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Photos taken by KIESER & ASSOCIATES,
June 25, 2003. |
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Axtell
Creek No-Mow Zone
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The City of Kalamazoo installed a "no-mow"
zone along City property in Stretch 3 of
Axtell Creek. This includes the area south of the creek from Howard
Street to Paris Cleaners and the Axtell Creek Park on the north
bank of the creek near Westnedge Avenue. Leaving riparian vegetation
intact allows tall grasses with deep roots to become established.
The deep root systems help to stabalize the creek banks. In contrast,
mowed grasses have very shallow root systems. Tall vegetation
also shades the water and provides wildlife habitat. Axtell Creek
is becoming a unique urban natural treasure. Find out what
the WildOnes are doing in this stretch to help the creek and
what's happing upstream of this stretch.
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The
no-mow zone provides habitat for wildlife like birds,
frogs, butterflies and dragonflies.
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Looking across
the creek toward the Crosstown Senior Apartments.
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Looking upstream
from the Axtell Creek Park bridge.
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Looking downstream
from the Beneficial et al, law offices.
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a larger view.
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