This northwest corner of Cummings Park saw some drastic changes last winter with the removal of several ash trees and buckthorn, as seen in the photo above from Feb. ‘24. Some residents expressed concerns about what would be done to fill in the new bare areas. Unfortunately, as you can see in the photo below from June ’24, it has filled in with a number of invasive species such as burdock and garlic mustard.

This area COULD be restored with native vegetation, but that is not likely to happen unless we can find a crew of volunteers willing to tackle the problem (short-term) and monitor/maintain the area (long-term).