Spring Trails - March 2022 by Peel, Inc.

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SPRING TRAILS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ISSUE 3

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Spring Trails Neighbors

Mark Your Calendars

Over the past 10 years, development around our beautiful community has transformed the area into a busy, sometimes noisy, but highly competitive market for both commercial and residential prospects. But one thing hasn’t changed and that’s our neighbor to the west…Spring Creek Greenway Nature Center and preserve. Spring Trails is truly blessed to share boundaries with the nature preserve with its 12,000 acres of beautiful forest, walking trails, and pond. But the Nature Center and preserve not only offers a beautiful place to enjoy the outdoors, it offers a variety of programs for all ages to learn about nature and how we can help to care for and better appreciate it.

MARCH 1ST – MUD 94 BOARD MEETING

Story Time at the Pond is a program geared toward preschool age children. Once a month staff read a story at Bluegill pond and afterward make crafts related to the story.

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING DROP OFF

Junior Explorers offers younger school age children an opportunity to learn about native flora and fauna through hands-on, outdoor activities.

MARCH 17TH – HOA BOARD MEETING

Family Fishing Camp is open to all ages and teaches the basics of fishing, including how to setup a fishing pole, tie fishing knots, identify fish and habitats, and everything in between. Practice and test your skills at Bluegill Pond. And they provide the fishing gear and bait. Practice and test your skills at Bluegill Pond.

MARCH 2ND – RECYCLE PICK UP MARCH 11TH – HEAVY TRASH PICK UP MARCH 11-18 – CONROE ISD HOLIDAY MARCH 12TH – COMPUTER/

MARCH 16TH – RECYCLE PICK UP

MARCH 19TH – SPRING COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE MARCH 30TH – RECYCLE PICK UP APRIL 5TH – MUD 94 BOARD MEETING

Early Bird is an early morning presentation on native birds and hike. BYO hiking gear and binoculars.

APRIL 8TH – HEAVY TRASH PICK UP

Foraging Class takes you into the preserve with Dr. Mark Vordebruggen in search of wild edible plants and to learn how to identify and incorporate them into your diet.

APRIL 15-18 – CONROE ISD HOLIDAY

APRIL 13TH – RECYCLE PICK UP

APRIL 21ST – HOA BOARD MEETING APRIL 27TH – RECYCLE PICK UP APRIL 30TH – COMMUNITY SHRED

There's something for everyone at the Spring Creek Greenway Nature Center. Visit www.scgnaturecenter.org for information on the above programs and how you can support the preserve and their mission.

EVENT (MUD 94 AND REPUBLIC SERVICES) APRIL 30TH – MOVIE IN THE PARK Find details for these and other upcoming activities on the Spring Trails website Calendar.

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Street Parking

Recycling Event

Spring Carnival

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HOA Updates Spring Trails homeowner Glenn Hermann was appointed to the Board of Directors to serve the balance of a vacated term expiring November 2022. Glenn and his wife have lived in Spring Trails since 2006 emphasizing the beauty and sense of community offered by Spring Trails sets us apart from neighboring communities. Glenn is interested in exploring additional outdoor, nature-focused activities for families to gather together and interact, and becoming more engaged with the community and our residents. Please join the Board in welcoming Glenn to your Board of Directors. A variety of Community Clean-Up Events are scheduled nearly every month during 2022 offering community service hours to local high schoolers, family volunteer opportunities, or just a couple hours of outdoor activity. Choose an event that suits your interest and join us in keeping our community clean and beautiful. Check the Community Calendar on the Spring Trails website for dates and details. New community wristbands will again be distributed to residents to simplify admission to events and the pool throughout the year. Similar to previous years, proof of residency and an indemnity waiver will be required to obtain the new wristbands. Additionally this year, for owners of rental properties only, disclosure and assignment forms will be required before tenants can obtain wristbands. These forms are available on the website under the Documents menu. Questions regarding the new requirements or how to submit the forms can be directed to Inframark Customer Care at 281-870-0585 or customercare@inframark.com.

Community Contact Information INFRAMARK (Spring Trails Property Management).................. 281.870.0585 SPRING TRAILS HOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Request Manager through www.springtrails.com GLENN HERMANN LEANNE KESSLER ROGER OLSEN JERRY RUESCHHOFF MARK ZIMMERHANZEL MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 94 MUD 94/Board of Directors........................ www.mcmud94.com MUD 94 / H2O Innovations (water and sewer)..... 281.355.1312 MUD 94/Republic Services (trash & recycle pickup).713.726.7300 SCHOOLS Sue Park Broadway Elementary.......................... 281.367.4677 Cox Intermediate School...................................... 281.465.3200 York Junior High School....................................... 832.592.8600 Grand Oaks High School...................................... 281.939.0000 Conroe I.S.D. Administration................................ 936.709.7752 ALL EMERGENCIES – 911 NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES Law Enforcement (Sheriff or Constable).936.760.5800 & press 3 Fire (South Montgomery Fire Department).......... 281.363.3473 EMS (Montgomery County Hospital District)........ 936.523.5000 MONTGOMERY COUNTY GOVERNMENT Montgomery County............................................. 936.756.0571 Precinct 3 Commissioner James Noack............... 936.539.7817 Sheriff Rand Henderson....................................... 936.760.5871 Constable Ryan Gable..........................................281.364.4211 VISIT THE SPRING TRAILS WEBSITE FOR LINKS TO THESE AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS

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E-Waste Recycling Event Do you have old computers, laptops, and tablets piling up in the garage or storage unit? Is your junk drawer full of outdated cell phones, chargers and cords? Well help is here. Spring Trails and Myriad Tek have partnered to offer a FREE, ONSITE collection event for residents to responsibly dispose of those old, outdated, or broken electronics.

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Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 12th Gather up all those unwanted/unneeded computers, laptops, cell phones, chargers and similar electronics (no televisions, monitors, keyboards or printers please) Load the devices in your trunk or back seat and drive to the Visitors Center parking lot March 12th between noon-3:00 pm. Staff with Myriad Tek will be onsite to unload your electronics while you wait safely in your car.

Friendly Reminder: Street Parking We’re all aware the inner streets of Spring Trails are very narrow and can be difficult to navigate when cars are parked in front of residences. But did you know that parking in the street can and will delay or event prevent service providers from performing their duties? Garbage trucks, fire trucks, utility trucks and other large vehicles can not pass between cars parked side by side on the street. In an emergency this could cost precious time to assist someone in need. Garbage and recycling collection will simply be skipped until the next scheduled pick up. Storing or parking vehicles in the street for extended periods of time is not permitted by the Association’s Condition, Covenants and Restrictions. Parking against the traffic flow, near fire hydrants (15 feet) and intersections (20 feet) is illegal and subject to traffic citations. Be mindful of these situations when you or your guests use the street for parking. Better yet, just park your cars in your driveway.

Visit www.myriadtekservice.com for a list of accepted items and exceptions.

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SAVE THE DATE Montgomery County Constable's Office, Precint #3 Spring Trails Community January 2022 Stats Alarms........................................................................................................10 Animal Humane................................................................................4 Building Check................................................................................248 Burglary (home/vehicle)..........................................................9 Disturbance...........................................................................................7 Family Violence..................................................................................1 Medical......................................................................................................9 Motor Vehicle Crash.......................................................................1 Parking Violations...........................................................................11 Suspicious Activity/Person/Vehicle............................ 24 Theft...............................................................................................................1 Traffic Contacts.................................................................................76 Trespassing............................................................................................2 Vacation Watch................................................................................71 Welfare Check......................................................................................1

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SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022 4:00PM – 7:00PM

Broadway Elementary Spring Carnival Open to the public. Join in on the fun and excitement while supporting the Broadway PTO and students of Broadway Elementary. Calling all local business! Broadway PTO needs your help. Contact Broadway Elementary PTO Fundraising by email at broadwayptofundraising@gmail.com to discuss ways you can support the carnival. • Donate an item or service to the auction* • Set up a vendor booth ($50 fee) • Sponsor the carnival or an attraction (several sponsorship levels available) * Broadway PTO is a non-profit organization under Section 501(C)(3) and your donation is fully tax deductible.

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How Does Your Garden Grow? Contributed by Roger Olsen

Before I pick up on this month’s topic I wanted to send a huge shout out to those of you who carry a plastic bag with you during your walking time and pick up trash you see! That is super great and very much appreciated!!! Spring Prep: Ever wondered if the soil in your flower / ornamental plant garden is helping you get the most from those Knock Out or Drift Roses and other beautiful plants? Think about it like this: Soil is a warehouse for everything your plants need to grow well. Stocks in the warehouse include water, air, organic matter and mineral nutrients. If you do it right, your garden soil gets better each growing season. If you don’t, you’ll have an amazing crop of weeds! The most important thing to know at the beginning is what type of soil you have. Here in Spring Trails, our natural soil is mostly clay and sand. Clay holds too much water and can tend to “drown” plants that don’t like to get their feet (roots) wet. And once dry, it is hard to get water into the soil. Good garden soil has a nice dark brown color and will compact slightly when pressed in your hand but will then crumble when massaged. Anything else, especially if it clumps and remains compacted, is not going to be good for your plants. So what do you do?

Kindness is Contagious Pass it On

RAK (random act of kindness): Allow someone to go ahead of you in line. Sacrifice a few extra minutes to let someone go ahead of you and get on with their day. RAK Bonus: Put your phone away when in line. Focus on the people serving you and the task at hand.

Visit Spring Trails’ Facebook page to learn of upcoming events and meetings, updates on community developments, activities and projects, invitations to volunteer, and general fun facts and photos. Search @springtrails and join the Spring Trails Facebook community.

Most soil will always benefit from adding leaf mold compost. This is typically a composted mix of leaves, some grass and horse manure which add small amounts of nutrients and provide the organic material most soils need. Just adding leaves and grass to your garden without composting it will not be helpful. Composting ensures weeds and seeds are destroyed and also ensures nitrogen is not stolen from the soil when added to your garden. Nature’s Way Resources produces a local product I have used for years and till into my gardens in the Spring. It really helps! But what about mulch? If you want to keep weeds down and precious water in your ornamental garden, mulch added on top of the soil will protect it from weeds, allow water to penetrate and provide and attractive cover. Three inches (3”) of fresh hardwood, double ground, composted mulch is plenty. If you have mulch remaining from last year, loosen it before adding more for a TOTAL of 3 inches. While attractive, avoid colored mulch. The dyes used to make the mulch an attractive red or black are not helpful to your soil and can actually cause water resistance. For more info on how to make your soil super friendly for your flower garden, please visit helpful sites like TAMU Horticulture, Lazy Gardener, Nature’s Way Resources or Montgomery County Master Gardeners. Getting your soil right is a LOT easier than you might imagine and will help make those flowers and ornamentals even more beautiful. Copyright © 2022 Peel, Inc.

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