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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />ODA <br /> <br />KEY BISCAYNE MEDIAN RESTORATION <br />Miami, Florida <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />"In Memoriam" stakes placed by <br />Key Biscayne residents marking <br />destroyed trees <br /> <br />The entrance to Key <br />Biscayne, a sub-tropical barrier <br />island, has always been a <br />heavily vegetated, tree lined <br />scenic corridor. In 1988, Dade <br />County began construction of a <br />pedestrian underpass leading to <br />the adjacent Lipton International <br />Tennis Facility. The work pro- <br />gram included the bulldozing of <br />approximately 1/3 mile of me- <br />dian vegetation, including <br />mature native tree species. <br />Upon seeing the destruction <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Restored native vegetation un- <br />der tree that was saved <br /> <br />progressing, the residents liter- <br />ally stopped the bulldozers and <br />preserved a small portion of the <br />existing vegetation. ODA was <br />retained by the Dade County <br />Parks Department to work with <br />the Key Biscayne Community <br />and to develop a mitigation plan <br />that would restore this area to <br />it's original slate. The xeriscape <br />planting design included all na- <br />tive and salt tolerant vegetation, <br />and today, the new vegetation <br />looks as natural as it once did. <br />