Years of work have transformed south side park, as these photos document.
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Gorgeous photos! I can’t wait to get outside and check out this park in the Springtime.
Wow, these pix made me feel good in a lot of ways. First, this urban park is a much more attractive place for neighborhood folk to recreate. Second, it is much safer with the dangerous huge concrete “river bank” removed. Finally, I was fortunate to be involved with a group of students in the recovery of the KK River watershed with Groundwork’s “Green Team”- they would be very proud. I can’t wait to get down there and walk along the recovered river banks. Great photos!
I remember when the banks of KK and Menomonee rivers (along with the feeder creeks) were cemented as a means of flood control. It was a mistake way back then. Now these same rivers and creeks are being returned to their natural state for better (you guessed it) better flood control. Mother Nature is so much wiser than humans when it comes to caring for the environment.