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Salinas gets new community park, California tackles invasive swan

KAZU | By Ngozi Cole
Published August 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM PDT
A large sign that reads Ensen Community Park stretches across the front of a covered picnic area with farm fields in the background.
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Big Sur Land Trust
The name Ensen comes from the Ohlone word for "blackberry". The park is the first phase of a 73-acre redevelopment project at Carr Lake.

In today's newscast, a new community park opened yesterday in Salinas. And, California lawmakers are working on a bill to tackle a quiet invasive species.
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Ngozi Cole
Before joining KAZU, Ngozi covered health, business and economy stories for WYSO in southwest Ohio and The Ohio Newsroom. She’s also worked as a freelance reporter for Reveal, The New Humanitarian and other outlets.
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