Former East Helena smelter site transformed into recreation area

Former East Helena smelter site transformed into recreation area

After 137 years, the former East Helena ASARCO site is open to the public and has a new name and new purpose, Prickly Pear Park."This is an incredible success story in a community that so deserves it," Mary Hollow, the executive director for Prickly Pear Land Trust, says.Watch the full story: Former East Helena smelter site transformed into recreation areaThe land Prickly Pear Park sits on was remediated and restored after more than a century of…