Cornell Park, a longtime favorite of local Dillon residents, has recently been approved for United Way of Dillon grant funding. The funds will be used to complete arborist work which began Fall 2021. Many of the cottonwood trees were in need of pruning. Trees have been trimmed to promote healthy growth. Additionally, safety issues from dead and dying tree limbs have been mitigated.
Last Fall, BTC also received grant funding from the local chapter of the AARP. This funding has been used to create and design interpretive signs around the park. Keep a look out for these signs to be put up this Spring!
Future plans for Cornell Park are in the works. We are partnering with Fish, Widlife, and Parks, Kiwanis Club of Dillon, Beaverhead Watershed Committee, and Montana Trout Unlimited to develop the park as a future Fishing Access Site. “Proposed development at the site includes installing a gravel put-in boat ramp; creating walk-in access points along the river; restoring 325 feet of stream bank for improved habitat and shoreline stability; adding new picnic sites with tables and fire rings; replacing the latrine with a modern concrete vault latrine; and moving the parking area and approach to Park Street, a county road. The existing parking are and approach to Park Street would be reclaimed.” — Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
For more information or to comment on the proposal please visit the FW&P site here.