PHHP Site Conditions
PERALTA HACIENDA HISTORICAL PARK
Located in the heart of Fruitvale, the park sits at the corner of Coolidge Avenue and Hyde St. 34th Avenue runs up to the south side of the park and then continues at the north end.
Main park attributes include the Peralta Creek, the 1870 Victorian Style Peralta house converted into the Peralta House Museum of History and Community, a pavilion and grass patch identifying past adobe houses, adobe wall, playground, grass lawn with sparse native plants along the perimeter, a garden for Lao community, and an educational and community area for school programs and food distribution programs.
Park Elements Built to Date as illustrated in the 2021 PHHP Master Plan Revision developed in collaboration with PGA and Hood Designs.
Park Conditions
Three park renderings highlighting different aspects of the site - landscape composition, slope and drainage, and shade, which could be helpful in choosing pollinator plantings.
Landscape Composition
This graphic provides a clear visual of the various landscape characteristics of the park.
Slope and Drainage
The park contour and slope provides a clearer visual of where surface drainage might occur.
The upper level of the park has partial to direct sunlight, depending on whether the trees are in bloom.
Shade
The graphic demonstrates the tree placement and accompanying shaded areas of the site. This should help demonstrate conditions for light sensitive plant options.
Existing Pollinator Habitat
There are large areas of the park, particularly the lawns in the upper area and entrance to the creek, that are less dense and have less diverse vegetation according to our NDVI analysis of the site. See our analysis here.
The existing pollinator habitats are spread through the site and concentrated in the areas highlighted in yellow. See below for more details of the different habitats.
iNaturalist data was used to identify and map some of the existing park plantings that attract pollinators.
Lao Community Gardens near the Hacienda
Sparse native plants on the perimeter of the northern lawn
Steps connecting the southern entrance to 34th Ave
Pollinator friendly plants along the hillside ramp down to the Peralta Creek
The creek is currently in flux with tree clean up and other native planting around the creek
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