SAN DIEGO ZOO San Diego Zoo Safari Park San Diego, California

Integrated water strategies at the master planning phase al- low a world-renowned zoo to further its conservation mission through the management of water, stormwater, and nutrients.

ocated in the San Pasqual functioned as both habitat LValley, the San Diego and stormwater manage- Zoo Safari Park is one of the ment. As a key member of a largest tourist attractions in master planning team led by Southern California. Home PBS&J, and with an approach to 3,000 animals representing that regarded the Park as its more than 300 species, this own subwatershed within the expansive wildlife sanctuary larger landscape, Biohabitats PBS&J/Biohabitats also boats a renowned botani- identified opportunities to cal collection of 1.75 million improve stormwater man- specimens representing 3,500 agement. Recommended species. In keeping with the techniques included storm- San Diego Zoo’s conserva- water wetlands for sediment tion mission, half of the Park’s control, edge details for 1,800 acres have been set aside bank protection and animal as protected native species access control, and reed beds habitat. for the treatment of pond sediment and organic matter. The animals in the Park are Integrating these water strate- housed in free-range enclo- gies into the Park master plan sures similar to their natural allowed the Zoo to control environments. Over time, nutrients and sediment in overgrazing of these animals off-site stormwater discharges resulted in the accumula- while also enabling water tion of animal manure and reuse for irrigation. sediment in ponds that

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