Visitors to Skare Park and residents living by the north border of the property might be wondering what is happening to many of the trees and foliage.
No, another tornado did not come through, and no, the region is not being cleared to put in any buildings. The work is part of the Deer Creek Mitigation project that is designed to restore that portion of the park back to its natural prairie state prior to the area being inhabited by man.
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ROCHELLE — Visitors to Skare Park and residents living by the north border of the property might be wondering what is happening to many of the trees and foliage.
No, another tornado did not come through, and no, the region is not being cleared to put in any buildings. The work is part of the Deer Creek Mitigation project that is designed to restore that portion of the park back to its natural prairie state prior to the area being inhabited by man.
Although the region of the park is closed to the public and looks a bit torn up right now while overgrown and invasive trees and undergrowth are being removed, in the next few years visitors will be able to enjoy walking through and view a scenic natural preservation area.
“We have had several calls about what is going on and I know it looks like a mess right now and is a big change, but this is a good environmental project and it fits in our master plan for Skare Park,” said Flagg-Rochelle Community Park District park superintendent Don Elliott. “There was so much over growth of trees and invasive species, and this plan to restore the 70-acre area and reshape the creek has been approved by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Army Corps of Engineers.”