One Pacific Place Park

      An open space located within a mixed use development of apartment,
      condominiums, retail shops and offices, now provides a park for
      relaxing, walking and observing nature, which has been invited
      back onto this degraded site through extensive habitat restoration
      and careful recreational development. This new City of Omaha
      park, designed by the Big Muddy Workshop, provides visitors with
      a natural setting that encourages an abundance of wildlife. A
      created oxbow wetland replicates the cut-off stream channels
      once common along Big Papio Creek.

      
Running through the park is a 1/2-mile, barrier free pedestrian
      trail, with benches to encourage conversation, relaxation and
      observation. A nature-based children's' play area includes shelters,
      tipis, a sand beach and play dock to encourage young visitors
      to pretend they are on a science expedition or other adventures
      limited only by imagination. An overlook includes a wayside interpretive
      exhibit with artwork and text to allow young children to understand
      the importance of wetlands to plants and animals.

      

Created Oxbow wetland attracts a variety of wildlife

Trail users are surrounded by native plantings & the sounds of birds & frogs.

The nature-based play area encourages curiosity and the imagination.

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