Remember: Adventures in the Riparian Buffer and the Destruction of it

Within seconds of arriving at the Riparian Buffer at the Rose Gardens on Saturday afternoon, I found this fellow:

That's an assassin bug. Just below, in the grass we heard the cries of this guy:

Just a few feet to our left we found a bunch of cicadas:

This time of year in Allentown, late in summer many wildflowers have bloomed out. There was still floral beauty to witness in the buffer though:

This afternoon I returned to the buffer zone to take more pictures and found most of it missing. I do not know why they have done this but I am curious to find out. If it is to rid the buffer of invasive species, then I am all for it. If not, a lot of habitat was destroyed today so I am very curious to find out why. I am glad they left what was cut and did not remove it. That will help further development of that buffer in the future.