DUWC’S Stream and Wetland Assessment Management Park (SWAMP)

A RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE

Confining the restoration project to Duke University property has allowed for the development of a research and teaching field laboratory wetland.  The restored ecosystem will provide a site for research on biological diversity, hydrology, mosquito control, invasive plant species, and other environmental concerns. In addition, the site has unique instructional value as an example of a rare Piedmont wetland.  What we learn here will benefit many wetlands and watersheds nationwide.

Now that project Phases One through Three are complete, we will construct a series of trails and boardwalks with informational placards designed by M.A. Lawrence (2003). The placards will tell about the restoration project and Piedmont riparian ecology. The site will be accessible as an educational resource by a wide array of public users from local K-12 students to the professional environmental restoration community.

A DUWC graduate student works on an invasive plants project at one of the SWAMP research plots

A class of middle school science students on a nature study field trip to the SWAMP site take a break for a group photo.

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Intro

Rationale

Dam & Impoundment

Stream & Floodplain

Stormwater Treatment

Education

Research

REFERENCE

M.A. Lawrence (2003). Integrating the Sandy Creek Restoration Project with Environmental Education.  Masters thesis, Duke University.