Parks & trees Committee

Cooper Creek park Restoration Project

The City is working on eradicating two invasive plant species in Cooper Creek Park which have gotten a strong foothold over many decades, choking out native plants, including many trees. The thick and entrenched growth of these invasive plants made it impossible for the City to remove them all by hand. Habitat Architects, a professional, environmentally-sound company, was hired to cut down and/or treat with herbicide the wintercreeper groundcover and vines, bush honeysuckle, 7 Callery Pear trees, and a Tree of Heaven.

 What do we mean by “invasive'' plants? They are aggressive, non-native species which cause or are likely to cause economic harm, environmental harm, or harm to human health. Codes in Roeland Park prohibit specific invasive plant species on private and public property. This "Homeowners' Guide"  will help Roeland Park homeowners identify two common invasive plants, bush honeysuckle and wintercreeper, that could be growing in your yard and how to eradicate them.

Cooper creek interpretive sign

Visitors to Cooper Creek Park can add some fascinating information about nature when they read a new interpretive sign which will be installed soon in the park. A QR Code on the sign will link to the City’s website where further information and resources can be found that pertain to a healthy Riparian Ecosystem, the restoration work done in the park during the last 3 years, and how homeowners can benefit nature in their own yards.