First processional down the newly opened Wiggly Trail at Parkwood Village, constructed by residents and neighbors with Neighborhood Improvement grant funds.

The Wiggly Trail was a project to reduce erosion going into Parkwood Creek (Tributary C) by relocating the trail to the Parkwood Village swimming pool (Pool in the Woods) onto an alignment that reduced downhill water flow by wiggling. At the bottom, there was a garden of evapotranspirating plants to reduce the standing water after heavy rains. The project received Neighborhood Improvement Project funding for the City of Durham’s Community Engagement program. The project generated enough volunteer hours to more than match the cash grant and had substantial in-kind donations of native plants. This resulted in planting some $1400 of native plants.

At the end of the project, the trail was initiated by tying ribbons on trees.