Garden Corridor Edible Arboretum Urban Conservation Demonstration Project
2022
Project Partners
IDALS
City of Charles City
City Park & Recreation Department
Floyd County Soil Water Conservation District
Clark Street Garden Corridor Committee
Floyd County Izaak Walton League
Mason City Medical Clinic
First Citizens Bank
Charles City Community Fund
First Security Bank Charitable Fund
Floyd County Community Foundation
Charles City Rotary Club
Charles City Lions Club
About
Grant award
$100,000
Total project
$220,000
Description
This project is the second phase in the development of the Edible Arboretum and is part of a larger “Garden Corridor” area of Charles City, adding to several other water quality improvement practices in the city. On the site of the new edible arboretum, the city will demonstrate infiltration-based stormwater quality management practices that can be replicated in residential and commercial properties in the city.
The proposed practices include a bioretention cell, interior walking paths with grassed pavers, gravel pavers, and permeable pavers, rain gardens, and native plants. Additionally, soil quality restoration will be done on the site and native turf will be planted to achieve further infiltration capabilities.
Conservation Practices
