So, the goal is to get functionable wetlands. Two ponds are located behind the middle school and the other is below the middle school just up from Incline Way. Phase two's improvement plans are concentrated further down the Third Creek watershed and will include construction of another retention pond just above Lakeshore Boulevard adjacent to Third Creek and the installation of several small rock dams. Education is also intertwined with the watershed project. McEneny has already taken several groups of elementary school children to several sites to teach them about the project and the environment.
Community education is also part of it.
I had elementary school kids out there willow planting and water testing. As the restoration project continues, McEneny will take groups out to help the wetland environment progress and teach the roles of flora and fauna in nature. With phase one already complete, the minute the snow thaws, all agencies involved will break ground for phase two. If all goes well, the Third Creek watershed could soon return to the natural, wetland state it was in before mankind changed it through a variety of developments. Materials contained within this site may not be used without permission.