Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park
Erv Klaas, at the dedication of his stone along the upland trail. 8/22/2020
Erv Klaas Celebration of Life
The Celebration of Life service for Erv Klaas will be at the Fellowship on Saturday, July 27th, at 2:00 pm (Zoom also available). Erv passed away earlier this month; his obituary is available here.
Given Erv's community engagement and presence, we are anticipating high attendance at the service. Overflow seating will be in the Fireside Room and Room 3. Overflow parking will be in ISU's Lot 11 (across from the ISU cemetery) with shuttle provided to/from the Fellowship. Carpooling and early arrival is encouraged.
“A Big Tree is down….”
This line from a song by Minnesota songwriter and author, Doug Wood, talks about the loss of “big trees” in the human conservation community. We lost another one this past week. In the early morning hours of July 6, Dr. Erwin Klaas passed from this life having served this Earth and conservation for 88 years.
We will miss Erv immensely, but his memory and the lessons he taught us will live on. Rest well and in peace, my friend. Your legacy will carry on.
- Jim Pease, President, Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park, July 8, 2024.
NOTE: Services for Erv will take place Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 2 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1015 N. Hyland in Ames.
Click on this link to read the entire tribute to Erv, written by our current Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park board president, Dr. Jim Pease.
https://www.adahaydenfriends.org/history-links/a-big-tree-is-down-tribute-to-erv-klaas
Join the Friends!
If you are interested in the park, its unique properties and potentials, and what it represents, we invite you to become a member of the Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park.
Members will receive regular alerts about activities at the park and will have the opportunity to help shape its future.
Please send this form and donation to:
Stephanie Fox, Treasurer
3607 Fletcher Blvd
Ames IA 50010
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Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park
The Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park is a group of citizens who appreciate the variety of opportunities provided by the park and wish to help assure its continued success.
Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park Mission:
To partner with community members and city government to enhance the park’s natural environment
To support public awareness, educational programs, and research efforts
To secure supplemental financial resources that may be used by the City of Ames for projects selected by the Parks and Recreation Commission and approved by the City Council
To build connections between recreation, learning, and appropriate public use of the park
To develop a network of supporters and volunteers to assist with management, restoration, and protection.
The Friends group was incorporated as a non-profit organization on July 8, 2010, and was approved as a 501(c)3 organization by the Internal Revenue Service soon after. It elected its first Board of Directors on August 5, 2010.
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