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Improvements are on the way to Swan Lake Park, BX Ranch Dog Park and Mutrie Dog Park, but it will mean closures.

The Regional District of North Okanagan will be spreading wood chips and compost on trails in the next few weeks.

"The parks will be closed periodically during the delivery and spreading of the trail materials, so residents should watch for park closure signs and notifications in the next few weeks," stated Nicole Kohnert from the RDNO. 

Swan Lake Nature Reserve will receive wood chips from the Greater Vernon Recycling and Disposal Facility from the grinding of tree limbs and brush. This material would normally be composted, but its use for improving existing trails will help control dust, mud and flooding. This material will only be used in parks where dogs are not permitted.

Compost from garden waste collected at the GVRDF will be used at Mutrie Dog Park trails and entrance. The compost helps control dust and mud at the site.

BX Ranch Dog Park will also receive a 3m wide and 0.15m deep application of rdno-grow around the perimeter trail and a 0.15m deep application in the entrance of the park. This compost will
help control dust and mud at the site.

*Known as rdno-grow, this product is also available to residents free of charge at the GVRDF. 

Park users are kindly asked to abide by posted site closure signs while work is completed to avoid any conflicts with heavy equipment. 

 Further information will be released as the project progresses.