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MD native grasses: sedge + wild rye + indiangrass
stump stool
mulch recovered in situ: max.100% slope
phytoremediation + native plants sunflowers; thlaspi; alpine pennycress
6" porous concrete paver with grass infill: 0.5 min slope
6" pervious concrete pavers: 0.5 min. slope + grass "pockets"; set on 4" gravel
ipe wood decking with 1/4" spacing
exist. overflow visitor parking
pedestrian path: permeable decking exterior terraces: permeable pavers
new gravel access road
welcome signage
permeable gravel parking
new riparian buffer repurposed railroad-tie path
bioretention system edible gardens
native-grasses gardens
bikes wind turbines bioretention system
O W
new aquaculture cages
E B L
6" compacted gravel
R
exist. ped. crossing
new boardwalk + dock to St. John's College + Annapolis
V D oyster reef
north
.
site%plan
scale:%1/128"%=%1'S0"
new riparian buffer
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College%Creek,%Annapolis%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Graduate%Submission
garden terrace
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College%Creek,%Annapolis%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Graduate%Submission
stump stool
mulch recovered in situ: max.100% slope
phytoremediation + native plants sunflowers; thlaspi; alpine pennycress
6" porous concrete paver with grass infill: 0.5 min slope
6" pervious concrete pavers: 0.5 min. slope + grass "pockets"; set on 4" gravel
ipe wood decking with 1/4" spacing
exist. overflow visitor parking
pedestrian path: permeable decking exterior terraces: permeable pavers
new gravel access road
welcome signage
permeable gravel parking
new riparian buffer repurposed railroad-tie path
bioretention system edible gardens
native-grasses gardens
bikes wind turbines bioretention system
O W
new aquaculture cages
E B L
6" compacted gravel
R
exist. ped. crossing
new boardwalk + dock to St. John's College + Annapolis
V D oyster reef
north
.
site%plan
scale:%1/128"%=%1'S0"
new riparian buffer
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t Office%+%Research%Studio%of%Ecological%Economics aqua%%%%%erra%:
College%Creek,%Annapolis%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Graduate%Submission
garden terrace
t Office%+%Research%Studio%of%Ecological%Economics aqua%%%%%erra%:
College%Creek,%Annapolis%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Graduate%Submission
