A8

A7

A6

A5

A4A3

A1

C9

C8

C7

C6

C5

C4C3

C2

C1

A2

U9R9

U8

R7 R6

U7

U6

R5

R4

U5

U4 U3

R2

U2

U1

R1

R3

C16

R14

C15

C14

C13

C12

C11

C10

U19

U14

R15

R13

C17

U13

U18

U11

R12

R10

R11

U10

U18

Alley Creek Watershed Proposed Habitat Restoration Recommendations

Watershed

Sewershed

Park Lands Unoffical trails/desire lines to be closed

Permanent Trails

Desire lines to be formalized

Paved Trails

Acces points to parks

Upland Recommendations

Habitat Restoration and Trail Recommendations Habitat Communities

Coastal Recommendations

RiparianRecommendations

Access Recommendations

Formalized Access Points Salt marsh deterioration Desire line

WATERSHED SEWERSHED

HARDSCAPE

BALLFIELD

DOT MANAGED LAWNS

BRACKISH TIDAL MARSH

FRESHWATER MARSH and MEADOWSGOLF COURSES and MAINTAINED LAWNS

BEACH

UPLAND MEADOW

PINE FOREST

FRESHWATER WETLANDS- Phragmites australis

FLOODPLAIN WETLAND

RUDERAL MEADOW and SHRUBLAND

TIDAL SALT MARSH- Spartina spp.

ACIDIC HARDWOOD and SHRUB SWAMP

UPLAND OAK FORESTSURFACE WATER

TRAILS

VERNAL POOLS

Coastal upland forests are typically mature oak-hickory, oak-tulip tree, or oak-beech forests with a healthy young canopy of sassafras and black cherry with a shrub understory that provides habitat for small mammals.

Meadows are dominated by grasses, such as little bluestem and switchgrass, and wildflowers, such as goldenrods and asters.

These are weedy areas that may require maintenance and could be turned into forests or meadows.

These forests are predominantly associated with the Kettle Ponds and are dominated by red maple, sweetgum, and tupelo. Shrub swamps are typically associated with Decadon Pond and include waterwillow and button bush.

These habitats are seasonally wet depressions that dry out in the summer that provide critical breeding habitat for amphibians, such as the wood frog and spotted salamander, and invertebrates.

This habitat consists of emerging wetlands dominated by herbaceous species and may include occasional shrubs such as willow, red-osier dogwood, and the occasional river birch.

This habitat, dominated by Phragmites, was once all tidal salt marsh. Poor water and decreasing salinity levels have allowed Phragmites to dominate this area, which is why it's classified separately.

This habitat is dominated by Spartina species that are tolerant to salt and tidal inundation. In addition to providing refuge and habitat for shorebirds, these habitats provide critical ecosystem functions that help to reduce flooding.

This habitat is higher in elevation and often more inland than the salt marsh, causing it to be less saline. Salt tolerant shrubs and grasses are often found in these habitats along with Phragmites.

Floodplain communities are associated with riparian areas and stream reaches and are dominated by species of maple and ash, spicebush, rye grass, and jewelweed. These areas are adapted to periodic flooding, are subject to flashy hydrologic conditions, and may contain a weedy flora.