LITCHFIELD

Landscape planning and design for mountain environments is different than any other environment. Stuff like big hills, snow, ice, frost, and freezing temperatures are the obvious differences, but there is so much more... Aside from my time in college at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, I have lived and played in mountain environments my entire life including the Sierra Nevada, the Rocky Mountain's Front Range, Wasatch and now the Wood River Region. The many facets of mountain life including the, rugged beauty, flora, wildlife, geology, lakes, streams and rivers fill my soul and are a constant inspiration in my life's recreation pursuits, as well as my design work... So, you might wonder how I got into Landscape Architecture? As a young adult, I toyed with becoming an artist or designer of clothing - but both meant adapting to lifestyles that didn't appeal to me. So, I became a ski instructor at a Lake Tahoe resort and in the summers worked as a bartender, in retail, on an Alpine Slide, and..

Primary location: Hailey United States