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Basseterre Valley on St Kitts to Showcase a new National park
2010-03-22 18:55:01 by
The Basseterre Valley Aquifer is a prime water resource of St Kitts, and now there is a management plan in place to protect the area. The project is being funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) through collaboration with Integrating Watershed and Coastal Area Management (IWCM).
The plan is expected to transform some 525 acres of land, bounded by Olivees Mountain to the southwest, Canada Hills to the northeast and Conaree Hills to the east, into a national park. Most of the area is located between the Kim Collins Highway, Frigate Bay Road and the Conaree Hills.
Project Manager Ian Liburd said he is optimistic that the project would rehabilitate and manage the Basseterre Valley as a protection measure for the underlying aquifer. He anticipates the project would serve as an example for the management of protected areas and would guide water resource management on the island.
Phase One of the project involves a scientific assessment of the area and Phase Two involves converting the area into a national park. Plans for the area, as prepared by Aukerman, Haas and Associates, consist of walking and bike trails, a demonstration water feature, fairgrounds and exhibits, a football field and parking.
The site plan also includes a 100x100 yard botanical plaza, visitor centre and amphitheatre with a central water foundation and spray park, providing spacious, open areas and shaded seating. An observation deck and tea house and restaurant are expected to finish the feature of the St. Kitts National Capitol Park.
Read more on SKNVibes.com.
The plan is expected to transform some 525 acres of land, bounded by Olivees Mountain to the southwest, Canada Hills to the northeast and Conaree Hills to the east, into a national park. Most of the area is located between the Kim Collins Highway, Frigate Bay Road and the Conaree Hills.
Project Manager Ian Liburd said he is optimistic that the project would rehabilitate and manage the Basseterre Valley as a protection measure for the underlying aquifer. He anticipates the project would serve as an example for the management of protected areas and would guide water resource management on the island.
Phase One of the project involves a scientific assessment of the area and Phase Two involves converting the area into a national park. Plans for the area, as prepared by Aukerman, Haas and Associates, consist of walking and bike trails, a demonstration water feature, fairgrounds and exhibits, a football field and parking.
The site plan also includes a 100x100 yard botanical plaza, visitor centre and amphitheatre with a central water foundation and spray park, providing spacious, open areas and shaded seating. An observation deck and tea house and restaurant are expected to finish the feature of the St. Kitts National Capitol Park.
Read more on SKNVibes.com.