Category Archives: Broad Ripple Park

A seemingly innocuous plant can, over time, kill a maple forest. Brought to this part of the world as a cooking condiment by European settlers, garlic mustard has no natural enemies and therefore proliferates. Because it also kills maple seedlings, … Continue reading →

This is a great time to treat yourself to a walk in the 10-Acre Woods at Broad Ripple Park. The spring ephemerals are healthy & growing — trillium, trout lily, a sea of dutchman’s breeches, and mayapple everywhere. If you … Continue reading →

Many thanks to a crew of steadfast, hard-working folks from SalesForce who performed a service day project in Broad Ripple Park. They weeded gardens, scoured the recycling area, traipsed the grounds to pick up litter, and cleaned the swimming pool … Continue reading →

Many thank to the Friends of Broad Ripple Park volunteers who contributed a labor of love on behalf of the park and its visitors this past Saturday. This is a beginning of a project to introduce many more native plant … Continue reading →

Broad Ripple Park has a rich history of hosting iconic public events for more than a century. Friends of Broad Ripple Park’s (FBRP) mission is to support, supplement and share Broad Ripple Park as an historic, natural and recreational resource … Continue reading →

Park swimming pool opens May 25 The Broad Ripple Park swimming pool will open Saturday, May 25 at 11 a.m. It will be open seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., after that until August 4. The first … Continue reading →

It was chilly and sunny the morning of January 5, 2019 as seven volunteers worked from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to clean up the Broad Ripple Park recycling area. Many thanks to Joanne Durbin who initiated the event. Thanks … Continue reading →

The hats and gloves were delivered to ACE Prep Academy and Eliza Baker Butler Lab 55. With your help, we collected 44 hats, 42 gloves, and two sets with hats & gloves. Thanks for supporting the little friends of our community!