The Mill Stream carries the overflow of Stanford's natural spring — the village's main water source — through the heart of the village to the Willem Appel Dam and on towards the river. The Mill Stream Village Park & Greenway Concept Master Plan (August 2018) sets out a vision to restore free flow, improve water quality, bring back indigenous wetland plants and open the banks for walking and outdoor learning, while protecting habitats such as that of the endangered western leopard toad.
The vision (not yet built). The precinct plan sketches a river park with places for social gathering, play and seating, routes for walking and cycling, and an outdoor gym, alongside family picnic space, an adventure play area and a tree nursery near the stream. These are proposals for the future, not completed works.
The Stanford Planning Group also supports this project. Read the The Mill Stream Village Park & Greenway Concept Master Plan (August 2018, PDF).
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