Does Dix Park care about nature?
I go to Dix Park pretty frequently, either for fun or on work breaks, and have noticed a slow crawl of trees being cut down or random areas cleared. A while ago, the Lamp and the patch near it were cleared of trees and mulched for "native plant regrowth" and "water pipe installment" respectively. On my most recent visit, I had noticed a very large long grass/flower patch had been mowed and tilled with signage saying it had been sprayed with pesticides (very close to the bee hives they have). All of this, of course, on top of the giant dreamville parking lot that was made for a musical festival that no longer exists and will probably not be replaced.
I have given money to the park in the past because I do enjoy walking around, and had strongly considered volunteering, but I can't help but feel like my money and time would be better spent elsewhere? I guess it is a park and not a nature area per se, but it's a bit disappointing to see.