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Quebec & 1st | City of Vancouver, Green Infrastructure | Vancouver, British Columbia
Improve the bioretention site's soil structure and enhance plant health to ensure the proper capture and treatment of stormwater runoff.
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September - November 2023 (Completed)
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< 1 ac.
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• Soil texture consists of at least 60% sand, a standard growing medium for these types of installations. Sand has poor water-holding capacity, which can result in overall plant stress.
• The distribution of the treatments presented challenging logistics, given that the bioretention cells are divided into five sections and located in one of the busiest streets of Vancouver.
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Still to be determined. We will evaluate the impact of the treatments in spring 2024.
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Still to be determined.
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• Field observations
• Initial testing of the soil biological community using our Core Package Analysis.
Initial treatment | September 2023
Initial treatment | September 2023
Sandy soil texture
Third treatment | November 2023
Third treatment | November 2023
Third treatment | November 2023
Me next to a bioretention cell.