Projects Funded by The Friends of Manito
Total Contribution $560,554
Projects and funds allocated:
Relocating the Washington Monument - $3,300
Sidewalk to 18th and Manito from parking lot - $6,000
Security Cameras - $20,000
Mirror Pond Renovation Study - $35,842
Construction of retaining wall in Duncan Garden - $30,000
"Walk of Hope" sidewalk along Grand Blvd. - $17,000
Pruning of the Nishinomiya Japanese Garden - $25,000
Park Place pine grove landscape improvement - $5,000
Label Machine for Plant Identification and Interpretive Programs-$7,000
Ferris Gardens—Mapping & Signage - $4,000
Original Master Plan - $40,000
Master Plan Revisited - $3,200
Seminar Tuition for Manito Gardener - $250
Manito Park/TFM Color Brochures - $12,351
Holding Tank for Koi Pond Renovation - $1,000
Duncan Garden Railings Contribution - $700
Integrated Pest Management Program (Conservatory) - $3,300
Computer Software for Manito Park Office - $250
New Furnace System for Manito Park Office
and Greenhouse Work Areas - $4,611
Conservatory Information Board and Orientation Signs -$1,655
Urns, Pedestals and Benches for Duncan Garden - $11,400
Plants for Native Area Renovation-$4,550
Park Brochures (10 years)-$11,649
Japanese Garden Bridge Replacement -$15,000
Japanese Garden Security - $2,500
Play Equipment: Lower Manito Park - $20,000
Cement Pavers at Pergola on Rosehill - $9,000
Rosehill Cement Curbing - $1,400
Tree Replacement - $3,500
Ferris Renovation - $1,500
Signs at Manito Park - $16,500
Misc Park Improvements - $3,000
Scout Project: Gravel Pathway -$1,200
New Roof on Picnic Shelter -$14,100
Contribution for Japanese Garden Fence Replacement - $45,900
Underground Sprinkler System for Upper Manito - $4,235
Software/Training for Plant Identification Program - $7,470
New Display Case/Gaiser Conservatory - $4,200
Gazebo, pergola, 3 informational kiosks - $80,298
Centennial sign/entrances to Manito - $1,439
Ornamental Iron Fence/Pergola/Rosehill - $4,702
Sprinkler System—Upper Manito Park - $50,000
Ferris Garden Plants - $4,000
Conservatory Sound System - $1,026
Meeting Room Tables - $1,526
Gates on Shoshone/Japanese Garden (pending)-$20,000
Funds distributed from October 1990 through March 2011
