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Line 1: {{Short description|Park in Rockville, Maryland}} {{Orphan|date=August 2024}} [[File:Redgate Park.jpg|thumb|Redgate Park]] ''' The park still retains the asphalt paths suited to golf carts, and many of the fixtures and structures that are common to a golf course, but the course itself has largely been absorbed by natural reclamation. This follows a recent trend of declining popularity for the sport of golf,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bailey |first=Richard |last2=Warner |first2=Russell |last3=Branton |first3=Justyn |last4=Carr |first4=Sam |last5=Wright |first5=Jonathan |last6=Cope |first6=Ed |date=2019-10-10 |title=Engaging Young People in Golf: a Delphi Expert Consensus Study |url=https://www.golfsciencejournal.org/article/10464-engaging-young-people-in-golf-a-delphi-expert-consensus-study |journal=International Journal of Golf Science |language=en |volume=7 |issue=2}}</ref> and an increased desire for green space. Line 13 ⟶ 14: The Friends of Redgate Park organization claims that the park is now home to 166 identified bird species. Other animals frequenting the park include deer and fox. In August 2019, [[Cornell]]'s [[Ornithology]] designated the site as a "Birding Hotspot",<ref>{{Cite web |title= Filmmaker Cintia Cabib is producing a documentary entitled [https://www.birdwalkfilm.com Bird Walk] which focuses on the birds and birders at RedGate Park and on the grassroots campaign which advocated that the defunct golf course be transformed into a public park. A city-approved master plan<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=M. C. S. |date=2022-10-12 |title=Rockville City Officials to Receive Presentation on Final Concept for Re-Imagining RedGate Park |url=https://mocoshow.com/blog/rockville-city-officials-to-receive-presentation-on-final-concept-for-re-imagining-redgate-park/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=The MoCo Show |language=en-US}}</ref> was submitted that would transform the mostly-wild green space into a developed multi-use park, with such amenities including a new visitor center, a dog park, community gardens, an amphitheater, a new parking lot, new road connections, a playground, a picnic area, and other improvements. The plan has since been pared down and the park will retain its passive recreational use except for the community gardens.
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[[Category:Parks in Montgomery County, Maryland]] |