There's a debate over what should happen to about 100 acres of green space at FDR Park in Philadelphia. There's already a $250 million multi-phase plan underway, but now a group of volunteers is hoping to slow down development through word of mouth.

The area of concern used to be a golf course, but after it shut down, nature slowly took over, creating an unexpected green space that's become known as "the meadows."

Anisa George is a volunteer with the grassroots group, Save The Meadows, which is hosting a walk on Sunday, hoping to influence the Fairmount Park Conservancy, which works on parks across the city, to slow down their development plans.

"I, like many people, discovered the meadows during the pandemic and have been really heartbroken to see it torn apart piece by piece over

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