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Brookdale Regional Center Landscape Modifications
The Kestrel Design Group was hired to redesign portions of
the landscape around the Brookdale Regional Center and Library.
Central Library Green Roof,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The conceptual design for the Minneapolis Central Library’s green roof weaves together local cultural and natural patterns.
Centre for
Addiction and Mental Health Landscape
Bioretention & Silva Cell System Design
The Center for
Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is a
unique project with stringent stormwater
management objectives.
Interpretive Signage Graphic Design
The Kestrel Design
Group can create custom interpretive
signage for your site.
Iowa State
University - Haber Road Pasture
Stormwater Demonstration Park Master
Plan
The University and
the Ames community value Squaw Creek.
Their joint concern and the involvement
of Facilities Planning and Management,
Civil Engineering, Landscape
Architecture and the City of Ames led to
the creation of this Master Plan to
address clean water.
Lake
Nokomis Water Quality Improvement Plan &
Stormwater Wetland Restoration
Integrated
stormwater-cleansing wetlands work by
capturing contaminated runoff from the
surrounding 672 acre urban watershed
before it enters Lake Nokomis and
downstream waters.
Lincoln
Park Zoo
The Kestrel Design
Group created a Master Plan for a 1930’s
era (WPA) zoo.
Luther College Sustainable Master Plan,
Decorah, Iowa
Master Planning reflects the college’s rich cultural and natural history. It honors sustainable goals and the legacy of Jens Jensen.
Marcy-Homes
Neighborhood Rainwater Resource
Recycling Demonstration Project
As consultant to
Southeast Minneapolis’ Marcy-Holmes
Neighborhood, The Kestrel Design Group
was responsible for grant application
coordination of public participation,
planning and design, construction
documents, construction observation,
volunteer coordination, and
demonstration/education for the
Marcy-Holmes Rainwater Resource
Recycling Demonstration Project.
Minneapolis City
Hall Green Roof
With global
concerns about water, the City of
Minneapolis has begun to explore
sustainable solutions to reduce the
quantity and increase the quality of
urban runoff.
Mesker Park
Zoo
The Kestrel Design
Group developed both an Urban Forestry/
Botanical Master Plan and a Facilities
Exhibits and Interpretive Master Plan to
direct the growth of Mesker Park Zoo and
Botanical Gardens, Indiana’s largest
zoo, into the 21st century.
Minneapolis
Warehouse Stormwater Management Plan
The Kestrel Design
Group, with Wenck Associates, created a
master plan to provide guidelines and
design recommendations for the
stormwater treatment of this urban
industrial site.
Native Seed
Mix Design for Roadsides Manual
Retained by the
Minnesota Department of Transportation,
The Kestrel Design Group created a
credible, scientifically sound,
user-friendly methodology and manual for
designing site specific native grassland
seed mixes.
Northern
Scott County Natural Resources Inventory
With the aid of a
grant from the Department of Natural
Resources, the City of Shakopee retained
the Kestrel Design Group (KDG) to
conduct a land cover assessment using
the Minnesota Land Cover Classification
System (MLCCS) method.
Peck Farm
Park
Peck Farm Park, a
160-acre Illinois Heritage Park, is a
showcase of biorestoration techniques, a
cross-section of all-northern Illinois
plant communities, while accommodating
active recreation.
Pike Creek Channel Stabilization,
Plymouth, Minnesota
Pike Creek, a severely eroded eyesore becomes a community asset through restoration.
Prior Lake
Outlet Channel Ecological Master Plan
The Kestrel Design
Group completed an eight mile Level 5
MLCCS Natural Resources Inventory (NRI),
Level 3 Rosgen stream survey, and an
Ecological Master Plan for the Prior
Lake Outlet Channel in collaboration
with Wenck Associates.
Public
Works Transit Operations Center
The City of
Rochester, MN is leading the community
by implementing examples of innovative
stormwater management techniquest
throughout the new PWTOC faciliy site.
Seawall Promenade Tree Corridor,
Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver develops a seawall promenade with a shade tree canopy for pedestrians using Silva Cells.
Shingle
Creek Stabilization & Restoration
The primary goal
of this stabilization project was to
restore the ecological and hydrologic
health of the stream. Techniques
included lowering the dam, revegetating
stream banks and adding a buffer, rock
vanes and root wads.
Silva Cells
for Stormwater Regulatory Compliance,
MARQ2
The Marq2 (2nd
Ave. and Marquette Ave) Silva Cell
project is the largest to date, covering
48 blocks of downtown Minneapolis.
Silver Lake
Shoreline Restoration
The Kestrel Design
Group used native plant communities as a
model for the restoration of shoreline
areas around Silver Lake.
Minnesota
Soil Bioengineering Handbook
Kestrel Design
Group applied more than a decade of
experience implementing soil
bioengineering techniques on the
companies’ own projects in the creation
of a Best Management Practices document
that provides practical guidance on the
installation, benefits, history and
application of soil bioengineering for
professional users.
Square One
Drive
The Kestrel Design
Group provided Landscape Consulting
services to the City of Mississauga for
an innovative pilot project for the
design and installation of a Silva Cell
system for stormwater management.
State of Minnesota
B3 Sustainable Building Guidelines for
Site & Water
The Kestrel Design
Group authored the Site and Water
guidelines for the “Buildings,
Benchmarks and Beyond Project” the
Sustainable Building Guidelines for the
State of Minnesota.
Trillium Bay
Shoreline Restoration
The shoreline of
Trillium Bay, adjacent to Lake
Minnetonka, was a turf grass mono
culture that had become severely eroded,
resulting in poor water quality and
property damage.
Walmart Super Center Parking Lot,
Lakeland, Florida
Walmart upgrades their existing Lakeland store into a Super Center and creates a parking lot shaded with healthy trees using Silva Cells.
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