Miami-Dade County Residents Rediscover, Fall In Love With Parks, Open Spaces, During Pandemic

Miami FL

15 December, 2021

5:52 PM

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By Hank Tester, CBS Miami December 15, 2021 It is a trend coming out of the COVID shutdowns that looks like it is going to stay with us. In the last couple of years, Miami-Dade folks learned to love their parks and open spaces. Maria Nardi, the Director for Miami Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department, told CBS4 News, "During the pandemic parks were the place that brought everyone to gather where people could gather and socially distance at the same time." Shut down during the early days of the 2020 pandemic, Miami-Dade parks were the first in the nation to reopen their 270 parks, which include traditional parks, boat ramps, golf courses, a shooting range, and Zoo Miami and what happened? "I think people rediscovered parks, rediscovered what parks mean in their lives." CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.