LEGACY PITS & QUARRIES

Project Statistics: Area ~1,650 m², Volume of material moved ~165 m^3. The Attia pit floor consisted of sand, gravel, and scattered grasses. The pit face reached 2 meters in height, with a vegetated shelf behind it containing thin organic soils. This area was stripped, and the soils were evenly distributed across the site. At one end of the pit face, a small cluster of coniferous trees was preserved by adjusting the grading around them. Approximately half of the site was graded to a 5:1 slope, while the other half remained at its original grade to preserve existing vegetation. A Northern Ontario seed mix was hydroseeded across the entire site in a HydroStraw All in One Bonded Fiber Matrix. As the surrounding area was forested, the site was intentionally naturalized to blend with its environment. Over the spring and summer, the seed thrived, and by fall, it had become well established across the site.