MECHANICSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charter Homes & Neighborhoods announced that it will create a 1.5-acre TerraPark(R) natural playground, in its Mechanicsburg (PA) Walden neighborhood, as part of the 9.5 acre Walden Woods. It is the first of its kind to be built as part of a new-home neighborhood and the first in Pennsylvania. It will open for play in September, 2009. Natural playgrounds are designed to provide opportunities for kids to climb trees, roll down hills, scramble up rocks, listen to the wind, track animals, make mud pies, dam-up water, hide in the grass, build forts and invent new games. Unlike manufactured playgrounds, kids actually play in these miniature natural landscapes, which look and feel as if they've been there forever. A TerraPark, exclusive to Charter Homes & Neighborhoods, is a natural playground that combines landscape elements, sun paths, weather patterns, drainage courses, plant groupings and other site features with natural materials, structures, and features to create safe, accessible, age-appropriate natural play areas. Walden Woods has been incorporated into the Walden plan since early on. It is the main focus of neighborhood activities and provides significant public, outdoor space, that enriches the lives of people who live in Walden.
