Marine Park renovations complete
Four-year project included two-mile hiking trail and thousands of new trees
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
Take a hike!
Kings County green space
gurus capped off an extensive
effort to renovate Marine Park’s
woodlands on May 19, cutting
the ribbon on a new two-mile
hiking trail and debuting more
than 7,000 news trees.
The four-year project focused
on improving trail accessibility
and protecting wildlife
in the borough’s largest park,
according to a rep from one organization
who participated in
the effort.
“Through this multi-year
effort, we have literally uncovered
the beauty of Marine
Park,” said Alex Zablocki of the
Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks
Conservancy. “Today, we welcome
visitors to enjoy Marine
Park’s newly established twomile
trail that will take them
through some of Brooklyn’s
most unique coastal habitats.”
Visitors can now hike
along the newly debuted route
through the entrance near Gerritsen
and Seba avenues in Gerritsen
Beach.
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Prior to the renovation, the
quality of trails in the 800-acre
park had deteriorated and
lacked coherent passageways,
said the project manager of the
Natural Areas Conservancy.
“The existing trails were in
bad condition, and there were
no markings, so it was confusing
to get around the park. So
what we did was formalize two
more miles of hiking trails,”
said Justin Bowers. “While
we were doing that, we made
several ecological upgrades to
the park.” The park is home to
more than 325 species of birds
and 100 species of fi sh, according
to the city Parks Department
website . Park honchos
said the additional trees would
serve to protect that wildlife
and help the coastal community
avoid storm damage.
“Marine Park is one of only
two locations in all of New
York City that contains what
is known as a coastal maritime
forest, which provides habitat
for rare native plant species,
as well as an array of native
animals and birds,” said Sarah
Charlop-Powers. “They’re also
often our fi rst line of defense
when it comes to protecting
our neighborhoods from the adverse
effects of climate change,
like extreme storms.”
As part of the effort, construction
crews removed 14
vehicles that were deserted in
the park, according to Bowers,
who speculated on the nefarious
reasons the cars were
abandoned.
“I can’t say for certain, but
it’s most likely insurance fraud
because they’re burned, so
there are no identifi ers on the
cars,” he said.
The Nature Conservancy,
along with over 400 volunteers,
contributed to the project, according
to Bowers, who said
the effort achieved its goals
of easing access to the park’s
trails.
“I think it looks great,” he
said. “I’ve already heard from
people who tell me the new trial
markings make it easier to get
around in the park.”
POINTED: Park gurus show off the newly renovated hiking trail. Justin Bowers
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