APPROACH

SUSTAIN THE CULTURAL+ HISTORICAL IDENTITY OF THE AREA

PROTECT THE ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE REGION

CREATE HEALTHY AND RESILIENT PLACES

SUPPORT NATURAL SYSTEMS

Guiding principles

At the turn of the century, mill town residents planted vibrant perennials to lift their spirits

Snag habitat - Bessie Butte, Newberry Caldera

Painted lady butterfly + western pearly everlasting + insect grooved log - Three Sisters Wilderness

Bumble bee + Douglas spirea - Lucky Lake

Taking cues from our ecoregions

Riparian edges - Lucky Lake

Basalt beaches - No Name Lake

Perennial stream corridor

Ecotones: wildflower meadow + grassland + forest

Grassland + majestic snag + forest

Composition + materials can inform the character of designed ecological landscapes

Woodland complexity + structural diversity

Woodland understory of currant + lupine + kinnikinnick + pine logs

Woodland trail + alpine meadow