Spring Partnership Day at the Fish Hatchery
You may notice a change at the Fish Hatchery in Forest Park recently. There are fewer trees, shrubs and vines!
Each season, the City’s Forest Park Arboricultural Crew (FPAC) and the Forest Park Forever Land Management team partner for a workday.
The pictures above show crews during the April Partnership Day. They include an image of a Fish Hatchery shoreline taken during and after thinning.
FPAC is a department within the City's Department of Parks, Recreation & Forestry. Our nonprofit conservancy funds a partnership between the Parks Maintenance team, FPAC and our staff that cares for 45,000 trees in Forest Park.
Our most recent FPF-FPAC Partnership Day was at the Hatchery in early April. The combined crew removed bush honeysuckle and small, less than 3” in caliber, Red Mulberry, catalpa and Callery pear trees. This thinning is allowing foliage that benefits our urban habitat to grow with less competition.
“The removals were part of thinning to allow other trees and shrubs to grow with less competition. ”
Restoration and daily maintenance in Forest Park depend on the generous support of Forest Park Forever members, private donors, volunteers and folks who love this place, like you.
You can help sustain Forest Park for generations by becoming a member or volunteer today.
