If you walk the park near the clubhouse, you may have noticed some small white flags and higher grass in the ditch that leads to Broadmoor Lake.
For years, water has torn at the foundation of the rock bridge by the clubhouse. With this year's heavy rains, we have had even more erosion in the area.
In addition to erosion, swift runoff carries pollutants--oil, chemicals, and just plain dirt--into Broadmoor Lake.
In an effort to slow the water down, we have flagged the area and are letting the grass get just a bit higher in the little swale that leads to the chanellized part of the ditch. We will cut the vegetation once or twice a year, and we will not let woody shrubs grow in it.
We hope to establish some native wildflowers in the area, too.
To find out more about "vegetated swales," also called "bioswales," see this entry from Wikipedia.
For years, water has torn at the foundation of the rock bridge by the clubhouse. With this year's heavy rains, we have had even more erosion in the area.
In addition to erosion, swift runoff carries pollutants--oil, chemicals, and just plain dirt--into Broadmoor Lake.
In an effort to slow the water down, we have flagged the area and are letting the grass get just a bit higher in the little swale that leads to the chanellized part of the ditch. We will cut the vegetation once or twice a year, and we will not let woody shrubs grow in it.
We hope to establish some native wildflowers in the area, too.
To find out more about "vegetated swales," also called "bioswales," see this entry from Wikipedia.
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