senator kit bond talks Echinacea pallidia

Senator Kit Bond waxes poetic about the Pale Purple Coneflower and wetlands ecosystem restoration. Sen. Bond spoke at a ribbon cutting at the foot of Main St. for a USACE constructed wetland. Unfortunately it's a wetland project that prefers to pump groundwater when ample surface water is available but still it's another cog in the agonizingly slow riverfront development and meaningful access to KC riverfront heritage. Once the pedestrian/bike bridge is constructed (within the next year) the River Market, the Town of Kansas Pedestrian Bridge, and Berkeley Riverfront Park will be effectively linked by a trail.

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warrior ant press: river otter day