The Fens have always functioned as stormwater management, but today this connection is not apparent on the ground level. It also does not function as well as it once did due in part to the sweeping changes in the topology of the city, the reshaping of land and buildings, the creation of vast impermeable surfaces, and the (sometimes not very thoughtful) addition of fill and resculpting of the parkland itself. The Fens today can accommodate these contextual changes more productively, while continuing to function as stormwater management system and urban park.