Aaron Hanson Thesis Book.pdf - NDSU - North Dakota State ...

eco beachEco Beach is located in upper town and focuses on ecological renewal. Aftertalking with the city of St. Cloud’s Planning Department, they stated thatthis area has the greatest opportunity for major design involvement. This isthe primary design intervention for this thesis, which will set the standardof riverfront design along the Mississippi River corridor near St. Cloud,Minnesota. Principles, solutions, and techniques used for Eco Beach is anexample of the way a river corridor can successfully create an aestheticallypleasing, environmental friendly, and socially and culturally diverse riverfront.This area is for all users to interact with water and enjoy the great MississippiRiver while protecting its natural ecosystem. Eco Beach is an ecologicalsolution for the Mississippi Riverfront in St. Cloud, Minnesota.Elements• Interaction with Water (Swim)• Improve Boat Landing• Canoe Access• Wetland Filtration• Green Stormwater Management• Increase Habitat Diversity• Green Space• Mix-use InfrastructureTrees• red maple• sugar maple• paper birch• bur oak• honey locust• common hackberry• quaking aspen• chokecherry• basswood• cotton wood• willowMaterials• local granite• epay woodSeed Mix• mixed height/mesic grass mix• tall wet grass mix• shoreline grass mix• northern upland meadow grass mix95