Kenosha County’s Petrifying Springs Park, located in the Village of Somers, is a most beloved and popular park with Somers residents.  The park is closed during the cutting and removal of trees infected with the emerald ash borer.  It is expected the park will reopen within the next 30 days.  The emerald ash borer is an invasive, wood boring beetle that kills ash trees by eating tissue under the bark.  It is estimated that 2,800 trees will be removed from Pets this winter.  Although the park will look different this spring, many trees have been planted in the past three years in preparation for the removal project and more plantings are scheduled. The project is managed by Koerner Forest Products of Oshkosh.  After the logging is completed at Petrifying Springs Park, the ash tree removal project will move to Brighton Dale Park and Fox River Park.

 

 All of us look forward to visiting our favorite park soon!

 

Photo Gallery of Logging Project
Petrifying Springs Park
Photos Taken February 11, 2016

(All Photos:  Jacqueline Klapproth Nelson)

 

Brush pile looking west across Lot 3
 

 

Brush pile in parking lot by new west bridge

 

Logs stacked in clubhouse parking lot
 

 

Brush pile west end of park, looking north toward barn
 

 

Logs stacked by dog park
 

 

Looking north to fairway “toboggan hill”
 

 

Looking south to dog park
 

 

Ash tree damaged by ants

 

 

Looking north to flag memorial
 

 

Log truck loading
 

 

Looking west toward clubhouse from parking lot

 

Looking south from clubhouse
 

 

View looking west from clubhouse
 

 

winter scene of bridge over creek
 

 

Whitetail deer enjoying a winter day in the park