NEW JULY DATES! Join Your Neighbors for Yoga in Dover Park!

UPDATE: New July 2022 yoga dates added!!!

Join your Green Meadows West neighbors in FREE community-building and wellness exercise at two forthcoming events provided by Johnston-based Power Life Yoga Studio, and underwritten by the Green Meadows West Homeowners' Association.

The first 2022 outdoor yoga events took place in June. NEW DATES HAVE BEEN ADDED! Meet us at 9 a.m. on Sat, July 9 and July 23, 2022 in Dover Park, the association's publicly accessible private park, which is located at the intersection of Crescent Chase and Wellington Boulevard.

"We've seen successful outdoor yoga programs in Gray's Lake, Terra Park, and in other Des Moines-metro suburbs, and we're excited to experiment with similar programming [...] against the backdrop of our neighborhood's signature gazebo," says Outreach Committee member Sara Lockner. 

No previous yoga experience is required, Lockner says. Participants should bring their own mats or beach towels, and can choose to use either grass or paved surface. Instructors will likely use the gazebo's elevated floor as a stage, and will use a small public address loudspeaker for amplification.

Potential benefits of yoga can include stress reduction, increased blood circulation, detoxification, and improved sleep, according to Power Life materials.

"Power Life is about making your healthy lifestyle what you want it to be. We are a place to meet friends, a place to meet goals and a place to meet yourself. Power Life is a community of individuals, where there is a spot for everyone and style of exercise that challenges everybody."

For more information on Green Meadows West Homeowners' Association offerings this summer, check out our events page here this link.

To share your ideas about future Green Meadows West Homeowners Association offerings, contact the Outreach committee via Association Manager Ben McMenamin at benm AT knappproperties DOT com

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New Areas, New Season of Neighborhood Nature Walks!

The 2022 summer season brings new opportunities to learn about plants and green spaces in the Green Meadows West neighborhood, with an expanded schedule of informal and educational events hosted by the homeowners' association Prairie Committee.

The Green Meadows West Homeowners' Association boasts more than 17 acres of restored prairie areas, and maintains even more green spaces among houses, boulevards, and other areas.

NEW!!! Forest walk: Meet 8 a.m. Sat. Jun. 11, 2022 at the trail entrance at Foxboro Road and Chatham Circle. "We'll walk our section of the wooded area and try to make it over the bridge into the city's section of the Beaver Creek Recreation area, where many new trees have been along bike trail," says Prairie Committee chairperson Jason Hamata.

NEW!!! 86th Street Landscape Walk: Meet at the neighborhood's parking lot at the intersection of Windsor Parkway and King's Row 7:30 p.m. Wed., Jun. 15, 2022. "We'll talk about the work the city completed in 2021 and what is left to accomplish, as well as the new landscape," Hamata says.

Prairie Walks: Meet on the following Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the neighborhood's parking lot at the intersection of Windsor Parkway and King's Row:

• Jun. 14, 2022
• July 12, 2022
• Aug. 9, 2022
• Sept.6, 2022

Summer Concerts to Feature Live-Music & Sweet Treats!

Photo courtesy of JohnPaul Burtch

The Green Meadows West Homeowners' Association is pleased to announce for 2022 a third annual series of summer concerts at the neighborhood’s Dover Park gazebo. Each event will feature a different musical act, offering a mix of classic rock, pop, country, and other family-friendly songs. Concert times are 6:30 to 8 p.m. 

• Fri., Jun. 10, 2022: Boomerang!
• Fri, Aug. 5, 2022: Mike Aceto!
• Fri., Sept. 9, 2022: JohnPaul Burtch! 

Dover Park, one of the association's publicly accessible private parks, is located at the intersection of Crescent Chase and Wellington Boulevard.

The first event will feature treats provided by association vendor Crumbl Cookies, Ankeny. The second event will feature treats provided by Totally Rolled Ice Cream, West Des Moines. The third event will feature treats provided by Johnston's own Culver's Confections.

Neighbors are encouraged to bring their own folding chairs and beverage coolers. A portable toilet and hand-sanitization station will be located on site during the events.

The concert series helps the Green Meadows West neighborhood celebrate summer, while also calling attention to the association's many amenities, which include natural prairie areas, tree-lined green spaces, and privately managed parks. Based on positive feedback from association members, concerts replaced the neighborhood's long-running annual picnic in 2019.

To share your ideas about future Green Meadows West Homeowners Association offerings, contact the Outreach committee via Association Manager Ben McMenamin at benm AT knappproperties DOT com