Located directly across from the Walnut Creek Wetland Park, on the north side entrance to the greenway along Peterson Street., people can find the City of Raleigh’s latest mixture of green stormwater infrastructure and public art. The “Healing Continuum” monolith educates viewers about the restorative gravel wetland at Walnut Creek Park. The monolith offers residents an opportunity to learn about green stormwater infrastructure and enjoy a contemplative moment sitting on the circle of boulders surrounding the monolith.
About Artist Derrick Beasley
The creative education monolith was completed by Derrick Beasley, a multi-disciplinary artist from Durham whose work deals with Black people and their relationship to the environment. The project asks questions about possibilities for new ways of relating to one another and the environment and speculates on the wisdom that can be derived from nature around us.
Mr. Beasley’s “Healing Continuum” monolith is a dedication to the power of collective action and organizing around wetlands. It acknowledges that power and healing can be gained when we move in the right relationship with our natural environment. This sculpture is meant to serve as an artifact commemorating past efforts and telegraphing future possibilities.
Derrick’s website | Instagram: @brobeas
Walnut Creek Gravel Wetland
Raleigh Stormwater installed a gravel wetland at Walnut Creek Wetland Park. The wetland includes:
- An underground gravel reservoir that will hold and filter stormwater runoff;
- Plant roots that will soak up and clean the water; and,
- Slowing down the flow of stormwater before it reaches Walnut Creek.
Learn more about the green stormwater infrastructure project.
About Raleigh Stormwater
Raleigh Stormwater implements programs, projects, and services to maintain stormwater infrastructure, protect water resources and aquatic life, prevent streambank erosion, mitigate development impacts, and manage flooding. The City collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to identify, communicate, design, and construct stormwater projects, programs, and policies to serve the Raleigh community.
