Some of the Junk I Found Today at Marine Park West

It isn't just cars that get dumped in this ostensible city park. I did find another secreted deep in the phragmites and I only bothered to photograph the more dramatic of the auto parts scattered on the trails. But today, what I found most interesting, were the big Barcalounger-type chairs I was finding in the reeds. Why anyone would bother lugging these big chairs to the salt marsh is yet another mystery to me--it takes a lot of work to be a vandal.

Paint balls along the trails are evidence of some of the other wild life in what is supposed to be a refuge.

Marine Park ATV Photos

Here are more photos of ATVs & dirt bikes in Southwest Marine Park including the main access for all of the illegal traffic:

High Resolution Image

I've created a high resolution version of the Google Earth satellite image of the Marine Park Nature Preserve west of Gerritsen Creek. Not only does it show in detail the devastation to the habitat caused by ATVs and dirt bikes, but also makes clear all the access points into the nature preserve for motorized vehicles and stolen car disposal. This is very helpful information for the Department of Parks & Recreation, provided that they actually cared about protecting this public park.

Click the preview to view the large image (3MB file).