MOSQUITO CREEK LANE
REVEGETATION PROJECT
April 2003

This is the east bank of Mosquito Creek, north of Marine Drive to Larson road.
In April 2003, neighbourhood residents and Grade 9 students, from St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, planted native plants here. The plants were rescued from a construction site at the Seymour Conservation Area.
The Evergreen Foundation and the City of North Vancouver organized the project and prepared the stream banks for planting ahead of time.
Lane Before

BEFORE (above):
Looking north before the site was prepared.
DURING (right):
Same view, with the soil prepared for planting.
Lane Soil 2003

Swale Before

BEFORE (above):
A small drainage ditch allowed road run-off to flow directly into the creek.
DURING (right):
The ditch was redesigned and turned into a small boggy swale to hold back runoff and filter out pollutants.
(rock lined trench )
Swale After