The Crandall Park Beautification Committee and the Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District are teaming up to fight invasive plant species that threaten the woodland areas of Crandall Park, and they’re seeking volunteers to join them in the battle. Elizabeth Hogan, President of the Beautification...
Many thanks to local writer and historian Maury Thompson, who generously shares with us his latest findings on the life and times of Henry Crandall. For Maury's latest blog post about Mr. Crandall and the Boys' Savings Club he created, click here....
The Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District has selected the Crandall Park Beautification Committee as a recipient of one of its Ronald Montesi Conservation Recognition Awards for 2023. The award is given annually to individuals or community groups who have "taken the initiative to...
On behalf of the members of the Crandall Park Beautification Committee, I acknowledge with sadness the passing of our founding member and past president, Harold “Bud” Taylor. During the seventeen years of Bud’s leadership, many improvements were made to Crandall Park. The new fieldhouse, performance shell,...
Thanks to the special care of the Glens Falls Public Works Department, 22 baby turtles successfully found their way into the Crandall Park pond after hatching from eggs laid in a sandy patch beyond the pond in a wetlands area. WTEN News covered the story....
The new sand volleyball court has opened! A project of the Beautification Committee, the volleyball court was built by O'Connor Construction of Glens Falls. The new court, which features 12" of screened sand and new metal net posts placed in cement, replaces a previous court...
A happy crowd gathered around the Crandall Park Pollinator Garden on Friday, September 16, for the Beautification Committee's Monarch Festival, a celebration of the endangered Monarch butterfly that included a children's run, face-painting, yoga, art projects, seedball-making and an educational talk. The festival grew out of...
Crandall Park Beautification President Elizabeth Little Hogan spoke about the work of the committee on a recent episode of the "Just Off Glen" podcast hosted by WorkSmart founder Christy Alexander. Elizabeth spoke about the founding of the CPBC, its accomplishments to date, and the focus...
The Glens Falls Rotary Club has selected Crandall Park Beautification Committee President Elizabeth Little Hogan as this year’s Citizen of the Year! Elizabeth was presented with the award at a surprise ceremony following the rotary club’s June meeting at which she had been invited to...