October 21st, 2007 was a beautiful sunny fall day in Ottawa, with temperatures over 20C. So we took the Rhoades Car and headed to the newest "park" in our area - the Sawmill Creek Constructed Wetland. It is almost a park, but not quite.
The complete story is in our on-line journal.
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We have just entered the Sawmill Creek Constructed Wetland, made it through the mud and onto the pathway
This is a view across the main cell towards the wetland, looking northeast.
The water level regulation dam between the forebay and the main cell
The price tag
Ringbill gulls floating on the main cell
A family of cyclists on the pathway across the main cell
The wetland is actually just adjacent to the Greenborough O-Train station, although there is no access from there
On the pathway near the north end of the wetland
The forebay, looking north
The forebay dam - it is notched to regulate water height and flow
Fall colours on Airport Parkway
Near the bridge over the south end of the forebay
The bridge at the south end of the forebay
Map of the layout of the whole Sawmill Creek Constructed Wetland
