BUCK CREEK NATURE PARK

Over the next couple of weeks we will be providing an in-depth look at our plans for the development of the newly announced Buck Creek Nature Park located behind the Carlton Davidson Stadium in Springfield, Ohio. The ideas came together for this nature park from a collaborative effort by the staff at NTPRD. The purpose of its creation is to maximize underutilized park spaces and provide a different park experience that currently isn't available in Clark County or the surrounding areas.This park also sits within walking distance to Springfield High School, Lagonda Elementary and the National Trail Administration Building. Click the following link to be directed to a story about the upcoming project in the Springfield News Sun.

Buck Creek Nature Park Overview

A Nature Education Trail (Green Line Surrounding the Stadium) will link the Baseball Annex and the NTPRD Admin Building to the entrances of the Buck Creek Nature Park. The wood line will allow kids to play and learn in a wooded atmosphere that includes small streams and is home to many animals including deer, raccoons, opossums, skunks and foxes. Interpretive signage will line the trail and provide education information for both adults and youth about the wildlife in Clark County. These signs are being made by NTPRD staff using wood sheets and printed labels to help keep cost low. A protective coating is being applied to provide protection from the elements.

The majority of the current trail that has been cut and cleaned was done by the volunteers for Keep Clark County Beautiful for the Great American Clean Up Campaign. In addition to creating the new trail through this wooded area, volunteers picked up a whopping 38 bags of litter and additional dumped items for a total of over 1,000 lbs. of trash.  Plus over 20 tires!. This trail would not have been possible without the efforts of these local volunteers. A portion of the trail will be ready for park visitors in early summer of 2014.