News, Awards and Publications

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Awards

Panorama Park

2024 Starburst Award, Colorado Lottery (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

Denver Green Continuum

2023 Merit Award for Planning
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Denver, Colorado

Panorama Park

2023 Renovated Park Design Award
Colorado Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA)
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Panorama Park

2023 Merit Award for Design
With special recognition for exemplary diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cherry Creek Greenway

2023 Merit Award for Design
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Denver, Colorado

Cherry Creek Corridor Improvement Project
(Quebec to Iliff)

2023 Honor Award – Engineering Excellence Awards
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado (ACEC)
Denver, Colorado

Cherry Creek Corridor Improvement Project (Quebec to Iliff)

2022 Grand Award for Engineering Excellence
Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM)
Denver, Colorado

Clear Creek Canyon Peaks to Plains Trail – Gateway

2022 Excellence Award – Engineering Excellence Awards
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado (ACEC)
Jefferson County, Colorado

Washington Park Playground

2019 Merit Award for Design
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Denver, Colorado

Louisville Drainageway and Greenway Improvements

2019 Merit Award – Engineering Excellence Awards
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado (ACEC)
Louisville, Colorado

River North Stormwater Outfall

2018 Mayor’s Design Award
Mayor Michael B. Hancock
Denver, Colorado

River North Stormwater Outfall

2018 Urban Green Infrastructure Honor Award
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Denver, Colorado

Washington Park Perennial Garden

2016 Merit Award for Design
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Denver, Colorado

Clear Creek Canyon Peaks to Plains Trail

2016 Honor Award and 2016 Landscape Stewardship Award
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Jefferson County, Colorado

Cuatro Vientos Park

2015 Merit Award for Design
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Denver, Colorado

Manitou Incline

2015 Merit Award
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Manitou Springs, Colorado

South Platte River Corridor Vision Plan

2014 Merit Award for Planning
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Arapahoe County, Colorado

Cuatro Vientos Park

2012 Outstanding Award in Community Engagement
Colorado American Planning Association (APA)
Denver, Colorado

Publications

Landscape Specifier Magazine – Denver Waldorf School Feature

Firms of the Rocky Mountains Feature

Cuatro Vientos Park Feature

Firm Profile Feature

Ultra-Urban Green Infrastructure Feature

Do You Know Your Outfall From a Hole in the Ground Feature

Ultra-Urban Green Infrastructure Feature

Presentations

Kerri Liljegren Presentation at Colorado Open Space Alliance (COSA)

"If You Built It ... A Study in Water Creation Planning that Balances Conservation, Management and Communities", 2021

Jesse Clark Presentation at American Water Resources Association, Summer Conference 2021

"Chasing Unicorns is a new model for urban stream mgmt"

Jesse Clark Presentation at Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority Conference

“ Integrated Multifunctional Recreation Spaces -Replicating Natural Processes in Shoreline Stabilization Design”

Jesse Clark Presentation to Denver Parks and Recreation 2008

“Sustainable Landscapes -Challenges and Strategies for Sustainable Park Development”

Jesse Clark Presentation at the Early Childhood Education Conference 2012

“The Nature of Outdoor Learning”

Paul Thomas Presentation at Urban Drainage and Flood Control District Conference 2014

“Developments in Ultra-Urban Green Infrastructure”

Jesse Clark Presentation at the 18th Annual Cherry Creek Conference 2016

“The Synergy of Science and Aesthetics During Design and Construction of Stream and Outfall Improvements”

Jesse Clark Presentation at the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers’ 2017

“Do You Know Your Outfall From a Hole in the Ground?”

Paul Thomas Presentation at the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers’ 2017

“Lafayette-Louisville Boundary Area Drainage Improvements”

Jesse Clark Presentation at Colorado Open Space Alliance 2017

“Do You Know Your Outfall from a Hole in the Ground? Place-Making Considerations for Integrating Drainage Infrastructure Into Open Space Landscapes “

Jesse Clark Presentation at StormCon 2018

“Do You Know Your Outfall From a Hole in the Ground? Essential Value and Place-Making Characteristics for Urban Drainage Infrastructure”

Paul Thomas Presentation at StormCon 2018

“Denver’s Urban Water-Quality Adventure: Challenges of Implementing Ultra-Urban Green Infrastructure in the Arid West”

Jesse Clark Presentation at Colorado Open Space Alliance 2018

“Bringing People to the Water: Clear Creek Canyon Park’s Big Easy Recreation Area”

Jesse Clark Webinar Presentation at Forester University 2018

“Designing Beautiful and Functional Urban Drainage Infrastructure”