One of the first ideas that came to mind as we looked closely at our site both online (via google maps) and on the ground*, was that we would be looking at existing conditions around the overall edge of the wetlands that could potentially reveal the conflict that our studio sought to analyze. Using prior knowledge and experience, we quickly predicted that there were issues concerning human access to the natural ecology in the area, but also that there was probably some significant contamination coming from the series of industrial sites that find themselves along different parts of the wetland edge. These sites include the former 1-A Landfill, also known as Keegan Landfill, the Kopper’s Coke and Standard Chlorine Site, which has been designated a superfund site by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and also the power plant along the Hackensack River, which most people refer to as the Hudson Generating Station.
*check out this blog post for on-site footage of our walk through the access point at Gunnell Oval Park
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