CIBOLO NATURE CENTER
Boerne, Texas
Friends of Cibolo Wilderness Society, 1998-present

100-acres of protected land in the Texas Hill Country including four distinct ecosystems with trails, streams and quiet groves.

• Comprehensive analysis of the political, physical, and environmental integrity and expansion potential of the Center.
• Designed buffers, appropriate degrees of development, linkages, and the strategic planning of adjacent properties and off-site dynamics.
• Interfaced with cultural resource interpretation, proposed greenways, regional trails, along with the primary mission of demonstrating stewardship and natural heritage.
• Detailed environmental analysis from a variety of scientists and experts was interfaced along with satellite imagery, aerial photography, and on the ground surveys.
• Developed an accurate depiction of the various natural components of the site.
• Landscape management plans included a proposed hierarchy of treatments which dealt with buffers, balancing recreation and education, and expanding the Center's role.
• Collaborated in the creation of the Cibolo Conservancy to assist environmental integrity at a regional level, laying the groundwork for the expansion of the Center to include a much-needed education and research building on-site, as well as satellite facilities and greenways.
• Prepared a comprehensive landscape architecture package that unified the historic structure with the new Lende Learning Center Complex.
• Closely coordinated on detailed design solutions and on-site work with team professionals and volunteers.
• Stressed the interpretive potential of both the implementation and the process of universal design principles, stormwater, best management practices and wetland management.