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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #193712

Parks & Playgrounds:

Other: I don’t remember what the initiative is called, but someone planted trees and the city stopped mowing a large swath of Butler Park a year or two ago. Predictably, invasive plant species immediately colonized the area once mowing ceased. I understand the sentiment of trying to re-naturalize a space, but it’s counterproductive if we’re just going to create another xenotope. If city staff don’t have the time to maintain the new space and control the invasive plants, then I recommend that mowing be resumed in the meantime.

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9/24/2024 15:00:05 Closed by Joanna Sparks

Invasive management in this area is on the schedule for the Parks Vegetation Management staff this winter and the Urban Greenspace Outreach Team will continue to work with our Adopt-A-Greenspace volunteers to address this issue.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=193712 Closed by Joanna Sparks Invasive management in this area is on the schedule for the Parks Vegetation Management staff this winter and the Urban Greenspace Outreach Team will continue to work with our Adopt-A-Greenspace volunteers to address this issue.

9/24/2024 14:52:47 Joanna Sparks commented on this case.

Hi Alex, Thank you for sharing your observations. You are correct that this restoration area at Rev. Butler Park needs invasive management. Treatment is on the schedule for the Parks Vegetation Management staff this winter and the Urban Greenspace Outreach Team will continue to work with our Adopt-A-Greenspace volunteers to address this issue. Hope to see you at a weed wrangle soon! Best regards, Joanna Sparks

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=193712 Joanna Sparks commented on this case. Hi Alex, Thank you for sharing your observations. You are correct that this restoration area at Rev. Butler Park needs invasive management. Treatment is on the schedule for the Parks Vegetation Management staff this winter and the Urban Greenspace Outreach Team will continue to work with our Adopt-A-Greenspace volunteers to address this issue. Hope to see you at a weed wrangle soon! Best regards, Joanna Sparks

9/24/2024 11:02:19 Rebecca Swift assigned this case to Joanna Sparks

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9/24/2024 11:00:59 Tim Street assigned this case to Rebecca Swift

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9/23/2024 21:33:05 Anonymous assigned this case to Tim Street

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9/23/2024 21:33:05 Opened by Anonymous

524 N Fairview ST

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47404
Latitude39.171215057373
Longitude-86.54158782959
Neighborhood AssociationNear West Side
TownshipBloomington

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