Wetlands Enhancement groundwater and peat level monitoring
wetland excavation
hydrological reconnection
Native seed mix hydro-seeded average water table depth:
25-50
swamp mats protect adjacent
onto newly moistened soil
habitat
cm below surface residents monitor system hydrology and remove invasives
0 1m 2m 3m
year
1
year
4
year
7
Stream Realignment existing conditions
stream-bank recontouring
flood conditions
ponding & sedimentation
stream realignment
0
sedimentation build-
high flood water expands
track hoes,
for invasives
emergent vegeta-
& loaders
tion established
filter fences reduce sedimentation
replanting on stream bank
increased surface area
residents monitor
carving new pathways
weight of telescope cranes,
stream water slowed due to
up along channels
into adjacent depressions, swamp maps distribute the
receding water left
with preserved vegetation
in depressions
habitat increased persistent and non-
stream shifted to
persistent emergent
deeper course
vegetation
growth
along islands and banks woody vegetation emerges in permanent and season-
to reduce erosion
ally saturated soils
0 1m 2m 3m
year
1
year
2
year
3
year
4
year
5
new wetlands existing wetlands
Conservation Connections
Camp Weymouth can serve as a model for future alliances between public or private institutions and adjacent conservation space in the South Shore area. Various owners of undeveloped land already practice this operational model; many more could assume this small scale partnering cumulatively strengthens biocorridor networks throughout the region while also garnering public support and awareness for conservation.
Alexis Del Vecchio