The Mesa Village community teamed up with Watsonville Wetlands Watch (WWW), Pitch-In Santa Cruz County and 4th District Supervisor Felipe Hernandez on March 29 to add new life to Mesa Village County Park.
Around 40 people helped plant shade trees and native shrubs to beautify the much-used park on Green Valley Road. The new trees and shrubs will provide additional shade for park users and habitat for birds and wildlife, said Brooke Sampson, Development and Communications Director for WWW.
“Shade trees also provide a variety of additional benefits to neighborhood residents, including cleaner air, carbon sequestration, improved water infiltration, and noise reduction,” Sampson said.
“I love this park,” said Heather Sampson. “I’m just two doors down and I’m happy to help make my neighborhood beautiful.”
The project is a part of the Watsonville Community Forest project, led by WWW and local sponsors and partners, who are working to plant thousands of trees to increase tree canopy in Watsonville and surrounding schools, parks, and neighborhoods.
