Green Innovations from Portland BES
/Portland Bureau of Environmental Services has created a video about green innovations within the city. You can check out the video on their website or below.
Allen Creek Soccer Complex
/GreenWorks is working on the Master Plan for Allen Creek Soccer Complex in Grant Pass with the Ausland Group and DA Hogan. The complex includes several synthetic soccer fields, a multipurpose field that will transition between little league baseball and soccer, parking, pathways, open flexible lawn, and flexible park spaces that could be a playground and/or basketball court. The goals of the project are to provide the City with recreational space for organized league sports, have the ability to host tournaments, and provide the community with neighborhood park amenities.
Khunamokwst Park
/Cully’s newest park is scheduled to open early spring of 2015. The park’s diverse play areas have a distinctive blend of traditional and nature-based play with swings, prefabricated climbing boulders, a low flow water feature, and a universally accessible play structure. The playground structure was conceptualized to feel like a tree fort next to the signature Douglas Fir tree in the heart of the park. The park also includes a picnic shelter with an eco roof, 3000 square foot skatedot, and a large open lawn.
Roger Tilbury Memorial Park – Phase 1
/After several years of planning and design, Phase-1 of Roger Tilbury Memorial Park has just received Substantial Completion. This neighborhood park in the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District (THPRD) is unique due to its large size, topography, and natural features. With neighborhood outreach and support, GreenWorks designed a plan for the entire site that provides much needed neighborhood access and connectivity through the park while protecting the wildlife habitat and a stream corridor. Phase-1 includes neighborhood access along the north side of the property, an accessible trail system, a small open lawn, traditional play area, nature play areas, and places to sit and enjoy the natural area. The nature play areas are inspired by the sites remnant Christmas tree farm and wildlife found on the site (Bobcats). Douglas Firs were felled from the remnant tree farm in order to create a healthier, diverse habitat, the accessible trail network, and places for nature play. A future Phase-2 will include an extension of the trail system and a 100’ long pedestrian bridge crossing a stream to connect to the neighborhood along the southern portion of the property. For more coverage of the park, visit http://www.pamplinmedia.com/bvt/15-news/244917-112256-playing-with-nature.
Making Sustainable Connections Through Food Parks
/Cities, farms and parks are often considered separate entities, but Robin Craig of GreenWorks and Mark Davison of Metro have found a way to bring these experiences together in the form of "Food Parks." Read more about these spaces on the Intertwine's website at http://theintertwine.org/blog/food-parks-connect-city-farm-and-nature.
Happy Holidays from GreenWorks!
/We wish you a wonderful Holiday Season and a happy New Year!
Zidell Yards Recognized at 2014 ASLA Annual Conference
/Mike Faha of GreenWorks and former GreenWorker David Elkin attended the ASLA Annual Conference where they received the National Honor Award for the Zidell Green Infrastructure Scenarios project.
The Zidell Yards Green Infrastructure Scenarios present a unique opportunity to develop on brownfield sites without causing harm to the environment. To read more about what is planned for this site, check out today's story in the DJC here.
Mirror Pond, Celilo Falls and Centennial Mills in the news
/Recently, a few of GreenWorks' projects have been in the press. In early November, The Bend Bulletin published the preferred graphics for Mirror Pond. Check out the article to see what GreenWorks and Inter-Fluve have planned for the iconic site in Bend, Oregon. You can also view the graphics below.
The DJC also published two articles regarding Celilo Falls and Centennial Mills, projects that GreenWorks has been working on for some time. You can read them here and here.
Westmoreland Nature Play Receives Honor Award
/Westmoreland Nature Play was recently recognized by the Oregon Chapter of ASLA with an Honor Award for design. We would like to thank our entire team for all their contributions. Thanks especially to Portland Parks and Recreation for their support and desire to connect kids with nature.
