Usage and Event Guidelines

CONDITIONS FOR BIOPOND PICNIC ORGANIZERS & GUESTS

IN ORDER TO ECOLOGICALLY BALANCE THE NEEDS OF OUR GUESTS WITH THE NEEDS OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, WE STIPULATE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS WHICH WE ASK YOU AND YOUR GROUP TO RESPECTFULLY OBSERVE:

EACH GROUP IS ALLOWED ONE VEHICLE ONLY (IF NECESSARY FOR SET-UP) IN THE BIOPOND/KASKEY GARDEN. IF A CATERING VEHICLE IS PRESENT, THERE SHALL BE NO ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE. DO NOT GO BEYOND THE AREA INDICATED FOR VEHICLE ACCESS. VEHICLES SHOULD BE BACKED IN STRAIGHT; NO TURNING OF VEHICLES IS PERMITTED WITHIN THE BIOPOND/KASKEY GARDEN. AN ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY PARKING SPACE IS AVAILABLE FOR DROP-OFF ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.

FOUR (4) COMMERCIAL-SIZE TRASH CONTAINERS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR REFUSE EVERYTHING NOT TAKEN AWAY BY PICNIC ORGANIZERS -- ESPECIALLY LEFTOVER FOOD -- SHALL BE SECURED IN HEAVY DUTY TRASH BAGS (I.E., BAGS SHOULD BE CLOSED AND TIED-OFF). EXTRA TRASH BAGS WILL BE PROVIDED BY BIOPOND STAFF.

PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT THE GARDEN IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR ‘DONATIONS’ OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE ITEMS FOR HOMELESS AND HUNGRY PERSONS.

BEVERAGE- AND OTHER BOXES SHALL BE BROKEN DOWN AND GATHERED FOR RECYCLING REMOVAL.

A COMMERCIAL-SIZE RECYCLING BIN SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR DISCARDED EMPTY GLASS BOTTLES AND ALUMINUM CANS.

PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR GUESTS TO USE THE CONTAINERS PROVIDED FOR REFUSE AND RECYCLING.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR CATERERS COMPLETE THEIR JOB BY BAGGING ALL REFUSE (TABLECLOTHS, UTENSILS, PLATES, NAPKINS, FOOD AND CONDIMENTS, AND ANY OTHER CONTAINERS) AND TAKING AWAY ANYTHING ELSE.

IF PICNIC ITEMS ARE DROPPED-OFF AHEAD OF THE SCHEDULED TIME OF THE PICNIC, DO NOT ‘STASH’ THESE ITEMS IN SHRUB BEDS OR BORDERS. PLEASE STAY OUT OF SHRUB BEDS AND BORDERS AND ON OPEN LAWN, PATH, AND PICNIC AREAS. IF YOU NEED TO DROP OFF THINGS EARLY (E.G., IF YOUR BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTOR IS DROPPING OFF ITEMS AHEAD OF TIME), PLEASE NOTIFY THE BIOPOND STAFF AND WE WILL ASSIST YOU IN SECURING YOUR ITEMS.