A stretch of land along Carpenter Creek in Pensacola has been transformed from degraded wetlands into a new park that county leaders say is designed to do more than provide a place to walk or have a picnic.
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Carpenter Creek Headwaters Park opens to the public this week, offering residents a chance to experience restored wetlands up close.
The park is the first completed project from the Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan, a long-term strategy that looks at the overall health of the watershed, including pollution sources, flooding concerns, habitat restoration, and community resiliency…