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Smaller Colorado Springs parks gasp for air … and water … and fertilizer …
Kurt Schroeder stands on a dandelion patch in Wasson Park, Colorado Springs, CO a rare living island in an expanse of dirt. This aging neighborhood park, located adjacent to the intersection of Circle and Constitution avenues, is surrounded by homes, each featuring happier turf than this supposed community asset. Schroeder shakes his head. "It's gone," he says. "There's nothing left."