[CPEO-BIF] Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, WIlmington, Delaware

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Settling in at the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation

by MOIRA SHERIDAN
WILMINGTON NEWS JOURNAL (DE)
November 21, 2015



Add a former industrial site in a dense urban setting.

Throw in a creative, enthusiastic group of people with a vision to transform an historic maritime setting into a beautiful landscape and you have the newly planted grounds of the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation.

This past September, volunteers planted native trees, shrubs, perennials, and grasses in the approximately two-acre lot along the Christina River in Wilmington as part of a collaboration among several organizations.

Funded primarily by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the project aims to transform a former brownfield (vacant, abandoned or underutilized properties which may be contaminated) into a demonstration and educational site.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/life/2015/11/21/settling-kalmar-nyckel-foundation/76175362/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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