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14. Green Isle Park / East River Trail
General Description | Facilities | Directions | Contact | Submit Observations
Bridge to Resch Trail
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Green Isle
Park is a 51 acre recreational area adjacent to the East River in
the Town of Allouez. The park is a popular place for picnicking, sports,
and hiking. Trails dissect several forest patches, and wetlands adjacent
to the East River provide opportunities for finding aquatic insects
and birds. Dense populations of the invasive European Buckthorn (Rhamnus
cathartica) and Glossy Buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula) can
be seen along the forested portion of the trail in Green Isle Park.
Birds eagerly eat the numerous cherry-like fruits and spread the seeds,
and the open canopy and disturbed soils resulting from trail construction
provide a highly favorable environment for establishment of the seedlings.
Many invasive species are especially successful because they are adapted
to the common habitats resulting from urban environments. |
A bridge at the east end of the park (above) crosses the East River and connects with the Resch Family East River Trail, a 17.8 acre corridor that winds south for approximately 2 miles along the river to Lebrun Road and north beyond Allouez Avenue. The trail includes nearly 500 ft. of boardwalk through riparian wetlands. The invasive plant, Purple Loosestrife, is prominent along the trail, but efforts are underway to control its spread by introduction of leaf-eating and root-eating beetles.
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for the East River Trail was provided by a donation from Richard
Resch, a local philanthropist and President of Krueger International. |
Facilities at Green Isle Park include a pavilion/shelter, playground, picnic areas, athletic fields, several rest room facilities, and hiking trails. Several lookouts with benches have been constructed along the East River.
Directions
Green Isle Park is located near the crossing of the East River by Highway 172. Take the Webster Avenue Exit from Highway 172. Go north on Webster Avenue to Greene Avenue. Turn right (east) on Greene Avenue and follow to the park entrance at East River Drive. Access to the East River Trail north of the park can be gained by crossing the bridge near the easternmost parking area in the park. The trail to the south exits the park after passing through the woods adjacent to the tennis courts, near the river.
A parking area at the north end of the East River
Trail is located at the end of Westminster Drive. Turn right (west) from
Bellevue Avenue, approximately 1 mile south of the intersection of East
Mason Street and Bellevue. To access the south end of the trail follow
East River Drive south of Green Isle Park to Lebrun Road and follow it
east to its end.
Contact
Green Isle Park:
Brad Lange
Village of Allouez Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department
1649 S. Webster Ave.
Allouez, WI 54301
920-448-2805
East River Trail:
Bellevue Parks, Recreation, and
Forestry Department
2828 Allouez Avenue
Green Bay, WI 54311
920-468-5225
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Biodiversity Topics: Introduction . Plants . Animals . Mammals . Birds . Reptiles & Amphibians . Arthropods . Spiders . Insects
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May 19, 2004