Newest Riverfront addition will offer native plants, wetlands
More of the RiverWalk is being developed. But a bit more on the wild side — wild as in native plants and wetlands.Excerpt:The State of Michigan is adding a 6-acre, $6-million piece to its Tri-Centennial State Park and Harbor just east of Rivard on the waterfront. This latest work includes a wetland and native plants to illustrate what was here when the French founded Detroit in 1701.When completed this fall, this new phase will add a 1,000-foot stretch to the city’s RiverWalk, pushing the total RiverWalk coverage to about 3 miles of the riverfront.Faye Alexander Nelson, president and chief executive of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, which builds and operates the RiverWalk, called the addition to Tri-Centennial Park a “unique educational and recreational opportunity” for the city and its people.Read the entire article here.
More of the RiverWalk is being developed. But a bit more on the wild side — wild as in native plants and wetlands.
Excerpt:
The State of Michigan is adding a 6-acre, $6-million piece to its
Tri-Centennial State Park and Harbor just east of Rivard on the
waterfront. This latest work includes a wetland and native plants to
illustrate what was here when the French founded Detroit in 1701.
When completed this fall, this new phase will add a 1,000-foot stretch
to the city’s RiverWalk, pushing the total RiverWalk coverage to about
3 miles of the riverfront.
Faye Alexander Nelson, president and chief executive of the Detroit
Riverfront Conservancy, which builds and operates the RiverWalk, called
the addition to Tri-Centennial Park a “unique educational and
recreational opportunity” for the city and its people.
Read the entire article here.
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