Changsha Baxizhou Island Wetlands: 5 Years Later

I starting to imagine what emergent wetland habitats would look and feel like on this barren sand island in the Xiang River with the SWA Group in 2012. It started with just a sketch…

Through careful hydrologic and grading analysis, we constructed a framework where park visitors and local flora and fauna could flourish. On a recent visit this March 2019, it was amazing to see how this site has evolved. Wetland habitats have staked their ground within a very dynamic river landscape. Active deposition and erosion are visual features still making this “park” feel wild and fluid. Below, habitat wood was added to help jump start the natural process of decay which provides much needed habitat structure and carbon inputs to the site soils. I will report back in another 5 years!