The project will create new playgrounds that will be accessible to all children.
A $52 million project is going to create The Commons, the McWilliams Dog park, a new playground and add more plants to the area. The project is being spearheaded by theMarlon Blackwell and Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates will be the architects working on this initiative.
The conservancy said they want to restore habitats in The Commons and add more than a thousand trees and thousands of plants to help provide a home for local birds and animals. There will also be a Gorilla Forrest in honor of the neighboring zoo. The play area will be shaped like a gorilla, and there will be several other play stations.
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