Article: Smaller San Pedro Friendship Park Nature Center to open

Smaller San Pedro Friendship Park Nature Center to open

Nearly derailed during a six-year community battle,the Deane Dana Friendship Park Nature Center opens Thursdayin San Pedro.

The pared-down 4,000-square-foot center will provide interpretive displays, classrooms and an outside deck area for visitors. Schoolchildren from throughout the region are expected to usethe facility.

"I wish we could have gotten to this point a lot earlier," said Supervisor Don Knabe, who was instrumental in working out a compromise to build the center. "But once we were able to work with the community to move it down the hill and reduce the footprint, I think now we see something everyone is going to be happy ...

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