Neptune School Natural Area and Bioswale

Illustrated layout of Platinum LEED School showing green and sustainable features.
Architectural site plan showing building layout and surrounding landscape.
Map and guide of the Native Plant Arboretum Natural Area at Melrobin Community Elementary School.
A muddy, empty parking lot with puddles under a clear sky.
Urban green space with buildings and parked cars in the background.
A modern building behind a green park with a wooden bridge and lamp posts.
Modern building with glass windows and brick walls beside a garden.
A modern office building with surrounding greenery and parked cars.
A small wetland area with green vegetation and water.
Overgrown grassy area with scattered wildflowers and a few cars in the background.
A dirt path winds through a green, leafy park on a clear day.
An overgrown grassy field with scattered bushes and a few trees.
Wooden boardwalk winding through lush greenery under a clear sky.
A close-up of a bright yellow flower in a green field.
Bees and ladybugs on green leaves in sunlight.

Educational Bioswale

A comprehensive master plan for the Elementary School of Neptune, NJ that brings many integral aspects of sustainable landscape architecture. A LEED Platinum School sits on a native plant campus that included an arboretum, bioswale, and greenroof. The entire site is a lesson in leading by example.

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Native Plant Arboretum Natural Area PDF

NMCES Master Plan PDF