Debris

Note the piles of yard waste and solid debris. This is the result of nearly one-hundred fifty years of construction and mining. It's mine-tailings, broken concrete and rebar, pieces of dimensional lumber, broken bottles and other stuff that needs to be hauled off before the site is graded.

Karen Derry's vision for this tiny marsh is to integrate the natural seep into a small wetland preserve—not drain and build over it.