This website was created by a group of private citizens who are concerned about negative, irreversible changes to the Monroe County Parks, and desired a means to get the information about the issues out to more people. We are not an official group, but are all park lovers and users. As individuals many of us belong to a variety of local organizations that use and treasure our parks, including: Adirondack Mountain Club, Sierra Club, Federation of Monroe County Environmentalists, Rochester Birding Association, Burroughs Audubon Nature Club, Rochester Butterfly Club, Genesee Valley Audubon, People for Parks, and others. To contact us: parkspreservation@gmail.com |
 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. Visit: www.christinesevilla.com |
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