A River Runs Through It

Students will design and build a shallow recirculating river in the middle of a riparian ecosystem that is part of an outdoor adventure playground called Second Sky. From an engineering perspective, it is not difficult to recirculate a small quantity of water over a few hundred feet. But to do so in a way that provides kids and adults the freedom to experiment, to enjoy flowing water in many forms, to be safe, to be code-compliant, to be energy efficient, and to be fully integrated into a developing ecosystem - that is a challenge worthy of a diverse group of talented students.