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KIAWAH ISLAND PARKWAYTOWN COUNCIL MEETING

CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE PRESENTATIONJANUARY 7, 2020

PREPARED FOR: THE TOWN OF KIAWAH ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA PREPARED BY: OUTDOOR SPATIAL DESIGN, LLC

SITE ANALYSIS KIAWAH ISLAND PARKWAY LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT GOALS


ENHANCING THE LANDSCAPE ALONG KIAWAH ISLAND PARKWAY - CREATING HARMONY BETWEEN THE BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS.

CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA TO THRIVE.

EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIVES, WILDLIFE CORRIDORS, AND POLLINATORS, SO THAT THESE PRINCIPLES CAN BE INCORPORATED BY KIAWAH RESIDENTS.

ACCENTUATING AND UNCOVERING BEAUTIFUL LOW COUNTRY MARSH VIEWS.

ELEVATING THE EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY ON KIAWAH.

SITE ANALYSIS KIAWAH ISLAND PARKWAY LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS POLLINATORS


IMPORTANCE OF POLLINATORS AND POLLINATOR POCKETS

IMPLEMENTING INTO THE LANDSCAPE

• SITE ANALYSIS: SOILS, SUN EXPOSURE, TOPOGRAPHY, SENSITIVE AREAS, VISIBILITY

• IDENTIFY IDEAL LOCATIONS FOR PLANT COMMUNITIES

• INSTALL CLUSTERS OF EACH SPECIES IN NEARBY SWATHS

• PROTECTION FROM PESTICIDES AND NOISE POLLUTION FROM MOWING

• EDUCATING LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE COMPANIES

• NATIVE POLLINATOR POCKETS ARE NOT LOW MAINTENANCE

• MONITOR WEEDS AND PLANT COMPETITION

• SEASONAL REPLENISHING AS NECESSARY

• COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND INVOLVEMENT TO EVOLVE EXPECTATIONS OF THE LANDSCAPE

• 75% DECLINE IN FLYING INSECTS IN AMERICA IN THE LAST 25 YEARS (US WILDLIFE FEDERATION)

• POLLINATORS ARE NECESSARY TO FERTILIZE PLANTS IN YARDS, PARKS, ORCHARDS AND FARMS.

• NATIVE BEES AVERAGE A RANGE OF 750 METERS

• POLLINATOR POCKETS HELP BRIDGE GAPS IN THE LANDSCAPE AND CONNECT EXISTING POLLINATOR HABITATS

• NATIVE POLLINATORS HAVE EVOLVED TO DEPEND ON NATIVE PLANTS (MONARCH BUTTERFLY AND MILKWEED)

KIAWAH ISLAND PARKWAY LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS KEY MAP


KIAWAH ISLAND PARKWAY LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS CONCEPT A1


APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF EXISTING TREE LINE

EXISTING SOD TO REMAIN

FRESHFIELDS VILLAGE

FRESHFIELDS VILLAGE

EXISTING CANOPY TREE (TYP)

EVERGREEN SHRUBS BEHIND ORNAMENTAL GRASSES AND EVERGREEN GROUNDCOVERS

WITH POCKETS OF POLLINATOR PLANTS

SOD

SOD

PROPOSED PALM TREES (TYP)

POLLINATOR PLANTS WITHIN LANDSCAPE ISLAND

FLOWERING UNDERSTORY TREE

FOR SEASONAL INTEREST (TYP)

EXISTING MONUMENT SIGN TO REMAIN

EXISTING MONUMENT SIGN TO REMAIN

EVERGREEN SHRUBS BEHIND ORNAMENTAL GRASSES AND EVERGREEN GROUNDCOVERS WITH POCKETS OF POLLINATOR PLANTS

CLEAN UP OAKS AND REMOVE OVERGROWN VEGETATION TO REVEAL EXISTING PALM GROVE. ACCENTUATE EXISTING GROVE WITH NEW PALMETTOS


EXISTING CANOPY TREE (TYP.)

ADD LAYERS OF EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS TO BLOCK VIEWS OF PARKING AND ADD COLOR AND TEXTURE TO LANDSCAPE


BETSY KERRISON PARKWAY

TO CHARLESTONSEABROOK IS

LAND RD.

TO SEABROOK ISLAND

KIAWAH ISLAND PARKWAY

TO KIAWAH ISLAND

VILLAGE GREEN LN.

TO FRESHFIELDS

KIAWAH ISLAND PARKWAY LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS BEFORE


KIAWAH ISLAND PARKWAY LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS AFTER


SOD

POLLINATOR POCKET WITH LOW EVERGREEN HEDGE BORDER

NATIVE EVERGREEN SHRUBS AND ORNAMENTAL GRASSES ADD COLOR AND TEXTURE TO THE LANDSCAPE

SUPPLEMENT EXISTING GRASS EDGE WITH NATIVE WETLAND GRASSES AS NEEDED

SUPPLEMENT EXISTING GRASS EDGE WITH NATIVE WETLAND GRASSES AS NEEDED

POLLINATOR POCKETS BETWEEN BIKE PATH AND PARKWAY WITH EVERGREEN SHRUB BORDERS (TYP.)

SCREEN ROADSIDE UTILITIES WITH DENSER EVERGREEN PLANT MATERIAL

APPROXIMATE EDGE OF EXISTING TREE LINE

ADD LAYERS OF EVERGREEN GROUNDCOVERS AND ORNAMENTAL GRASSES TO ADD COLOR AND INTEREST TO THE LANDSCAPE

POLLINATOR POCKET WITH LOW EVERGREEN HEDGE BORDER

NATURAL, LOW FOREST AREA BEHIND EXISTING SOD TO REMAIN

REMOVE EXISTING OVERGROWN ROADSIDE VEGETATION TO ADD PICTURESQUE MARSH VIEWS

TO FRESHFIELDS

TO KIAWAH RIVER CAUSEW

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KIAWAH ISLAND PARKWAY LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS CONCEPT B2


ZONE C ZONE C ZONE DZONE B ZONE BEXISTINGSIDEWALK RESURFACED PARKWAYZONE CZONE A

ZONE A: LITTORAL SHELF PLANTINGS ZONE C: POLLINATOR POCKETS ZONE D: UNDERSTORY PLANTINGS

ZONE B: EVERGREEN SHRUB BORDERS

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KIAWAH ISLAND PARKWAY LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS CONCEPT B2


SITE ANALYSIS KIAWAH ISLAND PARKWAY LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS SOURCES / NEXT


NEXT STEPS

• CONFIRM CONCEPTUAL PLAN SELECTION

• CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS / NATIVE SPECIES SELECTIONS

• BIDDING AND NEGOTIATION

• TOWN COUNCIL MEETING - 3/3/20

SOURCES CONSULTED

• SARAH BERGMANN, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, POLLINATOR PATHWAY

• ERIN STEVENS, PRESIDENT, SURCULUS DESIGN

• PLANTING IN A POST-WILD WORLD: DESIGNING PLANT COMMUNITIES FOR RESILIENT LANDSCAPES - THOMAS RAINER AND CLAUDIA WEST

• NATIVE PLANT DATABASE, GROW NATIVE INITIATIVE - TOWN OF KIAWAH ISLAND

• POLLINATOR FRIENDLY NATIVE PLANT LISTS - XERCES SOCIETY

• NATIVE PLANT AVAILABILITY LISTS - ROOTS & SHOOTS

• BILL LAMSON-SCRIBNER, POSSUM’S LANDSCAPE SUPPLY

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