The fence as a source of habitat and food for non-human life in the park

Maintenance and repair are integral to the function of our infrastructures and ways of life, yet these forms of labour are often deliberately concealed. Stanley Park would not exist in its current form without significant planning, management, and maintenance, yet it continues to be lauded as an undesigned, “wild” park. The installation of a habitat fence in Stanley Park accomplishes three primary objectives: it showcases this ongoing labour; it provides a functional, beautiful space for maintenance workers to deposit wood debris that would otherwise be removed from the park; and it fosters ecological health by providing habitat and food sources for non-human life and, eventually decomposing back into the soil.