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ir. ` •.ems <br /> -.: .,� --I r� t ,t• r „� of t �a�li <br /> = r <br /> a <br /> �i <br /> ra F J s e <br /> .t. <br /> - <br /> :y. <br /> t fir' <br /> I <br /> I� I <br /> Y 1 <br /> Figures 1-2: Nature-based play features at Pearson Park: (left to right) figure-eight stair <br /> stepping logs; sand and artificial turf surfacing, scattered `tree cookies' <br /> Another option to traditional playgrounds is converting parkland, including the former playground area, <br /> into naturalized landscapes,providing a different type of valued outdoor amenity. <br /> Tree forts are almost a rite of passage for children, like this one in the wooded area of Ford Brook Park, <br /> or one below at Pearson Park manufactured from imported branches. <br /> ' .. �, �,i�`�*�I� P 1 i F ,` �._ _-,� �'� �:�r w,�+� .:J� °gyp: �a. •� <br /> a� t � <br /> � f � 1 FPS',,.-. �►n� ..,,;� 1t4�1 �I -,. <br /> . t,� f.I �„�- -6r I �: ,Ftr ,�,s 't'... 'P _ a v,s•e rx,�F.��t +. �t,. <br /> Y ` <br /> .,�. .,..n' !.'.. k n rY-.a�r''.•i' � t. ��- Y .. - { tier -1.'• 1. G S <br /> r� <br /> , r <br /> �p'•.. r !.^" /"��-1-+. :i lr- k.B'i Iy 2 fp�.i 'r ,- -.- .... � lti6 ,'�J- <br /> : <br /> , �v <br /> I <br /> r: 5, <br /> r <br /> 4 <br /> r,3 <br /> 5R <br /> r. <br /> e <br /> 4 , <br /> ` - a, --•- :-36i.-a� -..� b :r1+.is� _ �.#�� �t +��•o� '+-} #'*'v]k <br /> - <br /> Y <br /> ILA i <br /> ._ .7- <br /> TX ?1 <br /> ! <br /> M A�„- <br /> e` <br /> =s A <br /> J . f /�- •. J r r s-. <br /> f .• <br /> yyNO <br /> it <br /> s r � -'• .... - .t �15 <br /> Ford Brook Park Pearson Park <br /> Natural woods allow for the creation of lean-to's and stick forts as well as hide-n-seek games or self-guided <br /> exploration of these shady enclaves. In other neighborhood parks, it may even be appropriate to simply <br /> leave areas open, and available to make bicycle tracks in the soil with shovels and hand tools another rite <br /> of passage for many children. <br /> At parks where the landscape is be to converted from playgrounds (or turf), there should be a plan for both <br /> the conversion,but also the appropriate care and management which can be simple and less costly than some <br /> maintenance intensive formal playgrounds. Regardless of the type of alternative landscape, these areas are <br /> not to be left for weeds and invasive plants to become established which can result in a degradation of the <br /> park or adjoining private lands. <br /> 6 <br />