A friend asked me today about who was Rick and so I thought it was fitting to remember a terrific person and naturalist whom unfortunately for me to not have met. But what you see now there would surprised You greatly what it looked before the degraded area was filled in and restored by PPA landscape corps. Before, A concrete cinder block house served as an elephant station
Likely exercise spot that was a gravel stubble field hence why the road towards center drive was called Elephant Hill. before Ricks Place that previous location became a notorious solicitation area in the 1970s thru 80s. ( the area scared the bejeepers outta me when I birded there then.)
Anyway in Tribute to Urban Park Ranger Rick Garcia. ( who played the role of the Headless horseman in the PPA Halloween walks)
https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/news/archives-halloween/?page=2
