(Note: The Greenspaces Program is no longer funded.)

Advice from previous Greenspaces grant project managers about ...

Design

• It is better to accomplish a smaller, well designed project than becoming overwhelmed with a larger project and risking quality.
  

• Consider the wide array of off_site factors when designing a project, i.e. current and future land uses; transportation and storm water issues; adjacent site conditions; etc.
  

• Be flexible and allow for plan refinement as new ideas and information becomes available.
  

• Look for opportunities to salvage local materials, such as plants and woody debris, at development sites.
  

• Park maintenance staff can offer valuable design input.
  

• Look into the availability of plant materials when designing the project, and seek local plant stock.
  

• Realize there are many experts, many ways of doing restoration, and not everyone will agree.

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