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Article: Natural progression in Manhattan: Randall's Island salt marsh restoration a model for urban renewal.(Special Feature)
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- The Educational Forum
- Article date:
- October 1, 2008
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Manhattan was once a dense, natural habitat and home to diverse ecosystems for numerous species of animals. However, with urban development, Manhattan has become the antithesis to anything one would ever consider "natural." Fortunately, in recent years, New York City has taken steps to improve and incorporate nature into its urban sprawl. One step in that process has been the restoration of a salt marsh on Randall's Island along a shoreline plagued with deteriorated seawalls and littered with construction debris. The restoration project utilized some of the most up-to-date landscaping and environmental technologies, and this salt marsh has now begun to regenerate back to ...
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