Parks & Recreation
Enriching Play Through Environmental Health
EOR has pioneered a niche in designing and rehabilitating parks and park systems, combining ecology, water resource management, and resilient site strategies to create spaces built for recreation, play, and human health and wellbeing. Our work integrates natural resource management and preservation with water filtration and reuse systems, embedding these resilient strategies into the form and function of every project so that ecological performance and human experience reinforce one another.
Bottineau Field Park Renovation
Collective community engagement and design for improved play, incorporating green infrastructure, and increased ecohabitat.
Hosta Hoci Park and Neighborhood Hub
Unique playscapes and community gathering hub designed for the needs of a traditionally underserved neighborhood.
Stoner Prairie Park & Restoration Greenspace
Collective community engagement and design for improved play, incorporating green infrastructure, and increased ecohabitat.
Universal Public Water Access Improvements
Improving accessibility, increasing ecohabitat, and reducing stormwater pollutants at park-based, boat launch.
Water Reuse & Ecohabitat Restoration for Golf Course
Integrating stormwater harvesting and re-use with golf course irrigation to improve watershed water quality.
Parque Monarca: Midtown Trail & Community Stage
Providing community amenities and improving accessibility, along urban, multi-use, rails-to-trails corridor.
Water Reuse for Park & Recreational Play
Preserving water resources and promoting cultural values in the creation of a unique, park which embraces water resuse.
Eco-restoration of Golf Course into Nature Park
Eco-restoration of metro-area golf course into a nature park and wetland mitigation bank.
Windsong Farm Golf Course Expansion
Extensive permitting and integrated stormwater management required for a new 18-hole golf course.
Eagle Point Park Environmental Restoration
Park restoration addressing declining stormwater infrastructure and invasive vegetation, within culturally significant site.
Channel Improvements to Lake-Centered Parklands
Stabilized lake channel features shoreline restoration elements that improve water quality and aesthetics of urban parkland.
Harriet Island Regional Park Improvements
Extensive stormwater and site improvements for an urban, flood plain park located along the Mississippi River in St. Paul, MN.
Water Plan for Urban Park
Designed innovative water strategy concepts and daylighting scheme as public recreation elements for an urban brownfield site.
Restoring a Historic Park
Transformed an historic paper mill and its ruins into a city park along the Mississippi River.
Athletic Field Water Reuse
Retrofit system saves thousands of dollars per year in irrigation costs while contributing to improved water quality for nearby lake.
Linear Park for Growing Community
Developed a "nature first" park space to maximize ecological benefits and recreational opportunities.
Natural Resources Planning for Urban Park System
Provided technical leadership to integrate ecological restoration and lake management into the Master Plan.
Regional Trail Improvements
Reconstructed multi-purpose regional trail to improve safety and accessibility while minimizing environmental impacts.
From Urban Brownfield to Nature/Cultural Sanctuary
Eco-restoration of diverse parkland that preserves & promotes cultural awareness for future indigenous-focused education center.
Natural Resource-Based Regional Park Master Plan
Completed Natural Resource Management Plan in conjunction with the Lake Byllesby Park Master Plan.
Trout Stream Restoration for Urban Golf Course
Eco-restoration of fish & wildlife habitat, while improving state-of-play, and aesthetics of golf course sitting.
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