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PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION FOR INTERPRETIVE CENTER IS COMPLETE

By Bill Korbholz

Well, it doesn’t look much like an interpretive center yet, but we do have a much more attractive and useful entrance to Edgewood at the Day Camp now that the outer parking lot and pedestrian bridge have been completed.

Construction under way September 2005

This work, begun in mid-2005, now provides 25 striped parking spaces in the outer lot, which is paved with a pervious asphalt to reduce drainage into Cordilleras Creek.

Construction completed February 2006

Visitors who use the lot are now drawn across the beautiful wooden bridge across the creek as they enter the park.

Completing the lot seemed to take forever, as the initial paving failed due to soil slumping, and we had to wait for fair weather to make the repairs and perform the striping.

Phase 1 also includes restoration of the creek habitat, which involved removing non-native plants and the accumulated trash. In the coming months native plants will be installed to help prevent bank erosion.

Fundraising continues to be the number one priority, as we need to raise about $1M for the rest of the building fund. Construction is still scheduled to begin in 2007 so that our center will be operational in time for the 2008 docent walks. For more information, contact the Parks Foundation’s Executive Director, Julia Bott, at (650) 321-5812 or info@supportparks.org.

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