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Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park Framework Plan

The PGFHP Framework Plan is a long-term vision for one of the largest (3,500 acres) County parks in the nation. Spatial plans, policies, programs, and implementation strategies address the incremental evolution of the landscape from a forest managed for commercial timber production toward a safe and sustainable community park that will support the overall health of Kitsap County, WA for generations to come. The plan provides recommendations for management of natural resources and the addition of nature-based recreation and education facilities and programs. The plan was completed in 2022. Photos courtesy of Don Willott.

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Jamestown S’Klallam Healing Clinic

Completed in 2023, the Jamestown S’Klallam Healing Clinic in Sequim, WA can treat more than 300 people a day, including non-Tribal, who suffer with substance abuse. FBP provided site and planting design in collaboration with a team led by architects at Rive Fergus Miller. The project includes a 2-acre healing garden- a park-like setting that can be enjoyed by staff and those undergoing treatment. The garden includes arcing pathways and boardwalks that follow flowing water from a “headwaters” garden to a lush, lowland delta garden inspired by the context within the Olympic Peninsula and the journey of healing than can begin here. Photos by Meghan Montgomery, Built Work Photography.

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Bloedel Reserve – Frank Buxton Bird Marsh & Meadow

The new master plan embraces and continues Prentice Bloedel’s commitment to conservation, sustainability and visitor experience. His adaptive management approach has been embraced with the objective of balancing visitor experience and ecological performance.

Improvements completed in 2019 include:

Redesigned arrival sequence and pathways providing more diverse experiences and providing an increase in the length of undisturbed shoreline and the area of marginal vegetation
Installed longer and more gently sloping paths to provide more diverse experiences including pollinator meadow, marsh, water, pond margins and forest edge
Modified the relationship of the trail to the shoreline and highlight other landscape features
Introduced secondary loops and spur pathways to provide for access to quieter and more contemplative places on the water’s edge

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Winlsow Green

The Winslow Green anchors one end of Bainbridge Island’s Historic Mainstreet. The 1/3-acre park is privately owned by the retail and residential Condominium Association who encourage public access and use by the community. The large lawn was retained and the site reorganized to create more opportunities for the park to serve as a venue for a variety of community events. Upgrades include improved access to the park and businesses. New features include a civic scaled arrival staircase framed with granite boulders, a crushed stone plaza, drainage improvements, walks, landscaping, and small gardens. The existing pavilion was repositioned and upgraded.

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Port Gamble STO Trail Feasibility Study

FBP provided a feasibility study for Kitsap County Public Works for a 7-mile segment of the Sound To Olympics Trail (STO) within Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park. The STO is a “shared-use” path- it is typically paved and wide enough to allow “all ages and abilities” to walk, run, ride, or roll along the route. The STO is part of a larger trail system called the Great American Rail Trail, 60% of which has been implemented and extends from Washington DC to the Washington Coast. Photos courtesy of Don Willott. The study was completed in 2018.

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Sensory Garden at Woodland Park Zoo

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FBP led the design team and collaborated with Land Morphology on a new park for the Seattle Parks Department adjacent to the Rose Garden at Woodland Park Zoo.

The Sensory Garden is primarily a full sensory experience with some restorative and therapeutic elements. It is intentionally designed to be an accessible, inclusive, safe, social place, The garden is now a welcoming community place, inviting and supporting people of all ages and abilities.

The garden was designed to support evidence-based research on the benefits of gardens, nature, socializing and restorative environments. The spatial layout, amenities and design details incorporated principles of Universal Design, Community Crime Prevention Guidelines (CCP) and current accessibility standards (ADA). Members of and representatives of special communities were consulted throughout the design, construction and maintenance phases. The working group included representatives from communities of people who are deaf and blind and people with autism.

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Snoqualmie Falls Lower Park & Trail

Significant improvements to the Lower Park and trail at Snoqualmie Falls are currently under construction with an anticipated completion date of April 2013. Major features will include a new parking lot with rain garden for stormwater management, a new interpretive plaza with large green-roof kiosk, a new restroom, a boater put-in for river rafters and kayakers, interpretive elements and signs, trails and walkways, a new boardwalk to the lower falls observation deck, habitat restoration, and wetland creation. Illustration by Stephanie Bower Architectural Illustration. Photographs by Tony Johnson Photography.

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Poulsbo Waterfront Park

FBP provided design services to Poulsbo’s Park & Recreation Department for various improvements to Waterfront Park. These included new pathways, seating areas, planting, a new and relocated restroom, bike racks and signage. Improvements were implemented in 2017.

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Village Green Community Center & Park

FBP worked with the Village Green Metropolitan Park District in Kingston, WA on a 12-acre parcel in the heart of this charming downtown to develop a master plan for future uses and preservation of ecological resources. VGMPD constructed a community center that opened in 2016. FBP also provided landscape architecture services for the community center project. Photos by Matt Freeman-Gleason.

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US War Memorial, Wellington NZ

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The American Battle Monuments Commission commissioned four firms to develop design concepts for a new U.S. memorial at New Zealand’s historic War Memorial Park in the city of Wellington. FBP teamed with Generator Studio of Kansas City to develop a design concept. With a focus on World War II, our design celebrates the 100-year alliance between U.S. & N.Z. The bridge symbolizes the Arc of History where significant conflicts & peacekeeping agreements between our nations are remembered. The bridge is also located on an axis connecting Washington DC and Wellington. It lies at the intersection of two opposing gardens: Garden of Peace and Garden of Sacrifice, and is a place to experience the dualities of Peace & War, Life & Death, Hope & Despair and the intersection of these dualities where Peacekeeping, Growth and Sacrifice are embraced and as a place to honor and remember those who have served.

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