Missoula Announces Temporary Closure Of Maloney Ranch Park Playground

Press release from the City of Missoula:

July 8, 2020

The playground at Maloney Ranch Park will be temporarily closed for herbicide treatment and woodchip replacement between July 9 and 10 and on July 14.

The playground fall zone material has become infested with field bindweed that has negatively impacted the wood material’s consistency and resiliency for fall protection. In general, Parks and Recreation does not use herbicides near playgrounds. To prevent a recurrence of this noxious weed, the playground will be closed later this week for herbicide treatment and will be closed again on Wednesday, July 14 for the installation of new fall-zone material, engineered wood fiber chips. The treated area will be posted with an herbicide application notice prior to and after the application.

For more information, contact Park Operations at 552-6253.

This press release was produced by the City of Missoula. The views expressed here are the author’s own.