Accentuating Wetlands: Designing Restorative Wetlands to Clean the Red River of the North Near Selkirk, Manitoba

Author

• Grace Stein

Files

Date of Award

5-2026

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Landscape Architecture

College

Arts and Sciences

Department

Landscape Architecture, Disaster Resiliency & Emergency Management (LADREM)

Faculty Advisor

Craig Larson

Studio Coordinator

Jay Kost

Faculty Chair

Dominic Fischer

Publisher

North Dakota State University

Rights

NDSU policy 190.6.2

URI

https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf

Abstract

Research was conducted looking into how wetlands clean water with a focus on nutrient removal through plant uptake, sedimentation, and absorption. Additional research was done to determine the methods of constructing a wetland. This thesis focuses on improving water quality for the Red River of the North by intaking 720,000 gallons of water per day out of the river and treating it for different agricultural runoff pollutants. This is achieved by using a series of constructed wetlands, each designed to remove a specific nutrient from the water. After nutrients have been removed, the water will be pumped back into the Red River of the North.

Recommended Citation

Stein, Grace, "Accentuating Wetlands: Designing Restorative Wetlands to Clean the Red River of the North Near Selkirk, Manitoba" (2026). Landscape Architecture Theses. 16.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/landscape-architecture-theses/16