Fremont Rec Connect - April 2021

Parks & Recreation

April 2021

REC CONNECT

Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is.

– Jessica Harrelson

Picnic Sites Reopened Spring is here! Enjoy the outdoors, fresh air, and beautiful spring flowers with a family picnic. All City of Fremont picnic tables, picnic areas, and barbecues are open. Advanced reservations are only available for Central Park sites for small private gatherings among no more than three households. At this time, community park picnic tables are only available for drop-in/first-come, first-serve use. For details and to reserve a Central Park picnic site, visit the website, contact Central Park via email or call (510) 790-5541.

Active Adults - Let's Get Fit! Go outdoors and get moving again! Studies show that engaging in fitness and dance exercise helps to reduce and lower the risk of osteoporosis, heart disease, joint problems and other physical chronic health issues. Adults who sit less and engage in moderate to vigorous exercise helps the body to increase flexibility and gain health benefits. Join a new inperson Hula class or Fit and Fabulous class for Active Adults, held at the Palms Pavilion (next to the water park).

Get started to a healthier and happier YOU!

Classes start in April. Register here.

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Spring Break is April 5-9. Register at www.RegeRec.com

Fremont Safe Routes to School Program Continuing to Move Forward Fremont school officials are working hard as they prepare for the safe and healthy return of students to schools. Alameda County Safe Routes to School has been supporting families and educators with creative, fun educational activities to keep students active and healthy, while teaching how to safely walk and ride a bicycle during this time of remote learning. These easy to use, free activities and online presentations are tailored to parents, teachers, students, and community members. So, spring into action and visit their alamedacountySr2s.org website to review all the available resources and activities to participate in as Fremont students prepare to safely walk and roll back to school. (Article courtesy of City of Fremont's Public Works)

Parks Spotlight

Nestled in the historic neighborhood of Fremont,

Located at 4200 Pecos Ave, Crandall Creek Park gets

Niles Community Park, located at 37671 3rd Street

its name from the “Crandall Creek Watershed” that it

has a large open space area that is great for dogs

is home to. This neighborhood park features a newly

(must be leashed), three freshwater ponds for

renovated

recreational fishing (with a valid California fishing

surfacing for children to enjoy. Nearby parks include

license), a playground for children, tennis courts, and

Patterson, Frank Fisher, and Northgate Community

restrooms - just a short distance away from the

Park. You can find even more Fremont parks here.

Alameda Creek Trail and Quarry Lakes.

Check for the latest closure updates.

playground

with

rubberized

safety

CDC: When visiting a park...

Visit parks that are close to your home Check with the park or recreation area in advance to prepare safely Use social distancing and avoid crowded parks Wear a mask Clean hands often Stay home if you are sick

HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE

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Success is not final; failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.

-Winston Churchill

LET'S CELEBRATE NATURE FOR

OUR EARTH The Earth is what we all have in common.

-Wendell Berry

April brings many celebrations of nature: California Native Plant Week (April 17-24), Earth Day (April 22), and Arbor Day (April 30). How can you join in? Choose some native plants for your garden or balcony, go for a walk in a local park with a natural area, or volunteer your time and labor to do some ecological

restoration.

City

of

Fremont's

Environmental

Services is holding small group workdays a few times a month at Sabercat Historical Park or Stivers Lagoon in Fremont’s Central Park, removing invasive plants and maintaining native plants. To learn about upcoming volunteer opportunities, join our Habitat Restoration Email List!

FREE CARROT SEED KITS Celebrate Earth Day by growing your own carrots! Free carrot seed kits will be available at the Fremont Main Library beginning April 1st.

Kits contain carrot seeds and library staff-designed recipes and activities.

Kits are first come, first served! The Library will be providing new seed kits each month.

To learn more

about the Alameda County Library, visit their website here.

Gardening is great exercise that gets you into the sunshine; it can be a good task to do by yourself or with your household members! There are many benefits to choosing native plants that are well-adapted to our area; they provide habitat for native animals, have evolved defenses, and build fertile soil to name a few. How can you choose the best native plants for your location? Visit CalFlora's Planting Guide to see a variety of plants to choose from.

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(Article courtesy of City of Fremont's Environmental Services)

CRAFTY CORNER Plastic Lid Lady Bugs (Courtesy of City of Fremont's Environmental Services)

SUPPLIES NEEDED Plastic lid from most jars or jugs

Wiggle eyes

Black acrylic paint and paintbrush

White craft glue

or permanent marker

Optional: magnets

Optional: 1. Wash and dry the lid. Use either the paintbrush or marker to add an oval shape at one end of the lid; this will be the ladybug's head.

2. Now add the outline for the ladybug's wings, legs, and spots. Make some

Make them into magnets! Just fill the lid with something lightweight, like cardboard. Cut it into circles and glue inside the

spots larger than others. Let any paint dry.

3. Glue the wiggle eyes on top of the added oval shape.

cap, then glue on a magnet.

As I walk with Beauty, As I walk, as I walk, The universe is walking with me, In beauty it walks before me, In beauty it walks behind me, Olive Hyde Art Gallery will be premiering Shifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth by Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) as a virtual art exhibit. Make sure to tour the interactive virtual gallery here, starting April 5th.

Created as a group exhibit to shine a light on the issues facing the Pacific Ocean today, Shifting Tides is a collection of work by 45 artists chosen from

the

seven

Pacific-facing

regions

of

SAQA.

An

international

organization that promotes the quilt as an art form, SAQA has a history of inviting artists to explore topical, sometimes controversial topics. With this latest show, the organization’s west-coast members explore the earth’s largest ecosystem.

Artwork: Pelagic Produce by Denise Oyama Miller;

In beauty it walks below me, In beauty it walks above me, Beauty is on every side.

-Traditional Navajo Prayer

artwork photographed by Sibila Savage

Be Part of the Solution, Not the Pollution

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City of Fremont wants to remind everyone to do their part and care for nature and use the provided waste bins located throughout our parks. When waste is discarded improperly and becomes litter, it is harmful to our local environment. Please be part of the solution, not the pollution. Keep our parks beautiful, our creeks and waterways clean, and we hope to see you soon!