Santee, California

SANTEE , CAL I FORNI A redeveloping it; completely tearing it down to the studs and rebuilding it.” According to Maertz, improvements to the park will include: the planting of 3,000 native plants, new restrooms, a new pavilion, an upgraded disc golf course, new basketball courts, tripling the amount of family picnic areas, and three new dog parks – one for small dogs, one for big dogs, and one for puppies - and a new concession stand with wooden tables and spaces for outdoor games. Most of the park’s shade-providing mature sycamore, oak, and cottonwood trees will remain. New landscaping will be planted, featuring a mix of drought-tolerant native plants, dry creek beds, and other greenery, making much of the area reminiscent of a botanical garden. Mast Park’s popular loop trail is being moved away from the river and will be lit for walkers who come when it is dark. There will be additional parking for about two dozen more cars over a bridge leading to the northwest corner of the park. The park is also being re-graded to create a system of bioswales (open channels planted