Wildlife and Habitat
Years of neglect and misuse have left Emerson
Park little habitat area for wildlife. Vacant lots are strewn with
garbage. There are few parks and those that are there are not well
kept. The habitat here is further damaged by a hazardous waste site
on the east side. We realize the need for improvement in wildlife
habitat and plan to convert 36 abandoned lots and lots with dilapidated
houses into parks. These parks will not only benefit the wildlife
that can use them, it will also help to improve the quality of life for
the residents of Emerson Park.
We noticed that a large portion of the flood
zone in Emerson Park is found on vacant land. We plan to plant trees
on vacant lots in this neighborhood as part of the housing development
plan. We feel that the new vegetation will help with flooding and
erosion problems in those areas.
There are also a considerable number of endangered
species, whose habitat is in or near Emerson Park. To find out more
about these specific animals click on Endangered
Species. We plan to plant groves of pine trees in abandoned lots
to turn them into parks, which will provide habitat for some of these endangered
species and other animals. There will be a continuity among the parks
broken only by streets. The parks will have a considerable amount
of edge space for wildlife.
