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The bridge features painting of animals who call the Starkweather Creek and McCormick Park home. (Molly Carmichael/Patch)
MADISON, WI Those driving over the McCormick Bridge may not even notice Starkweather Creek underneath.
To bring awareness to the wildlife living in the creek and make it better suited for community use, Zach Johnson, a member of Eken Park Neighborhood Association, coordinated a public art project. In early June, Eken Park residents and painters from Dane Arts Mural Arts worked together to cover both sides of the bridge in a mural.
Every animal painted on the bridge is one that lives in the creek, including mink, muskrats and beavers (which Johnson said are way, way bigger than you would think) as well as native plants such as the Coneflowers. And picnic tables, an additional element to revamp the park, are covered in fish species that are native to the creek.