Greening the City Park
Chairman McLean works to beautify Walla Walla's public spaces while protecting a new local quail colony.
One of the beauty spots at the city park on Alder Street in time to come will be a grove of fir trees. Chairman McLean is experimenting with a number of evergreens obtained from the mountains to ascertain the best time of year to set them out to insure growth. Though the park fund is somewhat shy just at present, the chairman is not neglecting an opportunity to add to its beauty, and at slight expense has lately had planted some beautiful shrubbery, including a number of rose bushes. A big flock of quail have appropriated the park for their special home, and fully 100 of the little game birds have taken up their abode in the secluded spots. The chairman has given strict orders that they are not to be disturbed.
“The chairman has given strict orders that they are not to be disturbed and the band is expected to multiply rapidly.”
City parks have served as the 'lungs' of Walla Walla for over a century. The balance between maintaining public amenities during lean fiscal years and fostering local biodiversity is as relevant to municipal governance today as it was in 1903.
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