Birders Warn Proposed Treetop Course Threatens St. Louis Habitat, Bird Species
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.
A spokesperson from the St. Louis Audubon Society was critical of a plan revealed on Tuesday to move the location of a proposed "treetop adventure park" from Greensfelder Park in Wildwood, to a more urban setting of the county, Creve Coeur Park. St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley offered the plan at Tuesday's county council meeting after the original plan at Greensfelder Park was pushed back by resistance from equestrians and other opponents. The local Audubon Society's Jean Favara told council members the intrusion of a treetop park, which would include a ropes course and zip lines, would threaten the fragile wildlife and bird habitat being restored there. The treetop adventure park is proposed by a company called "GoApe!" "Creve …
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