COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) – Plans for a Treetop Walk at Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park are moving forward thanks to $5 million in private donations.
The “unique and immersive” educational nature experience loop will start at Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, winding its way through about a half-mile of the park’s north side along elevated pathways, “offering visitors a bird’s-eye view of the Missouri River and the Omaha skyline.”
The educational components of the trail will promote “environmental awareness and appreciation for the region’s biodiversity.” It will also connect to the an adventure course and 50-foot climbing wall at the 138-foot-tall MidAmerican Energy Adventure Tower observation point.
The addition of the Treetop Walk to River’s Edge Park is made by possible by donors led by Ty and Linda Borman, according to Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact, also known as SINC, which is leading Phase Four of the Iowa riverfront development alongside the City of Council Bluffs.
The $50 million …