RANDALL'S ISLAND

HISTORY

At Randall's Island, flows of past, present and future confluence.

flows

Randall's Island, as well as the whole shorline of New York City, was important habitats for oysters.

oyster habitat

Little Hell Gate marsh would be submerged by sea level rise.

marsh migration

And here we created an alternative future.

marsh migration

The wetland systems were created through several stages.

process

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