The green thing is to plant trees not cut them down. It might be surprising to learn that Clark Park has chosen the latter. The park, located at 43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia, has been undergoing major renovations since the beginning of August. The organization behind the changes is Friends of Clark Park, a non-profit and volunteer group that works to maintain the park. According to a press release issued in early August by the group, “The main goal is to improve drainage in the park.” Though this comes at the expense of ridding historically old plants.
Some are not so happy about hundred plus year old trees being destroyed. Malwina Andruczyk, 24, has worked at the farmers market every Saturday for a few years and is not pleased with the recent alterations in scenery at the park. “I don't like that so many trees were cut down in the park. What I heard is that they cut down the maple trees and left the sycamores because maple is an invasive species. However, maple trees are also the ones that turn beautiful colors in the fall,” Andruczyk said.
Nissa Blocher, who lives within walking distance of Clark Park, is upset that the Friends of Clark Park did not seek the community’s opinion. “I think many people feel, as I do, a sort of ownership of the park,” she said. “It feels slightly invasive that someone is digging it up without any input from me. However, I have confidence that their intentions are good. The park certainly needed some improvements.”
The Friends of Clark Park website states the renovations will be finished by the end of November.
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