Peregrine Newsletter – April 2022
Welcome to our April 2022 Peregrine Newsletter! Our goal is to provide general neighborhood information and updates that will help build our Peregrine community.
In this newsletter you will find:
– Safety & Security Update – Neighborhood Watch re-established
– Fire Mitigation – Register now for the first event
– Park Ranger Update – Meet Elaine Freeth
– Friends Group Update – Celebrate Earth Day events
– Community Events – 2022 Summer Schedule
– 2022 Board Meetings – Next meeting on Apr. 13
– Upcoming Important Dates
You can find further information on our Peregrine Master Association website.
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Safety & Security Update
Re-establishing Neighborhood Watch

We are pleased to announce that the Peregrine HOA Board of Directors are re-establishing the Neighborhood Watch Program.
According to CSPD:
Neighborhood Watch is simply a group of neighbors willing to cultivate relationships and communicate regularly to help reduce incidences of crime in their neighborhood. Each group is educated in general crime prevention, how to safely observe suspicious activity, and how and when to report the activity (first to the Police and then to each other).
You can view the details of the program in the Neighborhood Watch Handbook.
If you’d like to serve in the Neighborhood Watch Program for Peregrine, please email the Safety & Security Committee through our Contact Us form. Provide your name, email address, home address, and phone number. Then select “Safety & Security Committee” in the ‘Select who this email should go to’ section of the form.
The Safety & Security Committee will be organizing a Neighborhood Watch Kick-Off meeting once we have enough participants. Stay tuned!
Peregrine Fire Mitigation
Chipping Event Coming Soon

The upcoming dates are:
– Chipping Event #1 – May 23 – June 5
– Chipping Event #2 – Oct. 10 – Oct. 23
New this year, CSFD has restructured the chipping schedule to be in two-week blocks. Chipping will occur during the two weeks following the listed date. This means that instead of getting all of the chipping done in a single week, they will now be doing it over a two-week period. For example, for the first chipping event you will need to have your piles out by 8 a.m. on Monday, May 23 and chipping will occur anytime between May 23 – June 5.
Reminders:
- Online registration for our Neighborhood Chipping Program is now active. You can register at any time for either event.
- Please keep in mind that you must sign-up if you want your piles chipped. If you do not sign-up, your piles will not be chipped by CSFD. They have been somewhat lenient on this process in the past but due to the expansion of this program, they are no longer allowed to pick up piles that have not been registered appropriately.
- Piles need to be within 5’ of the road, stacked in 5’x5’x5’ dimensions with cut ends facing the road. You can do as many piles as you want, but you can’t do a single, 20’ long pile of slash. CSFD will not chip that.
Park Ranger Update
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Friends of Peregrine Parks and Open Spaces
Earth Day Weekend Events

coordination with Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation, the Friends of Peregrine Parks, Friends of Palmer Park, and Friends of Ute Valley are planning a combined workday event to support high priority projects at each of these three Friends sites and we encourage all individuals to join! The plan is to perform major trail activities at:
– Blodgett Open Space — Friday, April 22 – 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – SIGN UP
– Palmer Park – Saturday, April 23– 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
– SIGN UP for Trail Work
– SIGN UP for Drainage Repair
– Ute Valley Park – Sunday, April 24 – 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – SIGN UP
Please join your neighbors and meet new friends at one or all of these events! Several local breweries will be donating a FREE BEER to anyone over the age of 21 who volunteers for one of these locations/days. This is an excellent opportunity to get some of our most needed projects out of the way early in the season with combined work forces from the three Friends groups. Please email Gary Moring if you would like further details on these community events.
Thanks,
Gary Moring
Board President, Friends of Peregrine Parks and Open Spaces
Community Events2022 Summer Schedule![]() Save the date for these exciting summer events! More details will be provided leading up to each event. If you’re interested in volunteering for these events, please contact Michelle McArthur, VP/Community Events Lead.
June 3/4 – Community Garage Sale
July 15 – Movie in the Park, featuring Encanto August 5 – Music in the Park, featuring the Cari Dell Trio
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Please contact Lindsay Fenton with ideas.
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