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| Title: | Reinventing Wingfield Pines: A regional showcase for floodplain rehabilitation in post-mined landscapes |
| Authors: | Chilcott, Brian
Perkovich, Joel
Walton, Mary |
| Keywords: | post-mined landscapes
wingfield pines
floodplain rehabilitation |
| Issue Date: | 30-Apr-2007 |
| Abstract: | This project is a comprehensive design masterplan and ecological rehabilitation plan for
an 80 acre strip-mined floodplain on Chartiers Creek, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The
client, the Allegheny Land Trust (property owner), seeks to recreate this site – called Wingfield
Pines – as a regional showcase for ecological rehabilitation and environmental education. This
includes passive treatment wetlands to cleanse iron oxide from abandoned mine drainage
(AMD), accelerated succession of forest regeneration and habitat enhancements, site access
enhancements, as well as educational signage and program development.
We visited the site on five separate occasions between January 2006 and April 2007,
during which we mapped topography, measured slopes and site layout, evaluated existing
vegetation, conducted a site features inventory, studied aesthetics and viewsheds, and took
numerous photographs. We conducted a public survey of visitors’ impressions and use patterns
following a preliminary design presentation and public meeting. We maintained regular
contact with ALT and many other experts and stakeholders as we developed multiple design
scenarios for the site and its long-term rehabilitation and management.
This report documents both our process and our final recommendations for the site. We
review the cultural and regional context including history, site analysis, and site feature inventory.
We have also included planting plans, detail renderings, as well as ecological rehabilitation and
management goals and processes. Additionally, we suggest a framework for an effective
educational program and catalog important public access improvements. All of this
information is integrated into a “50-year vision of Wingfield Pines,” along with a discussion on how this vision can be attained. |
| Appears in Collections: | Dissertations and Theses (Ph.D. and Master's)
Natural Resources and Environment, School of (SNRE)
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