Existing tidal marsh in the Noisette Preserve.
With the appropriate revegitation and storm water management
program, areas like these along Filbin Creek can become assets
for the community, instead of eyesores and public hazards. |
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The long-neglected ecological systems
that exist in the Noisette project site are to be restored,
enhanced and in many cases, expanded. The plan is based on
the ecological balance that existed for millennia before the
arrival of European settlement. Goals include restoration of
a healthy watershed, reintroduction of native plants most suitable
to the natural scheme, and introduction of innovative features
to control run-off, expand habitat, and integrate the natural
world into the everyday life of residents.
Features of the plan include things
residents can do, like establishing backyard rain gardens,
reusing collected rainwater, and reestablishing "bio-buffers" of native landscaping.
Other aspects include converting drainage ditches to water-filtering
bio-swales, minimizing impervious paved areas, integrating
roadway buffers and median green-spaces, and allowing "reclaimed" marshlands
to revert to their natural state.
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