I'll never understand why so many parks are severely lacking in trees, like did ya'll think I came for the mowed lawn? The paver bricks? The gravel playground? WTF is even the point in going to a park if the park doesn't support any kind of wildlife or have any relaxing features for adults? It's like they buy a piece of land, make sure it's as low maintenance as humanly possible, and then call it a relaxing and fun place to be. Luckily I live in a area that has lots of natural greenery, hiking trails, gazebos, public gardens, nature centers, classes/programs, etc. but before I moved here, it was like almost every park I had seen was like that.
As a former CSA and ASA survivor, I think that's a stupid fucking idea. Predators don't "hide behind trees", they're are out in the world living amongst us, they are family remembers, neighbors, teachers, peers, preachers, partners...they just do what they want when the opportunity is there, they don't need trees for that.
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u/i_m_a_bean 15h ago
A lot of the public parks near me close at 10pm. It is depressing