[0:06] Our project here at Hasenbank [0:07] Park really goes back to about 2021 or so. [0:10] The watershed district, working with the city [0:13] really started to make an effort to identify some larger [0:16] regional scale stormwater treatment projects. [0:19] One of the really big projects [0:20] that came out of a feasibility study we did back at that time [0:23] was the concept of doing work here [0:25] at Hasenbank Park. [0:28] The watershed district approached the city and said, [0:30] you know, I think we have an idea here. [0:31] We can, [0:32] you know, transform [0:33] this unused piece of city property into, you know, [0:36] what we see here today, which is a really robust [0:38] stormwater treatment feature. [0:39] We've had a lot of collaboration [0:41] with city staff, city Parks and Natural Resources [0:43] Commission, as well as city council [0:45] to really put effort [0:46] into the design of this project to make it as functional [0:49] and aesthetically pleasing as we can. [0:51] We'll be working with Public Works to operate this facility [0:54] as we pump stormwater out of the storm sewer system [0:57] that would otherwise flow to powers Lake. [0:59] We'll be infiltrating that in the ground here [1:00] within Hasenbank Park. [1:03] We have four different public art [1:04] installations here at Hasenbank [1:06] There are two large sculptures by Aaron Dysart, [1:09] one concrete kind of stepping stone installation [1:12] by Christopher E. Harrison, and then a steel wall facade [1:16] that was designed by the landscape [1:17] architecture team at Barr Engineering. [1:19] The art installations that we have here [1:21] were really born out of the idea of using public art [1:24] as an interpretive feature as part of this project. [1:27] You know, [1:27] you build projects and you've just put [1:29] an interpretive panel up with a whole lot of text, [1:31] and that tells people this is how it works. [1:34] And while that's important and we could do that, [1:36] we felt it more important to work with creative people [1:39] to get a different kind of view on the project [1:42] and get a different interpretation of what [1:44] this means. [1:45] While this is, you know, very looks like a very natural space, [1:48] those more mechanical features that are represented [1:51] in the artwork [1:52] also kind of tell some of the story [1:53] that there's a lot of active procedures going on here. [1:56] There's we're pumping water [1:58] actively from the Fish Lake outlet [2:00] and getting it into the park here [2:02] for infiltration and treatment. [2:03] So it really just helps [2:04] tell that story of what's going on below ground. [2:10] The project here at Hasenbank [2:12] Park is really one of the just coolest projects [2:14] I've worked on in my entire career. [2:16] It's really just a wide [2:17] array of activities that are going on here. [2:19] Some you see, some you don't see. [2:21] Stormwater management, landscape restoration. [2:24] Healthy soils, public art, outreach and education. [2:28] It really all comes together here. [2:29] And so that's why I think this is a really unique [2:31] project and unique park space for the city of Woodbury. [2:36] So a lot of the feedback we have had has been very positive [2:38] from just running into residents, and [2:40] they're really excited about it, and we can have a conversation [2:43] about what they're seeing here [2:44] to, you know, maybe some folks [2:46] are less familiar with what's going on. [2:47] And the question is more along [2:49] the lines of, well, what is this? [2:50] What are you doing here? [2:51] And that's an opportunity for us to provide some education [2:54] to residents and get folks a little more aware [2:56] of what's going on in the watershed [2:57] and what we're doing for Powers Lake. [3:01] We invite not just City of [3:03] Woodbury residents to come and check out this park. [3:05] Everyone across [3:06] Washington County, across the Metro, [3:07] if you see this, it's a really unique space. [3:10] We hope to do more of this type of work [3:11] as we move into the future and appreciate everyone coming [3:14] along on the ride.