| The habitat for Melanthium is wet-mesic prairie located in swales or along streams. |
| Tall desert oaks grow in the swales between the dunes, and stately desert kurrajongs dot the rolling hills between the ranges. |
| Permeable surfaced parking areas and engineered swales will force runoff through plant-based filtration to remove contaminants. |
| The streets are sited so that storm water runs sequentially through grass swales, then through prairie, and then to the wetlands. |
| Eagle Ridge is a muscular course, with bulging mounds and sinewy swales framing the targets at every turn. |
| The two sites were selected to most closely match known pondberry habitat, i.e. in low swales that seasonally hold water, under a closed canopy forest. |
