Rowena's Dead Grass

starfish · Joined: 14 Apr 1996 Posts: 202

Every time we have talked to the park lady she said there "working on it"
No one ever said drought! Makes sense now that some one else brought it up.
Hope you drive a pos!

SeaTurtle · Joined: 08 Jul 1999 Posts: 22

I think there is a well at Rowena, since it looks like a pump house is there. If that is the case, then let the water flow.

Lots of parks still have green grass. It's a matter of the cost of replanting vs keeping what could have been saved a couple of months ago.

Being a regular at Rowena, I don't recall seeing any water at all even back in April. At that time we knew it was a dry winter, but come about June, then we realized this is a really hot, dry summer. Never saw a sprinkler....

Don't blame the tourists, we all use the parks. Plus, they do help support the economy in the gorge.

starfish · Joined: 14 Apr 1996 Posts: 202

It is kind of interesting that the port keeps the event site lawn green. Also the city front park grass is green. I wonder where they get their water from?

johnl · Joined: 05 Jun 1994 Posts: 1330 Location: Hood River OR

Rowena. State park with STATE policies. Event site and Waterfront. City property with CITY policies. How is that confusing?

h2olm · Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 14

OMG!
We have thousands of dollars $$$ of gear sitting in dirt because they did not water the grass this year. My sails are getting worn from laying in the dust. The dirt & dead grass in is my van, in my clothes, in my dog's coat. It's a horrible mess that we are all dealing with.

So I suppose if you go to windsurf at the beach, you might get some sand on your gear or in your car. Dammit, we should ask them to grass that over too.

Bonehead · Joined: 10 Jul 2000 Posts: 11

Astroturf

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

So rig on the asphalt, as one guy did in the last parking place in the whole park, with lush grass ten feet away. (His new sail almost got parked on.)

h2olm · Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 14

How dare you suggest that I rig my hundreds of dollars (can't afford thousands) worth of gear on the asphalt;-) What if I get some tar on my gear and the drag it in my POS car. Dammit, grass over the parking lot too.

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

At least you see the problem with that. The poor schmuck who did that with his brand, smacking, cherry, new, cambered monofilm sail didn't see that coming. Tar comes off; those deep scratches did not.