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DESCRIPTION:Escambia County invites the community to a ribbon cutting Thurs
day\, March 19 at 1 p.m. to celebrate the opening of Carpenter Creek Headw
aters Park\, the newest park in Escambia County.The ribbon cutting will ta
ke place at the park\, located along Carpenter Creek at 725 E. Olive Road.
One or more Escambia County Commissioners will be in attendance.&ldquo\;I
&rsquo\;m so excited to open Escambia County&rsquo\;s newest park in Distr
ict 3\, providing an opportunity for residents of all ages to enjoy nature
in their neighborhood\,&rdquo\; District 3 Commissioner Lumon May said. &
ldquo\;Parks are a vital outlet for children and families\, and by adding
another park to our community\, we enhance the quality of life for all of
our residents. I want to thank our county staff and project partners for r
ecognizing the importance of this project\, and I hope residents of Distri
ct 3 and throughout Escambia County will enjoy this new amenity for genera
tions to come.&rdquo\;Carpenter Creek Headwaters Park is the first project
from the \;Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan\
, a comprehensive plan that examines the environmental health of the overa
ll watershed\, including water quality\, pollution sources\, flooding\, ha
bitat\, and resiliency. Approximately 2.6 acres of wetlands were restored
to build the park\, which now features recreational amenities including wa
lking paths\, two boardwalks\, picnic tables\, and a pollinator garden. Dr
ainage enhancements have also been made throughout the park to help reduce
pollution and improve flood protection.&ldquo\;The Carpenter Creek Headwa
ters Park has been a long time coming\, and I&rsquo\;d like to thank our s
taff for their hard work completing this project for our community\,&rdquo
\; Natural Resources Management Director Chips Kirschenfeld said. &ldquo\;
The goal of the project is to balance environmental restoration with the n
eeds of the community\, and it&rsquo\;s been exciting to see the project c
ome to fruition. We&rsquo\;re always looking for ways to build more equita
ble and resilient communities\, and we look forward to completing addition
al projects like this for our residents.&rdquo\;The Carpenter Creek Headwa
ters Park Project was managed by the Escambia County Natural Resources Man
agement Department. The project was funded by Escambia County Local Option
Sales Tax and grants from the Florida Trustee Implementation Group as par
t of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment pr
ocess.For full list of parks in Escambia County\, visit \;MyEscambia.c
om/parks.
DTEND:20260319T200000Z
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DTSTART:20260319T180000Z
LOCATION:725 E. Olive Road, Pensacola
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SUMMARY:Carpenter Creek Headwaters Park Ribbon Cutting
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Escambia County invites the community to a
ribbon cutting Thursday\, March 19 at 1 p.m. to celebrate the opening of C
arpenter Creek Headwaters Park\, the newest park in Escambia County.
The ribbon cutting will take place at the park\, located along Carpenter
Creek at 725 E. Olive Road. One or more Escambia County Commissioners will
be in attendance.
&ldquo\;I&rsquo\;m so excited to open Escambia Co
unty&rsquo\;s newest park in District 3\, providing an opportunity for res
idents of all ages to enjoy nature in their neighborhood\,&rdquo\; Distric
t 3 Commissioner Lumon May said. &ldquo\;Parks are a vital outlet for chil
dren and families\, and by adding another park to our community\, we enhan
ce the quality of life for all of our residents. I want to thank our count
y staff and project partners for recognizing the importance of this projec
t\, and I hope residents of District 3 and throughout Escambia County will
enjoy this new amenity for generations to come.&rdquo\;
Carpenter C
reek Headwaters Park is the first project from the \;Carpenter Creek and B
ayou Texar Watershed Management Plan\, a comprehensive plan that exami
nes the environmental health of the overall watershed\, including water qu
ality\, pollution sources\, flooding\, habitat\, and resiliency. Approxima
tely 2.6 acres of wetlands were restored to build the park\, which now fea
tures recreational amenities including walking paths\, two boardwalks\, pi
cnic tables\, and a pollinator garden. Drainage enhancements have also bee
n made throughout the park to help reduce pollution and improve flood prot
ection.
&ldquo\;The Carpenter Creek Headwaters Park has been a long
time coming\, and I&rsquo\;d like to thank our staff for their hard work c
ompleting this project for our community\,&rdquo\; Natural Resources Manag
ement Director Chips Kirschenfeld said. &ldquo\;The goal of the project is
to balance environmental restoration with the needs of the community\, an
d it&rsquo\;s been exciting to see the project come to fruition. We&rsquo\
;re always looking for ways to build more equitable and resilient communit
ies\, and we look forward to completing additional projects like this for
our residents.&rdquo\;
The Carpenter Creek Headwaters Park Project w
as managed by the Escambia County Natural Resources Management Department.
The project was funded by Escambia County Local Option Sales Tax and gran
ts from the Florida Trustee Implementation Group as part of the Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment process.
For fu
ll list of parks in Escambia County\, visit \;MyE
scambia.com/parks.
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