May 16, 2014

State Honors Sullivan Park Restoration Project

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The City of Easton received the 2014 Green Park of the Year award last week for the renovations of Sullivan Park. Under the guidance of David Brandes, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Lafayette students installed a wetlands habitat at the park by mitigating a serious water runoff problem and planting native vegetation. The award was presented by Nathan Flood, deputy secretary for conservation and technical services at Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. State Representative Robert Freeman and Easton Mayor Sal Panto also spoke at the ceremony.

Read more about the Sullivan Park Restoration Project
View more images of the ceremony on Flickr

Easton Mayor Sal Panto opens the ceremony.
Students who helped with the project attend the ceremony.
DCNR Deputy Secretary Nathan Flood presents Dave Hopkins, Easton Public Works director, with the Green Park award.
Professor David Brandes explains the work that has been done.
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Kate Brandes of the Bushkill Stream Conservancy speaks about the project.
Pennsylvania State Representative Robert Freeman speaks about the changes the park went through.
Workers from Easton Public Works plant a tree at the end of the event.
Students in Professor David Brandes’ Water Resources course plant trees and shrubs.
A student in Professor David Brandes’ Water Resources course digs up an area where trees and shrubs will be planted.
Hassaan Khan ’13, Hannah Griesbach ’13, and Leikune Aragaw ’15 collected water samples and computer data at Sullivan Park to evaluate back in the engineering lab. Professor David Brandes’ students regularly monitor and maintain the site.
Hannah Griesbach ’13, Hassaan Khan ’13, Leikune Aragaw ’15, and Professor David Brandes collected water samples and computer data at Sullivan Park to evaluate back in the engineering lab. Brandes’ students regularly monitor and maintain the site.
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