In one of the towns above above Steeles you can start to see that all city parks need not be acres of cut grass and weeds. If you drive up Don Mills past Steeles into Markham, on your left you can see how this town's Simonston Park (in German Mills) has combined natural growth areas along the park periphery with the main activity areas of cut grass.
The naturalized areas not only break the monotony of short grass but add an attractive and ecologically useful dimension to the park. Adding native species plants and grasses might be part of the plan. Going wild with nature seems a worthwhile idea.
Cutting back of grass cutting should reduce both maintenance costs and air pollution. It should improve the air quality. And improve park enjoyment.
In Ward 33 there are many areas where going more natural seems a natural fit. Stretches on slopes behind residential lots such as Dallington or Lescon Park look like good places to start.
Coupled with community gardens we could see our parks becoming more multi-dimensional.
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