60 Acres "Highly Unsuitable" for Soccer

A recent study conducted by the University of Washington characterized the soil at 60 Acres North and South as highly unsuitable for active recreation such as soccer. The type of soil found at 60 Acres North and South is rated "severe" for use in playgrounds, according to the King County Soil Survey. The study says that the current use of 60 Acres North as a soccer field "appears to have broken down the structure of the surface soil, compacted the soil surface to about 10cm depth, and degraded its potential for supporting other uses, including simply walking across the soil."

Read the UW Soil and Use study for 60 Acres North and South