I resigned in September this year from the position of Chair of the Friends of City Park, and I want to take a moment to say how grateful I am for your support in our efforts to save City Park. As I look back over two decades on the committee I founded in 1996, I […]
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RSS feed for this sectionMaze Clearing with Kenya Horticultural Society
Members of Kenya Horticultural Society, supported by County Staff and volunteers from the Friends of City Park once again gathered at the City Park “Mtego wa Panya” on August 24th for some weed-clearing and pruning of the overgrown Kai-apple hedges. Approximately 35 volunteers in total were in attendance, 15 more than the previous Maze clearing […]
Herpetology Walk at City Park
![Handling an Anchieta's Ridged Frog (Ptychadena anchieta) [Photo|H.Nyambati]](https://i2.wp.com/friendsofcitypark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Anchietas-Ridged-Frog-Ptychadena-anchieta.jpg?fit=303%2C392 "Herpetology Walk at City Park")
Herpetology is a field that very few people have knowledge on. It is for this reason that the Kenya Herpetofauna Working Group (KHWG) under Nature Kenya and the National Museums of Kenya, Herpetology section organised the 2019 Reptiles and Amphibians Biology course to create awareness on the conservation of these feared and less-appreciated animals. Attendees […]
Youth ‘Hackathon’ on City Park Improvement
On Sunday April 27th 2019, Ismaili youth aged aged 13 – 18, took part in a hackathon exercise, as part of the Ismaili Economic Forum. The youth were given background material about City Park, and given a few hours to come up with innovative solutions on how to improve the park, bearing in mind principles […]
