The previous property owner had been constructing a wetland mitigation project on the property. The wetland mitigation project began before the city purchased the project. The following information is taken from the Rocky Fork Pooled Mitigation Site Mitigation Plan, as prepared by EMH&T on September 1, 2020:

The project will create 24 acres of forested wetland and 10 acres of emergent wetland. In addition, approximately 10 acres of upland buffer will be planted/restored and 5 acres of forested buffer will be preserved. Three wetland basins will be excavated and embankments created to reestablish hydrology on existing hydric soils. The grading will promote saturation and shallow inundation, generally from saturated conditions a few inches below the surface up to an average depth of two inches, with limited areas of deeper vernal pools. The restored wetlands are designed as seasonal features that will be wet in the winter and spring, and likely drier during the late summer and early autumn months, depending on rainfall conditions. This seasonal hydrology should support a diverse assemblage of wetland plants. The reforested wetlands will also be plated with native shrubs and trees upon completion of the wetland construction and seeding.