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Glacken Slope Restoration
hNext PhasesFresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, MA
Public Presentation
29 February 2012y
Agenda
• Introductions
P j t O i• Project Overview
• Previous Phases
• Restoration Approach
• Schedule and Next Steps• Schedule and Next Steps
• Questions and Comments
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Project Overview
Phased Restoration Approach
• Slope stabilization and gully repair
• Community‐based restoration plantings
• Improved Drainage ‐ Perimeter Rd
d l h• Integrated Upper Slope with Glacken Field re‐design
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Previous Phases
Phase 1 ‐ Stormwater Infiltration(C l t d S 2010)(Completed Summer 2010)
Phases 2 and 3 – Slope Stabilization and Restoration Plantings( l d )(Completed Summer 2011)
Phase 1 – Golf Course Clubhouse
• Level Spreader
• Bioretention Swale
• Rain Garden
• Porous Paving Terrace
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Phases 2 and 3 –Upper and Lower Slope
• In asi e Species Remo al• Invasive Species Removal
• Gully Stabilization
• Slope Breaks
• Soil Amendments
• Restoration Plantings
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Phased Restoration Approach
Phased Approach
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Lower Slope Stabilization
• Gully Restoration
• Slope Stabilization
• Restoration Plantings
Existing Site Conditions
Erosion and Compaction
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Canopy dominated by Black Locust (35%) and Red Oak (22%)
Invasive species removed include Norway Maple, y p ,Buckthorn, Oriental Bittersweet
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Restoration Planting Approach
• Diversify native plant community
• Increase wildlife h bit t lhabitat value
• Enhance topsoil layer
Perimeter Road Improvements
• Porous Pavement
• Refurbish Perimeter Fence
• Re‐set Curb
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Pooling, Muddy Conditions
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High Infiltration
RatesRates
Porous Paving – Winter Conditions
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Porous Paving – Winter Conditions
Upper Slope/Glacken Fields Interface
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Next Steps
• Spring 2012 Bid process for Phase 4 (Lower Slope) Only( p ) y
• Spring/Summer 2012 Phase 4 Slope Stabilization, Gully Repair and Planting
• Summer 2013 Phase 5
Perimeter Road Improvements
• Spring/Summer 2014 (TBD) DesignPhase 6 (Upper Slope) Restoration
Questions or Comments?