Comments on: West Park http://annarborchronicle.com/2013/05/09/west-park-29/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=west-park-29 it's like being there Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: anna ercoli schnitzer http://annarborchronicle.com/2013/05/09/west-park-29/comment-page-1/#comment-251758 anna ercoli schnitzer Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:52:30 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=112264#comment-251758 We just visited West Park and noted that the pond looked pretty terrible. The water level was so low that ducks could WALK through it, and I don’t think any muskrat could be swimming there now. Also, the water was brown, green-vegetation-free and really dirty-looking. Sad to see! What happened?

]]> By: cosmonıcan http://annarborchronicle.com/2013/05/09/west-park-29/comment-page-1/#comment-248634 cosmonıcan Fri, 10 May 2013 01:48:17 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=112264#comment-248634 Does Monroe still have a big muskrat barbecue? Seems they used to do that around this time of year.

]]> By: George Hammond http://annarborchronicle.com/2013/05/09/west-park-29/comment-page-1/#comment-248629 George Hammond Fri, 10 May 2013 01:06:24 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=112264#comment-248629 oh, and the pond didn’t dry up last year despite the drought, I doubt it will do so this year.

]]> By: George Hammond http://annarborchronicle.com/2013/05/09/west-park-29/comment-page-1/#comment-248628 George Hammond Fri, 10 May 2013 01:05:42 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=112264#comment-248628 I think the pond level is supposed to fluctuate, but the pond is also supposed to have an array of native plants growing in and around it. Not just cattails, but lots of native aquatic wildflowers: water lilies, iris, and a bunch of things I don’t know the name of. They were planted in the pond last year, and it was beautiful in June, but then the muskrat family (and maybe the infamous carp) ate them all. Every single plant was gone by the end of the summer, and nothing except some submerged pond weed and a small stand of cattails seems present now. Maybe some things will re-sprout, but with an adult muskrat still present, I’m not hopeful. I sent pictures and information to city parks and stormwater management about this last year and this spring, but I don’t know what, if anything, they are doing. I think they should at least relocate the muskrat to the river, then maybe plants would have a chance to grow.

]]> By: TJ http://annarborchronicle.com/2013/05/09/west-park-29/comment-page-1/#comment-248625 TJ Fri, 10 May 2013 00:44:49 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=112264#comment-248625 Strange, it seemed relatively high when I was there on Monday.

There are still ducks and at least one muskrat – not to mention all those goldfish that people unthinkingly dumped in there.

]]> By: Susie http://annarborchronicle.com/2013/05/09/west-park-29/comment-page-1/#comment-248578 Susie Thu, 09 May 2013 19:15:56 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=112264#comment-248578 Last summer it supported families of ducks and muskrats. I hope the water level comes back up.

]]> By: Jud http://annarborchronicle.com/2013/05/09/west-park-29/comment-page-1/#comment-248527 Jud Thu, 09 May 2013 14:51:32 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=112264#comment-248527 Just so it’s off the mowing grid, parks staff’s job is done. It’s more puddle than pond.

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