Organically managed parks are important to the health of our natural ecosystem and human community. The chemicals used can be detrimental to the health of our pollinating insects, birds and bats. Children and animals can also experience susceptibility to effects from the chemicals applied. Chemical fertilizers can create an inhospitable environment to the microorganisms in the soil including earthworms. The phosphates from the fertilizers can run off into our waterways and risk polluting our rivers.

Our goal in Durango, is to support the ongoing success of organically managed parks throughout the entire city, ideally including the public parks and open spaces.  Durango’s Organic Parks program is an example of maintaining functional and beautiful city parks that are also healthy for the environment and our community while saving money at the same time. Organically managed parks provide public places where individuals and families can play safely in the grass without potential risks from the chemical residues. They create safe environments for our pollinators such as the honey bees and wild insects, birds and bats. One key element of the success of organic parks is to increase the amount and diversity of microbiology life forces in the soil.  This is an important factor in saving fertilizer costs in the long run.​