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Kiwanis Park clearing

The project was designed to remove dead, damaged or diseased trees along with underbrush and invasive species.

A backhoe lifts what remains of trees being removed at Kiwanis Park on a sunny winter day.
A backhoe lifts what remains of trees being removed at Kiwanis Park Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The Brainerd City Council allocated $75,000 in coronavirus recovery funds for tree and brush clearing at the park next to Boom Lake and the Mississippi River. The project was designed to remove dead, damaged or diseased trees along with underbrush and invasive species. The trees had to be removed prior to March 31 so as not to interfere with the endangered northern long-eared bat, which may take refuge in the trees later in the spring. The bat is in danger of extinction due to the deadly white-nose syndrome.
Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
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