The "green", or environmentally friendly, features in the project will include: a monarch butterfly natural habitat preserve and viewing area, a mile-long bike path, a seven-day-a-week farmers' market, a 13 acres organic farm, a blue heron nesting habitat preserve, Perfumo Creek Open Space corridor, construction-waste recycling, more than 650 trees (many selected for shadow size), dark sky at night-minimum allowable nighttime light levels per safety regulations, energy-efficient energy production including solar panels on some of the buildings, and water efficiency through the use of native plants where practical.