Alley Creek Watershed Proposed Habitat Restoration Recommendations Habitat Communities
Habitat Restoration and Trail Recommendations R15
R13 U14
U13
U11
A8 C17
C6
C16 C3
C4
R12 U19
C2
C8 A7
C1 C5 C10
C7
A6 R10
U18
C13 A5 C15 C12
R9
U9
C11 C14 R7
R6 U7
U8
C9 A4
A3
R11 A1 R5 U10
U4
R14 A2
U3
U6
R4 U18
R3
R2
U5
R1
U1
U2
WATERSHED
Watershed Sewershed Park Lands Acces points to parks
Permanent Trails
Upland Recommendations
Paved Trails
Coastal Recommendations
Unoffical trails/desire lines to be closed Desire lines to be formalized
SEWERSHED
UPLAND OAK FOREST Coastal upland forests are typically mature oak-hickory, oak-tulip tree, or oak-beech forests with a healthy young canopy of sassafras and black cherry with a shrub understory that provides habitat for small mammals.
RiparianRecommendations
TRAILS SURFACE WATER
UPLAND MEADOW Meadows are dominated by grasses, such as little bluestem and switchgrass, and wildflowers, such as goldenrods and asters.
HARDSCAPE
RUDERAL MEADOW and SHRUBLAND These are weedy areas that may require maintenance and could be turned into forests or meadows.
PINE FOREST
ACIDIC HARDWOOD and SHRUB SWAMP
Access Recommendations
These forests are predominantly associated with the Kettle Ponds and are dominated by red maple, sweetgum, and tupelo. Shrub swamps are typically associated with Decadon Pond and include waterwillow and button bush.
DOT MANAGED LAWNS
VERNAL POOLS
These habitats are seasonally wet depressions that dry out in the summer that provide critical breeding habitat for amphibians, such as the wood frog and spotted salamander, and invertebrates.
BALLFIELD
FRESHWATER MARSH and MEADOWS This habitat consists of emerging wetlands dominated by herbaceous species and may include occasional shrubs such as willow, red-osier dogwood, and the occasional river birch.
FRESHWATER WETLANDS- Phragmites australis This habitat, dominated by Phragmites, was once all tidal salt marsh. Poor water and decreasing salinity levels have allowed Phragmites to dominate this area, which is why it's classified separately.
TIDAL SALT MARSH- Spartina spp. This habitat is dominated by Spartina species that are tolerant to salt and tidal inundation. In addition to providing refuge and habitat for shorebirds, these habitats provide critical ecosystem functions that help to reduce flooding.
BRACKISH TIDAL MARSH This habitat is higher in elevation and often more inland than the salt marsh, causing it to be less saline. Salt tolerant shrubs and grasses are often found in these habitats along with Phragmites.
FLOODPLAIN WETLAND Floodplain communities are associated with riparian areas and stream reaches and are dominated by species of maple and ash, spicebush, rye grass, and jewelweed. These areas are adapted to periodic flooding, are subject to flashy hydrologic conditions, and may contain a weedy flora.
Formalized Access Points
Salt marsh deterioration
Desire line
GOLF COURSES and MAINTAINED LAWNS BEACH