Wetland Phase

Planting Wetland Species

Although Restoration Park is a natural wetland, one-half a century is insufficient time for nature to transform a gravel pit into mature wetlands. Dr. Allen and his graduate students introduced a considerable number of plant species to accelerate the park's evolution. These plant species are species that are normally found in healthy mature wetland ecosystems but had not previously immigrated to our wetlands park.

Click on the thumbnail pictures below to see the full-sized pictures taken during the planting.