LEJ in partnership with California State Parks will be breaking ground at 1150 Carroll Avenue this fall. Our Native Plant Nursery and Community Garden expansion will provide local jobs, access to nature, healthy food, green infrastructure, and ecological restoration for our community!
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Key features of the Nursery and Community Garden Expansion include:
- Increasing the number of community garden boxes from 48 to 64.
Replacing 9,500 square feet of former tailgate parking with permeable surfaces for walkways and urban agriculture that will be fully ADA compliant - Collecting rainwater on the 5,625 square feet building roof will allow the collection of rainwater that will be stored in three 2825 gallons above-ground tanks
- Crafting a bioswale and rain gardens (2,000 square feet) to sequester approximately 77,000 gallons of recharged water annually. Paired with hardy, drought-tolerant native landscaping and an automatic watering system, this stormwater conversion system is calculated to provide a net 109,000 gallons in a “normal” year and will reduce water use by one third.
- Installing interpretative signage that features themes related to food security, the natural legacy of the land, and the demonstrated power of community-based restoration to preserve local biodiversity and add resilience to the landscape, and;
- Utilizing green infrastructure to to reduce stormwater impacts in a critical environmental justice watershed
Benefits to LEJ and our Bayview Hunters Point community include:
- Providing workforce development opportunities for local youth who will complete at least 30% of the work required;
- Engaging 500 students and 500 volunteers to support the expansion project;
Harvesting 9,000 gallons of stormwater for reuse the first year after completing the project; - Increasing native plant production to 50,000 annually in the first growing season; and,
offering greater visibility through a redesigned entrance, and; - Ensuring future sustainability by securing additional plant contracts generating approximately $500,000 each year.
The garden and native plant nursery expansion represent some of the first community recommendations being brought forward in the CPSRA General plan process and are a critical step in a multi-phase plan to enhance Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, which is one of only two state park units to bring park values into the urban setting.
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