La Quinta Cove

The City has completed work on two dog parks and they are now open. Seasons Dog Park is located on Cloud View way (just off of Calle Tampico and Desert Club northeast of Adams Elementary) for those living in the Cove and the Village. You’ll note lighting is provided, so your canine friends can run wild until the park closes at 10:00 p.m.  They open again at dawn.  Here’s a preview:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiJdgPy2GLk

 In the north area, Pioneer Dog Park located at Miles and Seeley has now been expanded for larger dogs and additional seating has been added for the smaller dog park. Both have turf, water, up-lighting and seating and are quite nice for residents. Of course, the Fritz Burns Dog Parks are still open making three dog parks available. Please remember and remind your fellow owners to clean up after the dogs so all can enjoy these parks.  Also, dogs who use the parks must beup  to date on their shots.

Last Saturday (19th), the La Quinta Fire Department escorted Santa through the street of La Quinta for the 56th year!  You may have heard the sirens or visited him yourself.  Here’s a glimpse….

Dr. Cameron Barrows provided insight into the options for tracking and identifying desert creatures.  Our sand does not yield clear animal tracks, so let’s look for other evidence of who lives where….POOP, to be more specific.  Dr. Barrows found a chuckawalla haven across the channel…take a look:

Remember the tree lighting on December 3?  Here are two more acts performed by students:

Ben Franklin School choir        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgYNi3Xee1Q

La Quinta guitar class    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzucwhaZNzc

The City of La Quinta and the Stewards of the Fred Wolff Nature Preserve sponsored Michelle Hedgecock who led fledgling hikers on their first outing….  Check out these great activities:

Nazir Lalani and Hector Guzman return to share more information on traffic signals and the smooth flow of our commutes.

Michelle Hedgecock arranged some engaging activities for toddlers at the Saturday, teaching them how to observe and respect our natural surroundings…

Meet La Quinta’s own traffic wizards who are in charge of keeping our lives (and commutes) in sync.  Nazir Lalani, Traffic Engineer, and Hector Guzman, Assistant Engineer, explain the system used in La Quinta (and across the valley) that keeps us on the move.

The City website link to report problem signals is http://www.la-quinta.org/servicerequests/servicerequest.aspx

Here’s some more talent from our future big stars….