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WRDA > WRDA 2000 Programmatic Authority Projects > Lakes Park Restoration
WRDA 2000 Programmatic Authority Project:
Lakes Park Restoration
(source: Final Feasibility Report and PEIS, April 1999, Section 9.1.9.5, page 9-28)
This feature includes the construction of a 40-acre marsh/flowway in an abandoned rock mine, removal of exotic vegetation, and planting native vegetation on 11 acres of uplands and 9 acres of littoral zone. This feature is located in the Lee County Lakes Regional Park, upstream of Estero Bay.
The purpose of this feature is to enhance surface water runoff quality by creating a meandering flowway with shallow littoral zones to enhance pollution removal and oxygen content, removing aquatic and upland exotic infestation while allowing public access into upland areas of improved native habitat. The restoration will provide immediate habitat and water quality benefits at Lakes Park and improve downstream conditions in Hendry County and the Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve.
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