Interesting to note that the view selected by the "New Yorkers for Parks" web site is East River Flats, where the MPRB inexplicably (to me) maintains a lawn with a concrete fringe rather than a proportion of less-maintained native vegetation with a vegetated buffer for water quality protection and dissuasion of goose pooping near the river's edge (and, to my mind at least, a more pleasing visual appearance). I don't know how large the area is from which runoff flows across the flats to the river, but the flats seems to be a speedway for whatever pollutants and sediments there are.
I know there was some discussion a while back about the geese, but I don't recall that anyone from the MPRB explained the thinking behind its design/maintenance choice for this riparian area. I'd be interested, if any MPRB representative wishes to advise. I can understand having some lawn for active recreation (although I don't observe much active recreation in fact), and some direct access to the river for viewing purposes, but it seems that 80% of the area and 95% of the edge could be maintained in a more native state. Chuck Holtman Prospect Park ---- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Jason C Stone > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 9:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Mpls] Urban Park Nirvana - Outside Perspective > The Minneapolis Parks Board snip > > Minneapolis is well known for its healthy park system. Peter > Harnik, of the Trust for Public Land, > describes the city as closer to "urban park nirvana" than any > other city in the nation. The > current system is not only accessible, large, and beautiful, it > is also well managed by its > governing body, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. > > Continued at ... > http://www.ny4p.org/parks/minneapolis.php > > Regards, > Jason Stone, Diamond Lake snip ------------------------------ REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
