North Vineyard Station Open Space Preserve Trail and Landscaping Project

North Vineyard Station Open Space Preserve Trail and Landscaping Project – Elder Creek Phase 1B

Last Updated: 4/18/2024 12:27 PM

Background

The North Vineyard Station Specific Plan (NVSSP) Drainage Master Plan includes channel improvements to Elder and Gerber Creeks. The Drainage Master Plan called for these creeks to be deepened and widened with an open space nature preserve. The improvements allow for the gravity drainage of future storm drain pipes and were designed to protect future developments from the impact of a 100-year flood. The open space preserve will include native plantings and multi-use trails.

The proposed Project is located along a section of Elder Creek south of Florin Road, west of Vineyard Creek Unit 1 and the Heritage Vineyard Creek Community, and north of McCoy Avenue. A private developer deepened and widened the Elder Creek Phase 1B section of the Project in 2017.

Preserve plantings and trails included in the NVSSP DMP will be installed on the remaining Elder and Gerber Creek sections over the next few years, including the section of Elder Creek that extends to McCoy Avenue located immediately south of this Project.

Conceptual Creek Preserve Cross-Section

Project Description

The Project creek section will be landscaped as a natural riparian corridor by planting native trees, shrubs, wetlands, and grasses within the creek bottom, along the creek banks, and surrounding uplands. The Project will also install a multi-use trail. The Project will install approximately 16.8 acres of native plantings, a paved bicycle path, and a dirt equestrian trail. The Project includes a minimum 5-year landscape monitoring period that begins after plant installation.

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Project Newsletter

December 2021

June 2022

Project Update

The plant installation and improvements were completed in 2023. This project is currently in the maintenance and monitoring period. See project photos below for final installation.