Christine Sevilla

Parks Preservationist, Environmentalist, Photographer, Writer and Friend

We dedicate this website to Christine Sevilla. Christine was a passionate advocate for preserving our parks for future generations. She was working to stop the piecemeal destruction promoted by the current county leadership - allowing mountain biking on walking trails and in sensitive areas, selling parklands for wetland mitigation, bulldozing eskers in Mendon Ponds and wildflower meadows in Oatka Creek Parks. Christine envisioned our parks as a legacy to the future, and tirelessly worked to prevent what she called this "death by a thousand cuts." In dedicating this website to Christine, we hope it encourages others to get involved to save our parks.  

Wetland Mitigation Documents


Monroe County (EDR)

EPA Wetland Mitigation

Monroe County 
GIS Analyst
Justin Cole 


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Comparison Photos


Photo #1 (Left): One of the steep ridges in the Ellison Area Parks without erosion

from mountain biking.

Photo #2 (Right): A similar ridge in Tryon Park that has suffered serious erosion

from mountain biking.