Sunset Park in Sturgeon Bay will have a more spacious look this spring due to the removal of diseased trees. Sturgeon Bay Municipal Services Director Mike Barker says the mild winter has allowed city crews to work on clearing dead Ash trees from the park impacted by the Emerald Ash Borer. He says several dozen trees have already been taken down.
Barker estimates that the Emerald Ash Borer wiped out 75 percent of Sunset Park trees. High water levels within the park also contributed to killing several other species of trees near Little Lake in the past year. Barker says plans are to plant several trees this spring and summer.
