Conservancy

Weeding Wednesday continues this week at our regular date and time, Wednesday from 5 PM - 7 PM at Colonial Lake!

We’re encouraging volunteers to bring a friend and stay for a chicken tender & sandwich social afterward.

The plan is: weeding from 5:00–6:30 PM, followed by a meal from Publix and time to connect with fellow volunteers.

Look for the Conservancy tent on Rutledge Ave. to meet the group!

Your May Pets in the Parks winner is…Cali! 🐾

Congrats to Cali and thank you to everyone who submitted a pet!

Submissions for “Pets in the Parks” will be continuously accepted throughout the year. Submit your pet via the link in the bio for future consideration.

Remember: every $5 donation made to the Conservancy equals one additional vote for your favorite pet!

The May Pets in the Parks finalists are in and voting is now open! 🐾

Visit the link in our bio to place your vote today!

Voting will end on May 31st and the winner will be announced in June. Limited to one vote per person.

Interested in boosting your pet’s chances of winning? Every $5 donation made to the Conservancy equals one additional vote for your favorite pet! Simply visit the link in our bio or our website to make a donation. Be sure to add your favorite pet’s name in the donation notes to count towards their total!

Thank you to everyone who joined us this morning to officially open the Ashleyville-Maryville Food Forest!

We were grateful to have many speakers who have been instrumental in the completion of this park, including Representative Gilliard, Council member Tinkler, local residents and historians Diane Hamilton and Marsha Higgins, Alysann Sieren on behalf of Bank of America, one of our largest corporate donors for the space, as well as our our Executive Director, Jason Kronsberg.

Inspired by the mission of the food forest and the history of the neighborhood, fruit trees were given away on-site, courtesy of Charleston Trees.

We cannot thank the community enough for their investment in this project from day one, especially , seen here cutting the ribbon, for bringing the idea to install a food forest in this neighborhood to the Conservancy.

As the plantings continue to mature, we hope the community will gather and harvest in this space for years to come!