Dog Park

Southeast Seminole Heights has a dog park next to the Katheryn Malone Center, across from Giddens Park at 12th and Frierson.

It's a great little park that could be duplicated most areas.

Recently a bunch of the park dog devotees had a dog picnic, bringing hot dogs along with thier dogs.

My only concern about the dog park is fleas. Does the city treat for fleas? If not perhaps we ought to see about getting the park treated using natural methods. We have had a pest cotnrol company called Earth's Best come over and give us a quote on treating our yard. I am not sure what they use for outdoor treatment but indoors the use believe they use Diatomaceous Earth to treat for fleas.

"DE is composed of finely milled fossilized shells of minuscule organisms called diatoms. The microscopically fine, sharp edges desiccate the insects' exoskeleton upon contact and the pests dehydrate and die within hours. The insects also die when they eat the dust. "

There are different types. One version is used in swimming poo filters and should not be used for flea treatments due to other chemicals mixed in. There are FDA approved versions for fleas.

Perhaps the outdoor treatment are nematodes

I also wonder if we could use rain barrel technology to create an irrigation system. The park was starting to become dirt by the entrance area. It we watered it during dry season using large rain barrels perhaps it would stay grassy.

55 gallon drums would not be enough but perhaps 4 of the large square containers (275 gallon IBC totes) might work.