Teaneck Creek Park

Teaneck Creek Park is a low-lying area in a highly urbanized neighborhood of North New Jersey. During storm and rain events, this area experienced flooding, erosion, and produced untreated runoff that degraded Teaneck Creek. This project restored 8 hectares of wetland habitat to mitigate these negative outcomes. Sand and woodchips were used to construct the wetland that stores and subsequently filters stormwater in over 20 small pools. This filtered, cooled water will enter Teaneck Creek and improve water quality. This project improved the public space and recreation opportunities, reduced flooding, erosion, and runoff, and enhanced biodiversity at the park site.