Upton Farm Trust is asking for a little help.

It owns the 55-hectare green space just off the North River Causeway in Charlottetown called Upton Farm, which has for years provided joy to two- and four-legged walkers as an off-leash dog park. In 2016, it was granted protection under P.E.I.'s Natural Areas Protections Act.

But a culvert that connects the two halves of the off-leash area primarily used by visitors on the property has recently developed a sinkhole that has grown due to heavy rain. It…