The scheduled cuts include the elimination of environmental education programs, including the closure of the Nature Center at North Mountain Park, the layoff of one staffer, and the shutting down of the Nature Center’s programs, such as community gardens and the Salmon Festival, according to an APRD budget reduction summary obtained by Ashland.news. 
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Ashland Parks, facing shortfall, prepares to slash programs

The scheduled cuts include the elimination of environmental education programs, including the closure of the Nature Center at North Mountain Park, the layoff of one staffer, and the shutting down of the Nature Center’s programs, such as community gardens and the Salmon Festival, according to an APRD budget reduction summary obtained by Ashland.news. 

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Ashland Parks, facing shortfall, prepares to slash programs

The scheduled cuts include the elimination of environmental education programs, including the closure of the Nature Center at North Mountain Park, the layoff of one staffer, and the shutting down of the Nature Center’s programs, such as community gardens and the Salmon Festival, according to an APRD budget reduction summary obtained by Ashland.news. 

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