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Remember the Langerdale Retention Basin? It used to be a big cement-bottomed valley behind the Friendship Circle on Green Road, until a few years ago when we converted it to a functioning wetland and prairie habitat. This is what it looked like in late summer 2012. It's fun to watch it grow each year, starting with early spring when it looks pretty bleak, but turning greener every day until it bursts into amazing color. The big green gate at the greenspace across from Notre Dame is never locked (it's closed to keep the deer out, which of course is a losing proposition) so go enjoy the overlook deck and watch the birds.