Trees Cleared for Duck Pond Park
— by Jeffrey Wisniewski — 22 October 2009 — 3 comments below »
The planned removal of dead and at-risk eucalyptus trees is underway at the future Duck Pond Park. It is now possible to see the lower half of the slope. (Is there a name for this hill? Eucalyptus Hill?) The existing trees at the rear of the property (behind the hill) will remain, although those fallen may also be removed. The cost of removal was $18k.
Can we rename the park to raise property values? Lake Champagne Park? Diamond Heights Recreation Area?
I find the hill that has become newly exposed due to the removal of the trees, to be somewhat of an eyesore. It’s now apparent that the hill is not a natural shape, but rather a manmade, angular cut into what may have once been a natural shape. I hope that when the park construction gets underway, this hill will be at least slightly re-sculpted to give it a more pleasing shape or landscaped in such a way as to hide it’s hard edges.
@Dave – At the planning meetings for the park I had recommended using this hill as apart of the park’s design. A spiraling ADA ramp to a vista point at the top. Unfortunately, this was deemed too challenging of a proposition.
I am looking forward to the park’s integration with the trails located there.