While the cross-section of a tree will show you a concentric pattern of rings that tells a lot about its life, what does a dead tree ring tell you? In the Meadows of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Park, it could be a remnant of change going on in this natural area as part of the park’s major redesign. In recent years, efforts have begun to convert a 146-acre golf course back to a wetlands area intended to mitigate flooding.

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