A park that can take care of itself. It's an idea for a plot of land next to the Terry Trueblood Park in Iowa City.

The University of Iowa's Urban and Regional Planning Department has been studying the area and it thinks taking it back in time is the right plan for the future.

"We're talking pennies on the dollar for something that, if you were going to come in and clear cut the sight completely, it would cost you thousands of dollars and this would cost much less than that," said University of Iowa Student Kevin Englebert.