My questions, and if this question has already been posted on here in the past let me know, are when will work on improving the park start up again? What has been budgeted and planned out?
It is just looking like things might be laying a little fallow and some maintenance needs to be done on controlling the plants on the shore line. I just would like to start a little discussion on this. I would like to see how nice this area can get for everyone to enjoy.
What's everyone's thoughts on this?
As you can tell from the pics both sides are getting a bit overgrown limiting access to the water for fishermen.
11 comments:
Nick,
Jennifer and I JUST left that exact area and couldn't believe how horrible it actually is. I am condifident Councilwomen Campbell & Cohen will see this post and ask questions. I woukld also strongly request that if they are not familiar with this mess, please go down there and take a look. Even the Bio Logs near the West and of the Zoo that have been there for years looks like crap too. This Mayor had turned Salisbury into a human dump from the toilets to the parks.
Well, it seems to me I recall that we were supposed to have bio logs installed to contain the creek banks, not rocks. But our former PW Director took it upon himself (or was ordered not to put bio logs in by the mayor) not to do what was planned and put the rocks in at a higher cost, I do believe. Your sure right Nick that it does need some maintenance very soon!
A. Goetz
What exactly are "bio-logs"?
The whole point of the plantings along the shoreline is to provide a buffer from runoff and to prevent erosion. They are supposed to be allowed to grow naturally, not manicured like a grass lawn.
Bio-logs are coconut coir fiber "logs" that are used to hold soil in place while plantings are established. They break down over the course of 5-10 years.
11:24 is right, the whole point is to get the plantings established. Mown lawn to the water's edge helped cause the erosion problem in the first place.
Let's cut out all the bullsh!t here about the Biologs!
First of all, in order to have erosion, YOU NEED TO BE IN TIDAL WATERWAYS! EVERYWHERE they placed these BS logs was NOT in tidal waterways. The Idiot Taxpayers of Salisbury fell for a boat load of BS, THERE WAS NO EROSION PROBLEM. Just former Zoo Director Jim Rapp full of sh!t once again and he and Jacobs screwed the Taxpayers and guess what, they failed anyway!
Show me all that erosion, I beg of you????? Idiots!
I've been going down to city park regularly since I have been here and I have not seen any signs of problems.
Are not, and correct me if my inference is wrong, the rocks supposed to stabilize the banks and prevent major erosion?
I understand that you need plants and their roots to keep the ground in place but the point is the area is getting over grown. I don't think you need jungles of plants, whether planted there or weeds, along a good portion of the banks. It's too thick and does not look good. Take pride in keeping things up!
Plant grooming can take place after the plants become established better. That can take a full year or two for some of the trees and grasses that were planted there. The point of the planting was for a more naturalistic look and there are to be breaks here and there for viewing and fishing. The rocks were primary put in under the water level and to help hold the bio-logs that were installed in place. Yes bio-logs were put in place and are almost not visible no due to the plant growth arond and on them.
As to erosion only being a problem in tidal areas, someone has to go back to physical geography class. Erosion happens everywhere there is running water. This is a creek and it is running water, especially during periods of heavy rain. The removal of sand and mud from the center of the creek took place during this restoration to help the flow of water more in the center of the creek. Over time sediment had build up in the bottom and center of the creek which had caused the main flow of the water to pull more against the banks of the creek. This was especially evident where the concrete bulk head was near the end of the park with the walk bridge. The erosion taking place had started to cutting around and behind that bulk head. Most of that erosion around the whole park is obviously not as visible now thanks to the rip-rap, bio-logs, and plantings.
Anon 3:14
What are the species of plants/grasses, excluding trees, should be present and what "weeds" should not be there?
In your opinion are these plants "established" enough for grooming? It has been a year or there abouts since planting the previous summer.
Thanks
Just like the propaganda piece in the times today about Fitzwater St. and it's development. More studies to go nowhere. More PR BS for the election year coming, and then nothing ever comes to fruition.
Nalagirl
There is also the factor that these plants need to be able to get rooted, get established, and get some bulk to them before alot of the netted fences where taken off which of course kept people from trampling them but also the geese from snacking on them. The grass are probably mostly Miscanthus grasses of various varities. Maiden grass, Morning Light, Silberfeil, Stictus, because they are fairly hardy and grow the quickest, but it still probably take a couple years of protection for them to really get rooted well and not get trampled upon.
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