Friends of Lake Robinson

The Friends of Lake Robinson with the help of numerous organizations is in the process of planning the forth annual Day of Celebration and Stewardship Fair. The event will be held on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Verne Smith Park from 1pm to 6pm, and admission is free. Contributions from the following orginizations make the event possible; Greer Commission of Public Works (CPW), Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, the City of Greer Department of Parks and Recreation, the City of Greer Storm water Division, the Rotary Clubs of Greater Greer and Greenville Breakfast, the, and Citizens Building and Loan.

Many activities are planned for the afternoon. For those interested in trying one out, Kayaks will be provided by Sunrift Adventures. The ever popular Locust Grove Bluegrass Band will entertain the crowd from 3pm to 5pm with Joe Beam and his band leading off the music from 1pm to 3pm. Lillian Hanley of the City of Greer Storm water Division has organized a Stewardship Fair highlighting numerous organizations that share ideas with the public about protecting the lake and environs, enjoying the plant and animal life, and living in harmony with nature. City of Greer Parks and Recreation Department will provide children's activities including a casting contest.

All attendees are encouraged to bring their own blankets and chairs to sit and to enjoy the show. Any proceeds from the event will be devoted to paying for the event and activities to preserve Lake Robinson as well as support local high school scholarships.

To view a PDF file of the event brochure: click HERE

The park is located next to the Lake Robinson dam off Mays Bridge Road. View a Google Map of the park

Friends of Lake Robinson is gearing up for the annual Lake Robinson Cleanup event. This will be the sixth year that they have sponsored this event. It will take place at Verne Smith Park on Saturday, September 15 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Verne Smith Park is located off Mays Bridge Road on Lake Robinson. Interested volunteers should bring gloves and other tools to help in the clean up effort. Garbage bags will be provided. Greer CPW personnel have identified the areas that should be targeted. The Friends of Lake Robinson will split the volunteers into three or four groups which will be sent to specific sites designated for clean up by Greer CPW.

The clean up cleanup is a part of an international event sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy . The Ocean Conservancy encourages volunteer groups to clean up coastlines of lakes, rivers and oceans throughout the world during September. This is an opportunity to demonstrate peoples' concern about the quality of water in Lake Robinson and to do something about it. This is an opportunity to demonstrate your concern about maintaining a clean environment and excellent water quality in and around Lake Robinson.

Keeping litter and toxins contaminants out of the water is good for the environment; it's much more economical to prevent that stuff from entering the system than to try to treat it afterwards. The environment around the lake supports wild turkey, Great Blue Heron, beaver, deer and the occasional bear. Aquatic life includes large and small mouth bass, catfish and white perch, among others. Help us maintain the quality of the lake environment, and volunteer to help keep it clean.

 

Click This Link for a map to the park

Hundreds of area residents visited Verne Smith Park on October 9 for the third annual Lake Robinson Day of Celebration. The City of Greer Parks and Recreation Department provided children's activities including a casting contest. The ever popular Locust Grove Bluegrass Band performed for the crowd from 3pm to 5pm with Joe Beam and Friends leading off the music from 1pm to 3pm.

 

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