| Turfgrass sod farmers in Warwick’s hamlet of Pine Island, home to the famed 10,000 acre Black Dirt Region, will be donating sod to cover a playing field in Memorial Park. Today's improved turfgrass varieties, preferred by professional NFL teams for safety reasons, are very effective in reducing pollution, too. Turfgrass traps and removes dust and dirt from the air. 2,500 square feet of lawn absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and release enough oxygen for a family of four to breathe.
Stanley Deming Park is also located in the center of the Village. This is a busy park because it holds the playground! As the warm weather of spring arrives, the park fills with moms anxious to have their children exercise away their cabin fever! High school students make good use of the sandy volleyball court, and the newly refinished and lighted basketball courts are busy right up until 9 each night during the Spring, Summer and early Fall. In addition, a
no-cost summer arts, crafts and activities program is held at Stanley Deming for elementary-aged children. Each summer the Warwick Arts Festivals hosts several free concerts at the natural amphitheater at Stanley Deming; the hill is filled with families and friends picnicking and dancing to the various bands and dance programs.
Lewis Woodlands is a preserve that was maintained by the Orange-Dutchess Garden Club. The deed was recently transferred to the Village of Warwick. The gardens have historic significance to the Village and a plan has been designed to pay homage to the original gardens installed a hundred years ago by a founding family of Warwick. Many of the species in the park are not native to Warwick but have continued to flourish. Treated mostly as a walking trail, the gardens paths are in the process of being cleared by the Village.
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