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UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
A Partnership for Demonstrating Sustainable Land Use and Open Space
Design Practices.
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Partnership •CT Department of Environmental Protection
•Office of Environmental Policy at UCONN
•EPAC – Environmental Policy Advisory Council
•LUSD subcommittee members – Land Use and Sustainable Development
•University Administrators/Faculty – Architectural & Engineering Services
•Professors/Students – Landscape Architecture, EEB
•Contractors- Haley & Aldrich, O&G
•Subcontractors – Mason & Associates
•Town of Mansfield – Parks and Recreation Department
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Our Agenda• Extend the potential of this project to demonstrate leadership, provide academic
integration & create positive open space
• Respond to immediate site and contextual site conditions & opportunities
• Support the university’s endeavor to maintain responsible management and growth that ensures environmental sustainability & protects public health, safety & welfare
(Adopted from: Environmental Policy Statement, April 22, 2004)
• Apply strategies established by the university’s Sustainable Design Guidelines & goals set by the preliminary campus Master Plan
• Use Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design for Multiple Buildings and On-Campus Building Projects (LEED-NC) rating system as project benchmark
• Address implementation and maintenance cost concerns
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Site Orientation
Wooded Area
North
Hillsid
e
Rd
Celeron Apts.
Rt.44 Trailer Homes
Offices and Facilities
Landfill
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Site Conditions
Residence
Great Heron Rookery
Wooded Historic Walls
Tennis Courts
Forested Wetland
Upland Forest
Offices and Facilities
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Wetlands, Uplands, Vernal Pools
WetlandUplandPavementGrassBuildingsVernal Pools
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Affected Wetlands
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Ownership of Land
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Project Limits
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Current Plan•Mitigate contaminated areas- Cap landfill and remediate wetlands
•Provide a remote parking lot
•Provide an educational footpath with viewing decks
Invasive Species Control Area
Proposed Expansion to Open Space Preservation Area
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
How Can We Expand on Demonstrating Sustainable
Land Use?• Support the Campus Master Plan’s objectives• Follow Campus Sustainability Guidelines• LEED certification• Connect to Mansfield’s and UConn’s open
spaces, and existing bicycles routes and trails• Learn from case studies• Respond to site opportunities and constraints
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
• Embrace the spirit of the Campus Master Plan as a blueprint for unified and integrated development:
MASTER PLAN GOALS– Establish a clear organization concept– Develop and articulated hierarchy of spaces and
paths– Create a humane campus in scale, function and
materials– Provide a flexible framework to accommodate future
university needs
Campus Master Plan Goals
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Campus Masterplan• Establish a remote parking lot as part of the landfill remediation effort
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
UConn’s Sustainability Guidelines
1. Planning Sustainable Sites2. Safeguarding Water3. Conserving Materials and Resources4. Improving Energy Efficiency5. Enhancing Indoor Environmental Quality
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
LEEDWhat is LEED?
•Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
•National standard set by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
•Environmental goal setting and assessment tool:
Defines “green” by providing a standard for measurement
Benchmark illustrating an ambitious range of environmental strategies
•Market driver: A way to increase the demand for sustainable products and systems
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
LEED at UCONN
•Implements goals of the Campus Sustainable Design Guidelines
•Supports the university’s Environmental Policy Statement:
“…to maintain responsible management and growth that ensures environmental sustainability & protects public health, safety & welfare.”
•Comprises collective Campus measures or discrete building project:
Burton/Shenkman Facility
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
This site as a potential LEED certified project
LEED-NC: Geared towards building structures :
LEED-ND (a pilot program):
Focuses on sites (with or without buildings) and their neighborhoods
“To Encourage developers and community leaders to revitalize existing urban areas, reduce land consumption, reduce automobile dependence, promote pedestrian activity, improve air quality, decrease polluted storm water runoff, and build more livable, sustainable, enduring communities for people of all income levels.”
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
University and Mansfield Open Space •Connect to
Mansfeild and UConn’s open spaces adjacent to site
•Create a continuous pedestrian/bicycle route that circulates to and throughout our site and back into campus
•Create an accessible, usable open space for the surrounding residents
Nipmuck Trail
Willi R.Greenway
Bike ImprovementBike Routes
Campus RoadsCampus CoreUConn Forest
Mansfield Parklands
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Case Studies•University of Maine, Orono Bog and Boardwalk
•Wickham Park Wetland Boardwalk, Manchester, CT
•Ohio State University, Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Case Studies
•Close proximity to University of Maine, Orono
•Accessible by bus, vehicle, or foot
•Connects to the Bangor State Forest
•Provides habitat research and
education through a unifying boardwalk with
interpretive signage
•An opportunity for recreational use
•A positive usable open space for both the University and the local community
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
This boardwalk was built by the Maine Conservation Corp and local volunteers
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Case Studies•Wickham Park in Manchester, CT has at least 5 different themed gardens, the newest being the Wetland Boardwalk Garden built in 2005
•This was funded by the CT Department of Transportation
•Provides the public an opportunity to learn about the importance of wetlands
•Offers recreational opportunities
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Case Studies
Ohio State University* Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
•Wetlands create a research and recreational park for the University and community
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Student Work
•PLSC 268: Planting Design- Senior Landscape Architect studio, Professor: Kristin Schwab
•Our role was to take this information and create a landscape architectural/planting plan that provides for human use and vegetative
restoration/enhancement of the area.
•Four Masterplan Concepts
•Individual site concepts of a 300’ x 300’ area relating back
to their group’s overall concept
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Summary of Goals1. Trail Connectivity-
Hiking (Dirt, Boardwalk), Sidewalks/Biking, Car (Parking Access)
2. Open Space Connectivity- Connect Mansfield and UConn’s open spaces
3. More Useful Open Space as: Conservation, Scenic Value, and Recreation Demonstration, Education and Research of sustainable practices Interpretative information- Concrete vs. Abstract Point of Entries/Visibility Access More active recreation
4. Mitigate/Integrate Parking- Visually and Ecollogically (Detention and Banks)
5. Integrate All Site Elements to Create a Unified Site
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Survey of Proposed Site Elements
• As you are taking in these projects, identify overall design concepts and site elements that seem both compelling and feasible
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Hillside Exploration & Education Park
Zones:Interpretive Gathering- Areas for changing installations that interpret the site artistically and visuallyResearch/Rec- Areas for ongoing research and outside learning labsEducation- Areas that reveal the site’s history and expose its functions in the siteFormal Recreation-Defined areas for active and passive recreation
Propono: Reveal Human’s Impact on the Ecosystem
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Interpretative GatheringExisting Conditions Plan:
Historic stonewalls exist and interpret the site
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Education through Revealing: Composting and Waste Treatment
•Create a campus compost pile usuable by dinning hall facilities/Landscape Services…etc….
•Educate people about waste, and recycling through demonstration
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Site Elements
•Use fragrant native plants to mask the odor from the sewage treatment
•Use a series of composting bins to separate waste and reveal the process
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Amphitheatre Park and View Area
•Create a viewing and educational gathering area
•Use recycled tires as planters for raised plantings
•Create a pedestrian walk to and throughout the parking lot
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
•Create an educational display wall showing the timeline/history of this unique site for the pedestrian to view
Site Elements
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Storm Water Management Education
•Create a point of entry with the black pines to visually signal the trail
•Educate through demonstration storm water runoff
•Terrace the land with concrete and earthen terraces
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Invasive Plant ResearchExisting
Proposed
•Create several types of research plots on invasive plant control•Collect seed from existing natives to propagate plugs
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Wetland Park-ingShowcasing different types of wetlands in both form and function through
design and plant material selection: Integrate and Enhance park and parking uses
= Point of Entry
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Enhancement
Using phytoremediation techniques, these affected wetlands can be regenerated through experimentation and research
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Creation: Ecological Parking Lot
•Regenerate the methane gas as renewable energy
•Create a pedestrian walk with a viewing deck
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Site Elements
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Creation: Erosion Control with Native Plants
•Using native plants as a slope stabilizer experimentation
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Preservation and Restoration: Contrast between natural and human form
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Creation: Access Point through Forested Wetland
Shelter Falls
Shelter Falls
•Create an access point for surrounding residents and public
•Accessible by foot or vehicle
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Site Elements: BMP Practices
Tulip TreeBoardw
alk
Retention Island
Parking
Example of Signage
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Indecent Exposure
•The site will provide a recreational and educational setting that incorporates varying ecological systems and habitats, trail systems and gathering areas
The Contrast between Engineered and Natural Human Interventions
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Entrance
•Draw pedestrians up the hill with the use of plants and stonewalls
•Introduce the history of what this site was with interpretative sculpture
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Formal and Natural Intervention: Planting Pattern Design
•With the use of native plants, demonstrate a contrast between the formal grid (the landfill) intervening on the organic form (natural site)
•Creating pedestrian movement through what was once the landfill and is now a Park
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Natural Restoration Process: Transect
Different uses of wetlands in the ecosystem:•Water quality
•Promote diversity
•Shade and Cover
•Preservation of wetlands
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Engineered Restoration Process: Visual Interpretive Viewing Area
•Uses a constructed dam to signify man vs. nature
•Provides a viewing of both man and nature
•Uses plantings to enhance the viewing the area
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
•Create a rain garden to reduce erosion and flow of storm water
•Reveal the water flow, and provide a viewing area into the site
Engineered Water Management Education
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Wetland Education: Pedestrian Viewing and Learning Environment
•Create a viewing and educational area to learn about wetlands
•Possible location for outdoor classes
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
CrossingsConnect Areas of Active and Passive Recreation to
Create a Unified Site•Trail/Passive Recreation- Redirect trail system, trail improvements, creating trail heads
•Active Recreation- Playfield areas for nearby residents, Use plantings to accent and connect the fields
•Viewing of the Wetlands- Trails running along wetlands and gathering spots for teaching
•Connections- Connections to and from parking lot Create important entry points into the site
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Improved Streetscape: New Gateway to Campus •Use plantings to
enhance the new entry to campus
•Use a contrast of free formed trees and formal pyramidal trees to signal transitions
•Create a series of mounds to act as gateways into the site representing the form of the landfill
North Hillside Rd
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Trail Improvements
•Add plantings to enhance trail entry
•Provide seating along the path
•Improve trail treatment
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Active Recreation
•Leave existing field stonewalls and foundation and incorporate a passive Frisbee Golf Course
•Create active recreation opportunities behind Celeron Apts.
•Use plantings to enhance and signal these actvities
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Access to Trails and StreetScape
•Connecting pedestrians and vehicles to improved streetscape
•Creating green space and pedestrian connections through trails and boardwalk
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
• Fulfill our Land Grant ResponsibilityProvide accessible outdoor recreational
and learning opportunities for both sides of campus
• Activate the SpaceSafety
Visual Interest, Stimulation• Link University and Mansfield Communities• Transform a “negative” into a “positive”
Rationale
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Implementation
• Determine whether to move forward with supplemental master plan elements
• If so, involve Architecture and Engineering Services, Building and Grounds, Master Plan Committee to designate as an identifiable project
• Library Exhibit and American Society of Landscape Architects Student Award Submissions Spring ‘06
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Sources•Town of Mansfield website: www.mansfieldct.org
•Ecohusky website: www.ecohusky.uconn.edu
•U.S. Green Building Council website: www.usgbc.org
•University of Maine – Orono Bog boardwalk: www.oronobogwalk.org
•Ohio State University – Wetlands Research Park: http://swamp.ag.ohio-state.edu/ORW.html
•Wickham Park
•Smith Group JJR – LEED V2.1 Audit
UConn Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project
Thank You•CT Department of Environmental Protection, Brian Golembiewski
& Sara Yates
•Office of Environmental Policy at UCONN, Director Rich Miller
•Architectural & Engineering Services, Project Manager Jim Pietrzak
•Landscape Architecture Department, Professor Kristin Schwab &
undergraduate interns: Serena Epstein, Andrea Vassallo, Jacalyn Chnowski,
& Linda Tasko
•Town of Mansfield: Planning and Zoning Commission,
Parks and Recreation Department
•Haley & Aldrich
•Mason & Associates, President, owner & Principal Scientist Chris Mason
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