Containing a Monoculture looks at the changing coastline of the Saginaw Bay as Phragmites australis continues to spread its roots.  In a fifteen year period phragmites has taken hold of the bay’s shallow waters and formed a 15’ high and 3000’ deep wall between land and water. While locals struggle with the change, this project aims to help them appreciate the wilderness in their backyards while simultaneously providing a space for scientists to research this aggressive reed.  We set up a flexible framework that can adapt to the changing shoreline and give the vast space a readable scale. On the ground a mown path allows researchers to travel between test plots, and above ground a pedestrian bridgeway provides visitors with a range of experiences within and above the phragmites.  The upper and lower paths intersect at the nodal structures.  The structures are a means of vertical access as well as storage, classrooms, offices, meeting spaces, and research facilities.  This system of paths provides views, access, observation, and a new place for recreation as two seemingly separate worlds collide.