Estate Concordia Preserve - St. John Virgin Islands

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

A Constructed Wetland:

Joe Gelt states:

In brief, a constructed wetland is a water treatment facility. Duplicating the processes occurring in natural wetlands, constructed wetlands are complex, integrated systems in which water, plants, animal, microrganisms and the environmnent--sun, soil, air interact to improve water quality...

http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/arroyo/094wet.html

Estate Concordia Preserve has created this constructed wetland for it's new Employee House. We are currently researching the type of plants that will be used to keep the wetland active and functional. It has taken six weeks to create it this far. Sorry for not being able to include the cement pour. Always a fun activity...

< Mission Statement: "The Estate Concordia Preserve has been established to restore and maintain the fragile eco-systems adjacent to the Virgin Islands National Park in Estate Concordia, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. The mission of the Preserve is to achieve optimal bio-diversity and sustainability of the natural environment consistent with St. Johnâs native plant, bird and animal life as well as low impact development and human habitation. Land owners within the boundaries of the preserve will be encouraged and expected to support and participate in the fulfillment of this mission through mandatory membership in the Estate Concordia Preserve Association and providing reasonable access to their property for the re-introduction of species and the management of vegetation, bird and wildlife habitat. The Preserve will also co-operate with the Virgin Islands National Park and the Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park to establish programs and policies designed to be a model for the Park and other private conservation areas on St. John. Please contact Maggie Day at maggie@maho.org for more information">

Estate Concordia Preserve - St. John Virgin Islands

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

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