. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. FIGURE 47. The former MDC ice rink site is fenced and surrounded by roads and highway ramps. Recommendations 1. Identify methods for using the area to increase flood storage capacity and es- timate cost and feasibility. 2. Manage the site to maintain different habitat types, namely, bordering wood- land and open grassland—wet meadow (seasonal flooding). 3. Remove invasive species and plant na- tive vegetation. 4. Remove remnant debris and fabrics that impede development of a diverse plant community. Area 3:
. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. FIGURE 47. The former MDC ice rink site is fenced and surrounded by roads and highway ramps. Recommendations 1. Identify methods for using the area to increase flood storage capacity and es- timate cost and feasibility. 2. Manage the site to maintain different habitat types, namely, bordering wood- land and open grassland—wet meadow (seasonal flooding). 3. Remove invasive species and plant na- tive vegetation. 4. Remove remnant debris and fabrics that impede development of a diverse plant community. Area 3: Reservation North of Little River Existing Conditions and Key Challenges This portion of the Alewife Reservation is sit- uated within the 100-year floodplain and much of it is classified as wetland habitat. The banks of the Little River are heavily vegetated with trees and shrubs that shade the water between late spring and early fall. Aquatic habitat struc- ture is limited to woody debris, and numerous. FIGURE grassland is east of the ADL parking lot. carp are present. Closed canopy woodlands oc- cur east of Little Pond and west of the Acorn Office Park. A relatively open grass/shrubland with scattered trees is found east of the former ADL parking lot. Important wildlife habitats include the wet- lands and uplands located on the abutting pri- vate lands to the northwest of the Reservation, some facing future development. The contigu- ous open space of the Reservation is broken by the Acorn Office Park complex, a large parcel of developed private land that stretches from near the bank of the river north to Route 2. One storm drain outfall from the Acorn Office Park complex discharges to the river. A dirt trail runs from the Route 2 access road to the MDC-leased ADL parking lot and then soon disappears near where the property fence comes down to the riverbank. The only cultural site is the former location of the last vegeta- ble farm in the area located near Acorn Park
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