From the day my family first moved down to DC a few years ago, I have spent a ton of time at the Tregaron Conservancy. I took walks with my family and played around with my brother on the field and sledding hill. We would see cool stuff like families of squirrels and beautiful butterflies, and late one night we even saw a coyote in the trees behind our house. It was so nice to have all that nature just behind my house.
I was mesmerized by the giant oaks and even the small flowers. My favorite place, though, was the pond. When my dad and I were first exploring Tregaron, we heard the loud sounds and thought the frogs in the pond were swans. Since then, I have visited the pond dozens of times with my brother, my dad, my mom, and friends. Walking through Tregaron without my parents to the pond was one of the first “independent” things I was allowed to do.
But It was not until the COVID-19 pandemic struck that I really realized how much Tregaron means to me. With my mom, dad, brother and I all learning and working from home, the Tregaron Conservancy was one of the only places I could go to clear my head. When we were stuck inside for a period of time it was really nice to have that access to nature really close by. Lately my dad and I have been helping in the park by clearing invasive species like English ivy and Japanese knotweed, and clearing clogged leaves from the stream. The Tregaron Conservancy is such a special place for me.
by Griffin Miller