Over 1,000 people responded, with 65% expressing support for a nature-based playground using willow wood components and planting replacement trees grown from cuttings of the original tree.

‘Fletcher Frog’ has found a home as part of the new playground equipment at Santa Maria’s Fletcher Park. (Courtesy photo) The playground includes a variety of engaging features, such as a ...

Officials with the Nature Discovery Center in Bellaire are looking to expand the 4-acre park to redevelop the southeast corner of the park into the Enchanted Woods Nature Play Space.