diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/default.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/default.xml
index 1bce396f..70d4a24d 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/default.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/default.xml
@@ -220,8 +220,7 @@
         <m k="landuse|natural|leisure|amenity|tourism">
             <!-- kind of more like landuse imho -->
             <m k="leisure|landuse" v="nature_reserve">
-                <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" stroke="#6fc18e"
-                    stroke-width="0.2" />
+                <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" />
                 <m zoom-min="14">
                     <line cap="butt" fix="true" stroke="#abe29c" width="1.0" />
                 </m>
@@ -1031,16 +1030,9 @@
         </m>
 
         <!-- non-physical boundaries -->
-        <!-- <m k="boundary"> <m k="boundary" v="national_park">
-          <line stroke="#4ef94b" width="0.25" stroke-dasharray="15, 5, 5, 5"
-          /> -->
-
-        <!--
-          maybe use some alpha texture for this
-          <m k="boundary" v="national_park">
-          <area fill="#d7e6b0" />
-          </m>
-        -->
+        <m k="boundary" v="national_park">
+            <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" />
+        </m>
 
         <!--<m k="boundary" v="administrative"> -->
         <m k="admin_level">
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/mapzen.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/mapzen.xml
index 3323854b..d28f86ba 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/mapzen.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/mapzen.xml
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@
         <m k="kind">
             <!-- kind of more like landuse imho -->
             <m v="nature_reserve">
-                <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" stroke="#6fc18e"
-                    stroke-width="0.2" />
+                <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" />
                 <m zoom-min="14">
                     <line cap="butt" fix="true" stroke="#abe29c" width="1.0" />
                 </m>
@@ -991,16 +990,9 @@
         </m>
 
         <!-- non-physical boundaries -->
-        <!-- <m k="boundary"> <m k="boundary" v="national_park">
-          <line stroke="#4ef94b" width="0.25" stroke-dasharray="15, 5, 5, 5"
-          /> -->
-
-        <!--
-          maybe use some alpha texture for this
-          <m k="boundary" v="national_park">
-          <area fill="#d7e6b0" />
-          </m>
-        -->
+        <m k="boundary" v="national_park">
+            <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" />
+        </m>
 
         <!--<m k="boundary" v="administrative"> -->
         <m k="kind_detail">
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/newtron.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/newtron.xml
index 7fe54869..83b20d07 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/newtron.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/newtron.xml
@@ -168,8 +168,7 @@
         <m k="landuse|natural|leisure||amenity">
             <!-- kind of more like landuse imho -->
             <m k="leisure|landuse" v="nature_reserve">
-                <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" stroke="#6fc18e"
-                    stroke-width="0.2" />
+                <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" />
                 <m zoom-min="14">
                     <line cap="butt" fix="true" stroke="#abe29c" width="1.0" />
                 </m>
@@ -1022,9 +1021,9 @@
 
 
         <!-- non-physical boundaries -->
-        <!-- <m k="boundary"> <m k="boundary" v="national_park">
-          <line stroke="#4ef94b" width="0.25" stroke-dasharray="15, 5, 5, 5"
-          /> -->
+        <m k="boundary" v="national_park">
+            <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" />
+        </m>
 
         <!--<m k="boundary" v="administrative"> -->
         <m k="admin_level">
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/openmaptiles.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/openmaptiles.xml
index f3afd579..d5e97e15 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/openmaptiles.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/openmaptiles.xml
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@
     <m k="layer" v="park">
         <m k="class">
             <m v="national_park|nature_reserve">
-                <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" stroke="#6fc18e"
-                    stroke-width="0.2" />
+                <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" />
             </m>
         </m>
     </m>
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmagray.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmagray.xml
index f2503621..0a607bbc 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmagray.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmagray.xml
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@
                     </m>
                 </m>
                 <m v="nature_reserve">
-                    <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" stroke="#acacac"
-                        stroke-width="0.2" />
+                    <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" />
                 </m>
 
                 <m v="stadium|sports_centre|water_park">
@@ -1061,7 +1060,7 @@
 
         <m k="boundary">
             <m k="boundary" v="national_park">
-                <line dasharray="15, 5, 5, 5" fix="true" stroke="#c8c8c8" width="1.25" />
+                <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" />
             </m>
             <m k="boundary" v="administrative">
                 <m k="admin_level">
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmarender.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmarender.xml
index cf157193..0ad9fbf8 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmarender.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmarender.xml
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@
                     </m>
                 </m>
                 <m v="nature_reserve">
-                    <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" stroke="#6fc18e"
-                        stroke-width="0.2" />
+                    <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" />
                 </m>
 
                 <m v="stadium|sports_centre|water_park">
@@ -1061,7 +1060,7 @@
 
         <m k="boundary">
             <m k="boundary" v="national_park">
-                <line dasharray="15, 5, 5, 5" fix="true" stroke="#4ef94b" width="1.25" />
+                <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" />
             </m>
             <m k="boundary" v="administrative">
                 <m k="admin_level">
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/tronrender.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/tronrender.xml
index 99b80a00..0eaed763 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/tronrender.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/tronrender.xml
@@ -168,8 +168,7 @@
         <m k="landuse|natural|leisure||amenity">
             <!-- kind of more like landuse imho -->
             <m k="leisure|landuse" v="nature_reserve">
-                <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" stroke="#6fc18e"
-                    stroke-width="0.2" />
+                <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" />
                 <m zoom-min="14">
                     <line cap="butt" fix="true" stroke="#abe29c" width="1.0" />
                 </m>
@@ -1015,9 +1014,9 @@
 
 
         <!-- non-physical boundaries -->
-        <!-- <m k="boundary"> <m k="boundary" v="national_park">
-          <line stroke="#4ef94b" width="0.25" stroke-dasharray="15, 5, 5, 5"
-          /> -->
+        <m k="boundary" v="national_park">
+            <area src="assets:patterns/nature-reserve.png" />
+        </m>
 
         <!--<m k="boundary" v="administrative"> -->
         <m k="admin_level">