Amenities
The Cassidy Ridge neighborhood includes a wonderful city park, acres of woods, numerous ponds, lots of wildlife and wonderful hiking opportunities. Children may attend the great neighborhood schools (Jefferson Elementary, Kellogg Middle School, Century High School) and adults who work at Mayo Clinic have easy access to the NE Clinic, with free shuttle service to downtown.
Stonehedge Calcareous Fen
Did you know that the Cassidy Ridge Development is in close proximity to the Stonehedge Calcareous Fen, a beautiful wetland area home to amazing plants and wildlife? This means we need your help to protect it! Your actions, for better or worse, have an impact on this rare wetland. You can help keep your drinking water clean, replenish ground water supplies, and sustain wildlife and plant habitats in this valuable ecosystem.
Protecting the Fen
You can help protect this fen by following the Fen Management Plan (FMP) that the DNR has already approved. The FMP requirements were prepared specifcally to address the Stonehedge Fen. Implementing the required practices will help ensure that the fen and your drinking water are protected. This plan includes the following:
- Minimizing soil erosion during home construction.
- Performing necessary maintenance on infiltration trenches to remove sediment and debris.
How Can You Help?
There are simple ways beyond the FMP to help protect the fen:
- Mulch flower beds, shrubs and trees to encourage rain to soak into the ground rather than runoff.
- Increase native plants and reduce turf on your landscape.
- Maintain a healthy lawn by mowing grass to a height of 2-3". Seed thin or bare spots in the spring and fall. Aerate and dethatch in the fall.
- Use phosphorus-free fertilizers and apply them in the fall.
- Install a raingarden to treat storm water before it runs off the landscape.
- Capture roof runoff in a rain barrel.