City To Hire First Park Ranger/Urban Forester

Fairhope, Alabama

Triangle nature park

Ranger headquarters.

BETTER FOREST MANAGEMENT

Candidates for the newly-authorized Park Ranger/Urban Forester position in the public works department are being solicited now; duties will include supervision of maintenance of trails/facilities at the city's nature parks including (not limited to) Triangle Park, Knoll Park, and Colony Park -- as well as habitat maintenance including prescribed burns, invasive plant control, and wildlife management.

Coordinating with the city's Tree Committee and Public environmental education and engagement are components as well.

The new department's offices will be based at the old Dyas homestead on Fly Creek in Triangle Park just off Scenic 98, according to public works director Johnson.

Mayor Sullivan said "the Park Ranger will be a an urban forester and will be responsible for the Triangle, the Colony property and Knoll Park. They will make sure we are following our park management plans."

Ranger headquarters.

Knoll Park

Job description.

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Anonymous said…

Park ranger for knoll park. If that’s not hilarious.🤣

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Much needed for Knoll Park and others to get controll of invasive species like the kudzu

Not sure you can call knoll a park.
Out of control growth of weeds.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

They say knoll park was a park at one time, azaleas, flowers, trails.
What happened.
Certain people didn’t care for it?

Knoll Park was quite beautiful back in the day with the azaleas, dogwoods, etc. Many Easter Egg hunts there. Sad to see what it has become.

Instead of hiring him why not put in another dig another well

Love Knoll Park and the long-leaf pines. It is a remnant of what the area looked like before Europeans arrived. When the park recovers from the prescribed burn, take time to enjoy the native plants that aren't often seen in our home landscapes.

Knoll is a precious, semi-wild nature area. We don't need it to look like a floral painting. We have plenty of flowers in Fairhope.

Yes knoll park natural.
People should also let their yard look like that ,. Those Europeans.ruined what Fairhope should look like.
Unbelievable. Who says we need beauty. Natural. No makeup.

Point was park ranger for knoll park. Ridiculous.

Not just for Knoll Park. The ranger/forester is to be for all nature parks. Especially the new 80 acre Triangle Park.

Knoll Park is a embarrassment. We spend thousands to beautify our city. Now, We let a few loud voices tell us we must allow weeds to overrun Knoll Park to save the pines. Those are the same pines that populate the park lands along the buff. The Mayor is a native , she should remember h9ow the park looked years ago. I wonder that the Single Tax Corporation hasn't assumed management of Knoll Park.

Friday, October 13, 2023

Interesting about Single Tax.
How many on board are Fairhopeans, Born there, went to school Fairhope high ?
Curious.

People can’t see the forest, because of the trees.

According to the city website there is the Horticulture and Landscaping Department which describes the same functions and responsibilities as well as the Parks and Recreation Department which also covers the same functions and responsibilities. There are animal control personnel also that take care of some of the same functions and responsibilities. Public Works also has people supposedly performing many of the same tasks. What is going on here???

Good forestry management is beyond the capacity of typical horticulture -- ie. flower planting.

can we get a smokey bear too?

Saturday, October 14, 2023

The emphasis I believe is on the future Triangle Park. The area is more secluded and larger and a Park Ranger can provide more security to the area.

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