Plantings at the Salt Lot: Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) and Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
The Salt Lot is a place constantly being re-made. It is an urban ecosystem at the nexus of industry and habitat: located in the middle of a superfund site in the footprint of a former salt marsh along the Gowanus Canal. The planting, signage, site design, and stewardship - created for and in collaboration with Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Big Reuse, and the NYC Department of Sanitation - aimed to maximize biodiversity with minimal maintenance and provide access and repair to a coastal ecosystem along an industrial waterway.
Ecosystems established on the Salt Lot include Intertidal Marsh (200 SF), High marsh, Maritime Meadow, and Shrubland (12,100 SF), Emergent Marsh Rain Gardens (2,600 SF), and The 2nd Avenue Street End Garden (2,100 SF), providing a home to over 300 species of plants and animals.
Salt Lot Signage: Gowanus Canal History. Created for and in collaboration with Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Big Reuse, and the NYC Department of Sanitation. Photo by Jeremy Amar
Salt Lot Signage: How We Compost. Created for and in collaboration with Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Big Reuse, and the NYC Department of Sanitation. Photo by Jeremy Amar
Salt Lot Maritime Meadow plantings and signage
