Let’s Redo White Birch

White Birch Skatepark is the only skate space in Hazelwood, MO, a city within St. Louis’ North County. The park has enormous potential, thanks to its size and location, but is currently underutilized due to the quality of concrete, lack of access, and prefabricated obstacles.

Skateparks are essential for community gathering, self-development, and so much more. With proper reconstruction and the implementation of programming, we believe White Birch can be a healthy, creative space for STL skateboarders and everyday citizens alike.

Hazelwood, especially due to its high population of Black Americans, deserves access to the same kind of quality skateparks that we see on the West Coast, in large cities, and predominantly white areas.

With the right kind of reconstruction and programming, this skatepark can be a safe social hub for youth in the area and help foster healthy habits and community engagement.