How natural is the natural swimming pool?
11/01/2012
In regards to the proposed Webber Park natural swimming pool that was written about in the September Camden News we got the following questions from Webber Camden resident Mark Tarnowski; and we decided to get some answers for the curious public.
Tarnowski asks: I am curious. What will prevent the users of the pool from having to swim with muskrats? Will there be a big fence around it? What will keep out the geese? Won’t they be attracted to a natural swimming pool? They’d have no difficulty flying over a fence.
Jennifer Ringold, Manager of Public Engagement and Citywide Planning, Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board answers: The Natural Swimming Pool being proposed for Webber Park will be surrounded with a fence that will effectively keep muskrats and other critters away from the system, however the primary deterrent will actually be the way that the pool is constructed.
A natural granite stone paver beach entry will surround much of the pool and the rest of it will have a natural granite stone edging. Behind the tough PVC membrane that makes the entire system water tight, will be concrete walls.
This is a system that will not allow for “swimming with muskrats” and even geese are not attracted to a facility like this because of the considerable human activity - and they’re uncomfortable in the space because they have no protection