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A Restored Natural EcosystemWe wanted to create a natural creek, taking away the manufactured look and feel as well as the trash and the filth that plagued the Flewellen Creek area. We had the goal of creating a habitat that would be not only ecologically sound, but visually pleasing and naturally sustainable with little maintenance, and above all more environmentally sensitive. Taking this opportunity to address the decline of the Katy Coastal Prairie, we have availed ourselves to the services and expertise of the renowned firm Biohabitats, a firm based out of Baltimore who have become the industry leaders in the engineering of ecological restoration. With the goal of addressing the ecological decline experienced in the Coastal Prairie region, we have restored the corridor in a project that creates a sustainable environment for both recreation and education. Since the Creek has been repopulated with native plants indigenous to the area as opposed to a manufactured lawn, it will not require a lot of unnatural pampering or care. The Creek will become a sustainable ecosystem, and although weed control will be done, there will be no need for pesticides or herbicides (making the environment more gentle for wildlife). The benefits of a broader-scaled application of ecosystem recovery opportunities for the project include: A lush, beautiful landscape, full of native vegetation and local wildlife will serve as a greenbelt, interwoven by the hike and bike trails that thread through the rest of Cross Creek. Not meant to serve only as an aesthetic pleasure but also as a learning opportunity, the area includes signage with information about different species of the birds, vegetation, and other features of the area. |