Trees Or Fields? Parks Directors Face Tough Choices In California Drought

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) Do you let the grass turn brown, or keep watering the fields and hope the plants make it through the summer?

Thats the balancing act maintenance crews at local parks are going through during this years drought.

The iconic Rose Garden at McKinley park may be safe, but the fields are fading fast.

We are not going to let the roses die, said Sacramento parks director Jim Combs. Two days of water is not enough to keep the parks green. They will go brown but they shouldnt die because they are still going to be getting water.

The city is left deciding which plants, trees and grass get more water than others.

The important thing is yes they are going to be stressed, they probably arent going to be real healthy but they should still be recoverable, Combs said.

Park goers like Greg White say the choice is easy.

I think if you had to make a choice is go for the trees its hard to renew those, he said. Grass you can seed and sod and bring back pretty quickly.

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Trees Or Fields? Parks Directors Face Tough Choices In California Drought