The top Montage is a Macro view of the site and of its surrounding landscape. The Montage depicts the change in pourosity level beginning with the Everglades in the west, moving east through the site, and continuing east towards development. The majority of the soil composition in the Everglades is extremeley porous, and this trend continues on into the site. Moving towards and into developed areas, the moisture-enriched peat has been replaced by less-permeable asphalts and concretes.

The Montage below the first shows the varying soil porosity that currently exists in the site. The peat found here can be very different from one step to the next, varying in depth, moisture, and texture. These changes in soil composition affect what life is able to grow above, below, and around the site.