News, Awards and Publications
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Awards

River North Stormwater Outfall
2018 Mayor’s Design Award
Mayor Michael B. Hancock, City of Denver
Denver, Colorado

Cuatro Vientos Park
2012 Excellence and Outstanding Planning Project Award for Community Engagement
American Planning Association (APA) Colorado
With LiveWell Westwood and Denver Parks and Recreation








South Platte River Corridor Vision Plan
2014 Merit Award
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Arapahoe County, Colorado








Cuatro Vientos Park
2015 Merit Award
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Denver, Colorado








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








Washington Park Perennial Garden
2016 Merit Award
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Denver, Colorado








River North Stormwater Outfall
2018 Urban Green Infrastructure Honor Award
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
Louisville, Colorado



Excellence and Outstanding Planning Project Award for Community Engagement
American Planning Association (APA)
Colorado








Urban Green Infrastructure Honor Award
Colorado American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
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
Jessi 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”