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Description

This project looks at how vacant and underused parcels along the Truckee River in Reno, Nevada, can be rethought as part of a larger ecological system. Rather than treating these parcels as empty leftover spaces, the project sees them as opportunities to create small habitat patches that can support native species, improve stormwater function, and strengthen the river corridor over time. The work focuses on three sites along the Truckee River: California Avenue, Island Avenue, and Commercial Row. Each site responds to a different condition along the urban transect, from a sloped residential river edge to a tighter urban parcel and a harder industrial corridor. Through native planting, habitat structures, water management, and phased rewilding, the project explores how architecture and landscape can work together to support both people and nonhuman species within the Great Basin.

Publisher Location

Las Vegas (Nev.)

Publication Date

5-15-2026

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Keywords

Truckee River; Reno; Great Basin; ecological infrastructure; rewilding; interspecies design; urban ecology; riparian corridor; habitat connectivity; vacant parcels; native species; stormwater management; brownfield restoration; urban transect; architectural design; ecological design

Disciplines

Environmental Design | Landscape Architecture | Sustainability

File Format

PDF

File Size

29040 KB

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Saving the Great Basin: Creating Places for the Birds, Bees and Beyond


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