THERESILIENTRIVERMinneapolis

Riverfront

Design

CompetitionTurenscape

TeamCONTENTSIntroduction.....................................................................................................................02FourChallengesfortheUpperRiverfrontandBeyond

..............................................04ThreeStrategiesfortheResilientRiver

.......................................................................051.BuildanEcologicalInfrastructure

............................................................................06A.EstablishSecurityPatterns................................................................................06B.HarnessEcosystemServices

............................................................................072.ReorientUrbanismtotheRiver.................................................................................093.CuratetheVisionthroughTime

................................................................................10A.TheVision...........................................................................................................10TheFrameworkPlan

....................................................................................10HabitatPlan..................................................................................................11StormwaterPlan...........................................................................................11CirculationPlan

............................................................................................12LandUsePlan..............................................................................................12B.CuratethroughTime..........................................................................................13Years

0-2:SettheStage

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2-5:ConnectPeopletotheRiver.......................................................15Years

5-10:CreateRiverfrontDestinations

..................................................18Years

10-15:BuildTransportationInfrastructure..........................................22Years

15-50:DevelopNewIndustriesandNewCommunities.....................231T

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RINTRODUCTIONThepeopleofnorthandnortheastMinneapolishaveseenhardtimesbefore.ThelandalongtheMississippibearswitnesstopreviouserasofboomandbust,overabundanceandexhaustion,speculationandbankruptcy,madexuberanceandruin.ThestoryontheCentralRiverfronthasbeentold—thespectacularfalls,NativeAmericanandthenEuropeanhabitation,theriseandfallofmillinggiants—andthefuturenowinviewisahealthyonewithmillruinparksandstonearchtrailsleadinghometonewcommunitiesthatsitontheRiver,

rightnexttodowntown.Butthefutureoftheareaupstream,abovethefallsofSt.Anthony,

remainstobedetermined.Thereareof?cialvisions,butalsowavering,lowrumblingsofdiscontentonallsides:industryversusparks,jobsversusnature,currentuseversus‘bestuse’,andeconomicrealitiesversusecologicalrealities.Isitavibrant,greenfutureormerelyamirage?Likethesongstillechoingupfromthedeltasays,theRiverkeepsrollingalong.To

theRiver,

ourinterventions,fromtheprairieburningbynativepeoples,totheconstructionofspillwaysandlocks,areonlytemporarymodi?cations.TheRiverwillhaveitsway,

movingitscoursefromsidetoside,upin?oodanddownindrought.TheRiverisresilient.Itwillbounceback.Ithasbouncedback,fromafetidsewertoaplacethatsupportsbeaver,

fox,otter,

sturgeon,andmusselsagain:rightinthecity!OurdesignapproachcelebratestheResilientRiver;webelieveinthepowerofnaturetoheal,andtherelevanceoftheRiverinthelifeofthepeopleofMinneapolis.Wetakethelongview,

andseethatchangesinindustryalongthebankshavehappenedbefore,drivenbythemarketbutalsobytheguidinghandofpublicpolicyandtheaspirationsoftheRiver'scitizens.Whilewerecognizetheroleofindustry,andinmanycasesareenthralledbythescaleofitsworkalongthebanks,wealsoremainsteadfastinourbeliefthatthislandscapeisworthyofrespect,evenreverence,andprotectionfromharm.Ourpurposethenistoaidinhealingtheriverfrontasaplaceofcriticalecologicalimportance,aswellasaplaceforworkingandliving.WheretheRiverhasbeenanexcusefordividingneighborhoodsandpeoples,wedesireaplacewherepeoplecancometogether.

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concurwiththeviewthatparkscancreatenewvalueonadjacentlands,butalsoproposethatanewecologyofparksisnecessarythatmakesproductiveuseoftherichriverfrontlandsandwaters,aswellasthepeopleonitsshores.2T

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RChallengestoourfamiliesandcommunitiesareglobal,yetweproposethattheareaabovethefallsisaplacetotakeastandforaneweconomythatvalueslocalproduction,urbanagriculture,self-sustainingenergy,

art,sociability,andthepeopleofnorthernMinneapolisandtheregionasawhole.Thescaleofthisundertakingishuge,andtimeforchangeisrunningout.OurvisionisoftheUpperRiverfrontasprototypeforanewrelationship,asmarterrelationshipbetweenthepeopleofMinneapolisandtheirriver,

whichcaninformawayoflivingwithinnature,acrossthecityandregion.We

haverealexperiencefromthepastofusingthepoweroftheRiverinasustainableway,

breakingthehardwheatofthenorthwithonlythefallingofwater,

andevennowturningthatmotionintoelectricity.OurdesignispresentedinthatspiritandwithabeliefintheRiveritselftosteadyourminds,?llourhearts,andsteelourresolveforthechallengesbeforeus.We

arelivinginaproblematic21stCentury.

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faceclimatechangeandadegradedenvironment,anuncertaineconomyandsocialinequality,culturalcon?ictandalossoflocalidentity;andyet...We

canmakethisa21stCenturyofchangeandreinvention!Oldvalueshavetobereevaluated.Newethicsandnewaestheticshavetobeinvented.Andmostimportantly,newsolutionshavetobe,andcanbe,implemented,sowecanbuildonthefoundationsofpreviousgenerations,amorehealthyandbeautifulMinneapolis.OurmissionistocompleteandrenewtheMinneapolisparksystemvisionbasedonourunderstandingofnewchallenges,newknowledge,andnewtechnologies,torecoverthefullpotentialoftheUpperRiverfrontandgiveitbacktothecity.

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willmakefulluseofthelandscapeasaproductive,ecologicalinfrastructureforenhancingsocialequality,generatingeconomicvitality,andregainingculturalidentity.Dr.

KongjianYu,

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RFOURCHaLLENgESFORTHEUPPERRIVERaNDbEyONDECOLOgICaLRENEwaLHowcanourworkontheMississippiRiveraddresstheenvironmentalimperativesofourgeneration?Speci?cally,whatcanwedoontheUpperRiverfrontandinthesurroundingcommunitiestorebuildahealthyecosystemandrevaluetheparksystemforitsproductivepotential?Howcanweadapttoglobalclimatechange?Howcanwediscoveranewaestheticthatre?ectsandforeseesalifestyleinwhichculturalandhumanprocessesadapttoandmediatethechangingenvironment?RestoringconnectivitySOCIaLEqUITyThecommunitiesoftheUpperRiverfront,especiallyNorthMinneapolis,aredramaticallyunderservedintermsofaccesstoparklandandotheramenities.Thisinequitycompoundsandexacerbatesothersocialchallenges.Howcanourworkhelpcreateahealthierandmoreequalsociety?HowcanalandscaperesourcethatbelongstoNorthMinneapolisandNortheastbecomeadestinationforthewholecity,

thewaytheresourcesoftherestofthecityarerecognizedandenjoyedbyall?ImprovingaccesstowaterfrontparksVIbRaNTECONOMyTheMississippiRiverhasalwaysbeenapotentsourceofeconomicactivityandvitality.Initscurrentstate,however,

theRiverisnotreachingitspotential.TheUpperRiverfrontislinedwithusesthatdonotprovidevalueequaltotheirmajesticlocation,includingmanyusesthatdon’trequireriveraccess.Howcanwefosternewindustriesandneweconomiesinaresurgentrivercorridor?HowcaninvestmentsintheRivercatalyzebroadereconomicactivityandattractthebusinessesofthefuture?ExpandingemploymentaUTHENTICCULTURaLIDENTITyMinneapolishasarichhistoryanddiverseculturalin?uences.AthreadlinkinggenerationsistherelationshiptotheMississippiRiver.

Thiswasanimportantdestinationandconduitfornativepeoples.ItwasthereasonforEuropeanexplorationandsettlementwiththeriseofthefurtrade,lumbermilling,andgrainindustries.AsMinneapolishasattractedanincreasinglydiversepopulation,cantheRiverplayapartinbringingcontemporarycitizenstogether?Canthe“CityofLakes”becomethe“CityoftheRiver”again?MakingMinneapolistheCityoftheRiver4T

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RTHREESTRaTEgIES

FORTHERESILIENTRIVER1.bUILDaNECOLOgICaL

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THEVISIONINFRaSTRUCTURETOTHERIVERTHROUgHTIMEAstrongcityparksystemisrootedinrobustandresilientnature.We

willstrategicallyidentifynaturalassetstodesignanecologicalinfrastructurenetworkthatprotectsandenhancescriticalnaturalandculturalprocesses.Bygrowingthisecologicalinfrastructure,thefullrangeofecosystemservicescanbesecuredforfuturegenerations.We

canAsecologicalinfrastructuregrows,wecanbegintorestructureandreorientthecityaroundtheRiver’snaturalassets.SmartcitiesareMinneapolishasahistoryofestablishinglong-termvisionsandthenstickingtothem,evenwhennear-termpoliticalandeconomicrealitiesrequireincrementalimplementation.Generationsofcivicleadershaveunderstoodthatlanduseandarchitecturewillchange,buttheintrinsiclandscapeitselfisanenduringasset.Ourplanninganddesignapproachesmustbestrategicallyconceivedtoworkwithinpresent-dayrealitieswhilecatalyzinga50-yearvisionworthyoftheinvestinginhumancapital-schoolsandhousing,jobsandresearch,artandcommerce.Thesmartestcitiesareleveragingtheseinvestmentsasstrategicplacemakingtoimproveeconomicstability,socialjustice,andculturalidentity.We

canusethegreennetworktovibratethecitysothatallfacetsofthecommunityarestimulated,providingopportunitiesintegratesustainabletransportation,naturalstormwatermanagement,urbanagriculture,andothergreeninfrastructureintothisnetworktoseeMinneapolisthroughtheenvironmental

fornewlifestylesandahealthierchallengesthatlieahead.

society.MississippiRiverandMinneapolis’slegacyofgreatparksystemplanning.5T

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SECURITyPaTTERNSAvibrant,greenfutureforMinneapolisrequiresthatweprotectthenaturalassetsthatsustainhealthyurbanliving.Taking

astrategicconservationapproach,patternsemergethatofferthemosteffectiveprotectioninagivenlandscape.We

callthese“securitypatterns”tocallattentiontothecriticalrolethatacity’s

ecologicalinfrastructurenetworkplaysinsafeguardingourfuture.Vertically,

wemightenvisionthisnetworkfromastackofinterdependentlayersthatprotecthydrologicalandbiologicalprocesses,aswellasculturalheritage.Horizontally,wemightree,withtheRiverasitstrunk,branchesofgreenlinkingtherivertotheurbanfabric,anofthecommunityasitstwigsandleaves.vernacularculturalassetsexistingland-usewildlifecorridorsnaturalpatchessurface?owanalysiswaterbasinstopographyculturalsecuritypatternbiologicalsecuritypatternwatersecuritypatterndrawing

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R1.bUILDaNECOLOgICaLINFRaSTRUCTUREb.HaRNESSECOSySTEMSERVICESEcosystemservicesaretheresourcesandprocessesprovidedbynaturalecosystems.TheMississippi,America’sGreatRiver,

isaninternationally-signi?cantsourceofecosystemservices.TheUnitedNationsMilleniumEcosystemAssessmentestablishedfourbroadcategoriesofservices:regulating,provisioning,supporting,andcultural.Howcanwereversedecadesofdegradationandputnature’s

forcestosustainableuse?Regulatingserviceskeepsystemsinbalancetoresistclimatechangeanddisease.Howwedealwithwateriskeytoregulation.We

proposeasystemofnaturaldrainagetomanagewater?ows.Avarietyofgreenstormwaterriverfronttreatmenttraininfrastructuretechnologieswillbeusedtotreatpollutedrun-offfromsurroundingneighborhoods,I-94,andtheoccupiedriverterraces.And,ratherthancontinuetoarmorthebanksoftheRiver,

increasing?oodingdownriver,

ourapproachistoincrease?oodcapacityintheareasidenti?edas?oodplainanddepositexcavatedmaterialsintheupperriverterracestocreatedramaticlandformsandoverlooks.greenroofswetlandpuri?cationsystemstreetsideswalesProvisioningservicesrelatetotheproductionoffood,water,

andotherbasicinputsforlife.We

proposeapaletteofproductivesurfaces.Vegetatedpatchesforstormwatertreatmentandwildlifehabitatwillbeinterspersedwithurbanagricultureopportunities,frompersonalallotmentgardensandcommunity-supportedagriculture(CSAs)toaquacultureandtreenurseries.Legacyvarietiesofsun?owersandmilletwillberotatedonunderutilizedlands.Wildriceandnativelotuswill?llwetlandterraces.Fast-growingtreeswillbecoppicedforlocally-consumedbiofuel,andpowerplantwasteheatwillallowthegreenhousesoftheHorticultureEnterpriseZonetogrowfoodyear-round.greenhousetreenurserycommunitygardenbiofuelsriver?sheries7T

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R1.bUILDaNECOLOgICaLINFRaSTRUCTUREb.HaRNESSECOSySTEMSERVICESSupportingservicesincludenutrientcyclingandcroppollinationcriticaltonaturalfunction.We

proposeecologicalcorridorstoincreasehabitatbiodiversity.TheMississippiisaninternationallysigni?cant?ywayformigratingbirds.Many?shandotherwildlifespeciesmaketheirwayeverydayalongthiscriticalecologicalpathway.

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havestudiedtherhythmsofkeyspecies,bothlocalandmigratory,toestablishapaletteofnativeplantsandrusticcropsthatprovidefoodandcoverforthesebirds,?sh,andotherwildlife.prairiebio?lterpolishingwetlandin-riverhabitat?oodplainterraceuplandforest/savannalitoralwetlandagricultureeducationCulturalservicesincludetransportation,recreationandspiritualbene?ts.TheMississippiwasonceasigni?cantrecreationalresourceforMinneapolis,withcommunitydestinationsliketheGerberBathsatHallsIslandandWebberPoolatShingleCreek.TheRivercanagainhostdiverseopportunitiesfor?shing,boating,swimming,iceskating,sauna,andotherwater-basedexperiences.We

seeopportunitiestocreateimprovedriverhabitatwhilealsocarvingoutincreasedaccessandactivationspacesforpeople.exercise+transportationpubliceventswaterrecreation8T

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R2.REORIENTURbaNISMTOTHERIVERRiverurbanismshouldmixusesandaudiences,providinganationalmodelforsustainablecity-making.Fromhomesandschoolstomarketsandworkplaces,alandethicofproductivityandinteractioninallseasonswillconnectandunifydiversesettings.Newcommunityelementswillcomplementandlinktoexistingassetsinadjacentneighborhoods,allowingcurrentresidentstooccupyandstewardnewterrain,whileinvitingnewusersandvisitorsto?ndaplaceinMinneapolis’snewestcommons.horticulture

corridorWe

recognizesix“urbanismcorridors”thatwillconnectactivityanchorswiththeecologicalinfrastructurenetwork.Thesewillincludegardenfestivalgrounds,amphitheaters,learningspaces,andgatheringplacestoprovidediversesteppingstonesofvibrancyallthewayupanddowntheUpperRcation

corridorartcorridorgreen-tech

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THEVISIONTHROUgHTIMEa.THEVISIONFramework

PlanTheResilientRiverisaframeworkfortransformingtheUpperRiverfrontovertime.Ofcourse,theResilientRivercouldrecoverincountlessways,butwedescribehereonepotentialfutureandapathtogetthere.We

offeraboldvisioninordertoignitetheimaginationandambitionnecessarytotakethe?rstchallengingsteps.CamdenBridgeShingleCreekresidentialtower,

typ.soilfactorytreenurseryDowlingStreetcarandPedestrianBridgegreenhousegreenhouseof?ce,typ.relocatedindustryMarshallParkwayLowryBridgePerkinsHillSkywalkMinneapolisSchoolfortheUrbanEnvironmentnewNorthHighSchoollineartrackparkwetlandeco-labparkcarbon-neutralneighborhoodaggregateartparkBottineauGreenway26thavenuegreenstreetBNBridgeamphitheaterstreetcargreen-techindustry,munitygardenGrainBeltbreweryBroadwayBridgeretailcenter,typ.mixed-useresidentialHallsIslandbeachparkPlymouthAvenueBridgeBoomIslandNicolletIslandBassettCreekgreenstreetCedarLakeRegionalTrailSt.AnthonyFallsdowntowngreenwaySpiritIslandHennepinIslandMillRuinsPark1

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TIMEHowdoweadvanceatransformativetimeline?BuildingontheMinneapolistraditionsofvisualandperformingarts,wemightcharacterizeouractionsascuratingashiftingpaletteofnaturalandculturalprocesses.We

canchoreographdecisionsanddesigns,investmentsandincentives,toputonvibrantlandscapeperformances.We

canscoreurbanevolutionsintimewiththerhythmsoftheRiver’s

recovery.

Intime,incrementalimprovementsandpolicycommitmentswilllayerupintoprofoundtransformation.Existingyears

0-2SettheStageyears

2-5ConnectPeopletotheRiveryears

5-10CreateRiverfrontDestinationsyears

10-15BuildTransportationInfrastructureyears

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CropsWhileplanning,design,engineering,andpermittingofthe?rstphasesofUpperRiverfronttransformationareunderway,weproposeaseriesofimmediateinterventionstoattractattentiontotheriverfrontsandpreparethegroundofanemergentecologicalinfrastructurenetwork.IndustrialbuildingsandartifactsbecomeacanvasformuralssimilartotheValsparBuilding.Underutilizedground,attheUpperHarborTerminal

andelsewhere,iscultivatedwithrusticversionsofcropssuchassun?owers,alfalfaandclovertoimprovesoilfertility,removepollutants,bringimmediatetransformationandbeauty,

andprovidebasichabitatimprovements.Spacesaresetasideforthesoilfactoryandotherrivercorridorremediationneeds.Theseindustrial-strengthguerrillagardensamidpilesandrusticsbecomeacanvasfortemporaryculturalandsocialactivities—circuses,waterfestivals,musicfestivals,gardenfestivals,farmersmarkets,sculpturegardens,andmore.MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecexistingpowerplantand?oursilos1

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2-5:CONNECTPEOPLETOTHERIVERHalls

IslandbeachParkOur?rstphasewouldconcentrateonimprovingaccesstotheRiverfromtheneighborhoodsandtosimplewatercontactexperiences.AkeyprojectwouldbearestorationofHallsIsland-BoomIslandurbanwaterfrontparkattheSchererBrotherssitewherediversewaterexpereinceswillmixwithuniqueecologicalhabitats.We

willexcavateasidechannelforswimmingandwatergames.Drawingonitsloggingheritage,there-createdHallsIslandviewoftheGerberBathsonHallsIslandintheMississippiRiverwillhostwoodendivingstructuresand?oatingboomplatforms.Anurbanbeachandribbonbencheswillprovidesurfacesforsunningandpicnics.ExcavatedmaterialwillbereusedonsitetoformprairieislandsandsavannapeninsulassupportingapedestrianandbicycleskywalklinkingtheBroadwayandPlymouthBridges.CatalyticProjectThe?rstprojecttostimulatetheResilientRiverwillbetheHallsIslandBeachPark.The?rstphaseoftheBeachParkwillbedevelopedontheSchererBrotherssiteandanadjacentunderutilizedsite.FutureimprovementscouldexpandtheParktothenorthifGracomovestoanon-waterfrontsite.Thesecostsdonotincludepropertyacquisition,designandengineering,oradjacentprivatedevelopment.savannapeninsulasboomdivingplatformsConceptualConstructionBudget:Mobilization&ErosionControlDemolitionEarthwork(excavation,grading,retainingwall)RiverfrontImprovements

(vegetation,hardscape,structures)

$1,600,000UplandImprovements(vegetation,hardscape,structures)StreetImprovementsSiteUtilities(water,sanitary,power)skywalk$1,400,000$700,000$7,200,000tototototototo$1,800,000$900,000swimmingarea$9,000,000$2,000,000$5,300,000$1,000,000$400,000HallsIsland$4,200,000$800,000$300,000$16,200,000to

$20,400,000Maintenance,Operations,andProgrammingBudget:

$500,000/yr

to$750,000/yrplanenlargement-catalyticprojectLessonslearnedinthis?rstprojectwillbeappliedinfutureearthworkstore-establishBoom,Hennepin,andSpiritIslands,re-forminganurbanislanddistrictwithNicolletIsland.1

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HillSkywalkAsecondprojectwilllinkPerkinsHillandtheCityviewSchooltotheriverfrontandthenewLowryBridge.Here,acoveredpedestrianwalkwaywillbringneighborsandstudentstoenjoyandlearnfromtheRiver.

ItsiconicformwillanchoraneducationcorridorandsignalthatNorthMinneapolisisreclaimingitsriverfrontidentity.linktoneighboroodlinktoCityviewSchoolfutureMinneapolisSchoolfortheUrbanEnviornmentlinktonewLowryBridgelinktoriverfrontplanenlargementexistingPerkinsHillParkandCityviewSchool1

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ParksLinearparkswillweaveupanddowneachsideoftheRiver.

Rollinggardensandwindingterraceswillbe?lledwithcommunitygardenstocultivatestewardshipbysurroundingneighborhoodresidents.Fingersofgreenwillreachdeepintotheneighborhoods.aerialoverviewexisting1

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RIVERFRONTDESTINaTIONSHorticulture

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ZoneOursecondphaseinvolvestransformingtheRiverenvironmentintoaseriesofstagesfortheexperienceofnaturalandculturalperformances.TheUpperHarborTerminal

willbetransformedintoaHorticultureEnterpriseZone.Asoilfactorywillremediatepollutedsoilsbargedinfromotherriverfrontsites.Itwillalsoactasacompostingfacilityforgreenwaste.Wintergardengreenhouseswillbewarmedwithheatrecoveredfromthecompostingprocessandfromthenearbypowerplant.treenurserygreenhouseDowlingStreetcarandPedestrianBridgesoilfactoryexistinggreenhouse,typ.planenlargement1

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CorridorTheMinneapolisSchoolfortheUrbanEnvironment,anenvironment-focusedcommunitycollege,will,alongwithanewNorthHighSchool,growaroundthePerkinsHillSkywalk.TheseschoolswillprepareyouthfortheemergingindustriesoftheUpperRiverfront—horticulture,environmentalrestoration,andbiotechnology.environmentalcommunitycollegenewNorthHighSchoolMinneapolisSchoolfortheUrbanEnvironmentplanenlargementProductive

SurfacesCommunitygardens,treenurseries,andbiofuelfarmswilloccupyremediatedsites.Citizenswillbeengagedinthecyclesofproduction,learningmoreaboutwheretheirfood,energy,

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RIVERFRONTDESTINaTIONSwetlandEco-Lab

ParkAlargewetlandparkwillofferalaboratoryinecologicalrestorationtechniques.ThewetlandswillcleansewaterdrawnfromtheMississippi,aswellassurfacerun-offfromtheneighborhoods.Islandsforwetprairieandriparianhabitatwillbebuiltfromrecycled