Friday, February 8, 2013
St. Louis bird enthusiasts and conservationists plead with St. Louis County Council members to reject a treetop adventure course proposed for Creve Coeur Park, which originally was targeted to go in Greensfelder Park in Wildwood.
St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley at Tuesday's meeting proposed moving the location of a to-be-built treetop adventure course from a more remote area of West St. Louis County, Greensfelder Park in Wildwood, to a more urban setting of the county, Creve Coeur Park. But a St. Louis Audubon Society (SLAS) spokesperson was at the meeting to represent the interests of migratory fowl and birds in the Creve Coeur corridor, indicating such an intrusive addition would threaten the fragile wildlife and bird habitat being restored there. “Creve Coeur Park is a critical environment for migrating bird species currently facing habitat decline,” said Ballwin resident and SLAS Conservation Vice President Jean Favara at the meeting. SLAS Executive …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
This has been a busy couple of days for GoApe! owner Chris Swallow, who is in town from Maryland to meet with St. Louis media and park users. Tuesday's St. Louis County Council meeting also sent the proposed treetop course in a different direction.
The motto of the treetop adventure course company whose owners sought to build a new obstacle course in Greensfelder Park in Wildwood is "live life adventurously." Maryland-based GoApe! owner Chris Swallow is in St. Louis this week to personally explain the company's newest planned adventure, which targeted a 7- to 10-acre spot in this more remote West St. Louis County Park, and to share the community benefits GoApe! delivers in the other cities in which they do business. Swallow's personal exploration of the matter—combined with a petition from Greensfelder Park users at Tuesday's St. Louis County Council meeting—prompted him to now seek alternative locations for the park. The online petition currently shows 574 signatures toward a goal …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Tough economic times require tough decisions, says acting director for St. Louis County Parks. Co-existence in county parks for all types of users is possible, he says, including having a treetop park at Greensfelder Park in Wildwood.
Greensfelder Park users, including Wildwood residents and surrounding neighborhoods, are keeping watch about future plans to change the offerings there. The lightning rod of concern recently was a proposed treetop park to be developed by a private, East Coast company called GoApes! See related articles: County 'Goes Ape' to Help Save Greensfelder Park in Wildwood Attendees at Saturday's meeting made it clear they would like more notification about meetings and decisions regarding the park's usage. Many on Wednesday morning say they are shocked to learn the contract with GoApe! was on the St. Louis County Council's agenda for last night's (Tuesday) meeting, and nothing was said about that at Saturday's meeting at Greensfelder. See related …
County residents today are voicing surprise about a GoApe! contract being an agenda item on last night's St. Louis County Council meeting, after a heated exchange of public concerns just occurred about the matter Saturday.
Approximately 55 interested and concerned St. Louis County residents—and even at least one from Illinois—attended an informational meeting Saturday at Greensfelder Park in Wildwood regarding a proposed treetop park being considered to be erected there. See related article: County 'Goes Ape' to Help Save Greensfelder Park in Wildwood Reactions from attendees Saturday were intense and aimed at the lack of public notification and engagement about what they perceived to be a "game-changer" regarding a more remote public park traditionally focused on equestrian, bicycling and hiking use. St. Louis County Parks Acting Director Tom Ott promised Saturday that communications would improve. In fact, a signup list was provided to ensure county …
Liz
10:23 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
You wouldn't believe how much wood and habitat has been taken in the last 12 years from Creve Coeur Park. I guess boys must have their toys. How much more is left when 7 acres is turned into playland? more ›