The project was appealing because it solved a maintenance problem for the township while demonstrating an alternative to lawn turf-grass from an ecological and economical perspective. The project is in a highly visible location and has educational signage explaining the functions of such park features as wetlands and forested riparian buffers. Aquatic emergent wetland designed to pretreat road runoff before entering stream Project Characteristics and Land Use Site is immediately adjacent to a vehicular corridor and receives significant exposure.
Project is owned and maintained by local government - Warwick Township.
Discharge from the community water treatment facility is adjacent to site. Amish farm adjoins property. Lessons Learned Volunteer labor and donated services were necessary for the success of this project. Since this was a visible location, and owned by the Township, it promoted natural landscaping as an acceptable alternative to maintained lawn. Economic Factors Reduced maintenance cost for mowing and maintaining lawn.