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Bayside Hills

Bayside

Auburndale

Douglaston

LittleNeck

Oakland Gardens

OaklandLake

Queens Village

Fresh Meadows /

Utopia

Fort Totten

Jamaica Estates / Holliswood

Murray Hill

Pomonok / Flushing Heights /

Hillcrest

Whitestone

Little Bay

Mouth ofAlley Creek

Edge ofAlley Creek Watershed

Udall'sCove

Lake Success

Willets Point

Little Neck Bay

Pond Park

Alley Pond Park

Tenney Park

Village Park

Village ParkCrocheron Park

Clearview Park

Cunningham Park

John Golden Park

Fort Totten Park

Saddle Rock Park

Marie Currie Park

Udall's Cove Park

Raymond O'Conner Park

Bay Terrace Playground

Bayside Athletic

Field

Francis Lewis

Playground

Douglaston Manor

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Clearview

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Douglaston LittleNeck

Glen Oaks

Alley Creek

Towers Country ClubGolf Course

Douglaston ParkGolf Course

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Queens FarmPark

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Railroad

Long Island Sound

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Benthic Invertebrates

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73rd Ave

Grand Central Parkway

Lakeville Rd

Francis Lewis Blvd

Springfield Blvd

35th Ave

26th Ave

48th Ave

Braddock Ave

221st St

Utopia Pkw

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188th St

Marcus Ave

47th Ave

Bates Rd

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Horace Harding Blvd

Peck Ave

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86th Ave

Spencer Ave

Midland Pkwy

206th St

Corbett Rd

Crocheron Ave

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West Alley Rd

Hollis Court Blvd

Rocky Hill Rd

Jamaica Ave

Hollis Court Blvd

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Hartland Ave

Francis Lewis Blvd

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Clearview Expy

Horace Harding Expy

Cross Island Pkwy

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Clearview Expy

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How can we better manage stormwater runoff from paved surfaces ?

How can we better protect, restore and improve ecological functions in our natural areas ?

Alley Creek Watershed Plan

Open Space

Secondary Study Area(Sewershed)

Primary Plan Area (Watershed)

Park Property

Monitoring SiteSpecies Inventory Site

Restoration Areas

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This map was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund

The Natural Resources Group and research partners inventory and study critical and sensitive species in Alley Pond Park. Fairy Shrimp

The Alley Creek Watershed Plan will study how habitat protection, restoration goals and Park management can be integrated with DEP's Long Term Control Plan and Green Infrastructure to best protect water quality and habitat. The headwaters of Alley Creek are relatively well protected in

forested parkland, where restoration efforts have been underway for over a decade. In other areas however, the creek has no buffer and receives polluted stormwater. The Watershed Plan will identify such problem areas and opportunities for protecting the creek.

Forest restoration areas, monitoring and inventory locations in the Alley Creek headwaters

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RESTORATION SITES

1 Salt marsh restoration / mitigation 1998

2 Salt marsh restoration 2010

3 Freshwater wetland restoration 1990s 4 Oakland Lake stormwater management 2011

5 Salt marsh restoration 1998

6 Forest vegetation restoration 2012

7 Stormwater management 2004

8 Bank stabilization 2004-2006

9 Forest enhancement 1990s-2002

Wetlands

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ALLEY CREEK WATERSHED PLAN HABITAT RESTORATION PLAN STUDY AREAS

WHAT ARE SOME QUESTIONS WE WILL TRY TO ANSWER ?

Needham's Skimmer Dragonfly

Alley Pond Park Creek Tree Root Erosion

Alley Pond Park Kettle Pond Habitat Alley Pond Park Autumn Foliage

Spotted Salamander

Soil settlement of paved area over a historic stream bed at Thomas Greene Park

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