Ecological Restoration of NYC Parks – McGuire Field & Four Sparrow Marsh

Great Ecology provided ecological guidance and technical services for a suite of habitat restoration, planting, and design plans along a portion of the Belt Parkway system in New York City. Areas of focus included salt marsh and upland areas of significant ecological and cultural value. The plans included protection and restoration of natural resources, opportunities for habitat connectivity, restoration of hydrologic function, and salt marsh and adjacent upland restoration. Great Ecology led multiple environmental components including completing a wetland delineation; developing an understanding of current site ecology through two season plant and focal species surveys within the study area; and developing an ecological framework for the restoration of upland forest and coastal salt marsh communities. Great Ecology also worked with team landscape architects in the development of design plans for the project, including providing design input and preparing plan and design specifications based on data collection and analysis; invasive species management; and planting plans.

Great Ecology will provide construction administration services when the projects move to the construction phase in 2024.