Tranquility Trail Boardwalk

Title

Tranquility Trail Boardwalk

Author

Masters-Leniveau, Anouk

Host Organization

Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation
Host contact: Walker, Dale

Supervising Faculty

Sager, Eric
Department: Environmental and Resource Science/StudiesĀ 

Reference Number

TP-448

Date

2003

Location of Document

U-Links Office

Area

Haliburton County

Subject

Boardwalk expansion project

Abstract

The Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation (HHHS) has developed a trail for the purpose of reflection and self-healing known as the Haliburton Highlands Tranquility Trail, located on the grounds of the facility. As an expansion project, a boardwalk extending over a wetland behind the hospital is being considered.

This paper presents background information on wetland ecology and preservation as a lead-in to looking at the important considerations behind the construction of such a boardwalk. These include location and design in terms of educational opportunities, accessibility, environmental impacts, physical feasibility, as well as government guidelines and costs related to the undertaking.

Publisher

Trent University

Files

Reference

Masters-Leniveau, Anouk, Tranquility Trail Boardwalk, Trent University, 2003