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I just came back from Clear Sky Meditation and Study Centre where I attended a Holistic Land Management course with Jeff Goebel of About Listening. I went expecting the unexpected and I was delightfully and vigorously inspired. Conflict over resources Clear Sky is in the middle of my favorite place on earth: the Rocky Mountain … Read more
Case Study: Hugh Rogers WAG Dog Park, Whitefish, Montana I have been involved as a designer and now a Landscape Architect with the Whitefish Animal Group, WAG, Dog Park for over six years. I was fortunate to come on board when the dream of a select group of dedicated volunteers was finally becoming a reality. … Read more
Leslie has worked with the Whitefish Animal Group, WAG, for over six years to create a wonderful playground for dogs and people. It is a 5.6 acre year round destination park with paved trails, pavilion, obstacle course, fenced small dog park, and a fenced large dog area with spectacular mountain scenery. Hugh Rogers WAG Dog … Read more
We have recently designed two new Dog Parks: Two Dogs Park and Three Dogs Ranch. Details coming very soon. Coming Soon: Dog Park E-book.
We have been awarded the 2014 Best of Whitefish Award for Landscape Planning Services. We are very pleased to have been selected as a leader in our field and a contributor to high standards of business excellence in Whitefish, Montana. For details and more information please view the White Fish Awards press release: 2014 Best … Read more
Update, July 2016: Since our last post on this project, we have made strides in moving forward. Fernie Pets Society signed an agreement with the City of Fernie to utilize the Ridgemont site for a dog park. Beargrass created a master plan specific to that site, held public meetings and wrote a design book, containing … Read more
I recently gave a presentation at Montana Native Plant Society’s Flathead Chapter on Food Forests and other sustainable thoughts. My talk focused on a project in South Eastern British Columbia which I have been involved with for 7 years. It really has been a special project for me as a Landscape Architect. I have taught … Read more
The Illich residential project brought many design challenges.The existing house was on the shores of a small lake, where water rose ten feet above the official high water mark. The lower portion of the house flooded, and the decision was made to move the house to higher ground.As the Landscape Architect, I was involved not … Read more
These photos show the steps we took to protect and restore the native plants on a site for our landscape architecture client. This involved removing, storing then replanting sod and plants from the site. Prior to this it was also important to minimize disturbance of the overall site during excavation and to save native topsoil … Read more
I am not opposed at all to planting ornamental shrubs, trees and perennials here in the East Kootenays and Montana. I like them because of the color and variety they provided throughout the season. However, I do love my native plants and there are many areas of a site that I want to first protect, … Read more