A new urban park officially opened in Gainesville, FL, on April 26. The new 30-acre Cofrin Nature Park is located in the Western part of the city, and offers “an enchanting greenway of trails and woods.”

Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan addressed a crowd gathered to open the park:

“These little urban parks are critically important - they are nature’s ambassadors. People learn to love the land by playing in the woods, working in the creeks, just as I’m sure the Cofrin children did.”