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City Parks Earn Audubon Designation

The Coloradoan
Wed, 07/22/2009

Rolland Moore Park and Edora Community Park recently received official Audubon Cooperation Sanctuary certification from Audubon International in Selkirk, N.Y.

To achieve Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary certification, an organization
must demonstrate that it can maintain a high degree of environmental quality
in five distinct categories, including environmental planning, wildlife habitat
management, resource conservation, waste management and
outreach/education. Both Rolland Moore Park and Edora Park share the
Cooperative Sanctuary distinction with City Park, which earned its
certification in 2007.

The low-maintenance turf areas, wildflower medians, SolarBee pond aerator
and expanded wildlife habitats featured at Rolland Moore Park, 2201 S.
Shields St., emphasize the Parks Department's strong commitment to the
environment.

The Parks Department's dedication to the environment is also on display at
Edora Park, 1420 E. Stuart St. Approximately 30 percent of the trees found
in the park are native, and the park's flower beds contain a percentage of
native perennials. As part of the Audubon certification process, parks staff
converted the irrigation system that services nine acres of the park to utilize
raw water from the pond.