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team at Sasaki includes dual usage
of the site for recreation and water
detention. " There might even be
a solution or two that uses lowimpact design solutions for green
infrastructure, " says Lanmuzhi Yang,
Sasaki's associate landscape architect.
" In looking at the edges [of the site],
we can capture water and be more
strategic about where the drainage is
on-site. By using the edges in this way,
we can create a beautiful space while
increasing ecological functionality. "

A New Tool for Resiliency
The case study of Bear Meadows informed a research project that is being
conducted by Sasaki, in partnership
with NRPA, that identifies design and
management solutions to help miti-

gate climate impacts in parks across
the Intermountain West region of the
United States. This research informed
the soon-to-be released web-based
toolkit - Climate.Park.Change. -
for park and recreation professionals
in the Intermountain West region to
design and implement climate-ready
parks and build community and environmental resiliency. Launching
in spring 2021, the toolkit prioritizes
strategies that are replicable across
varying park and recreation systems
to achieve maximum community improvement and promote equitable investment. For more information, visit
nrpa.org/Conservation.

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make this a vision reality, the first
challenge to be addressed is the issue
of water usage and drainage.
" One thing to think about is
[whether] there are ways to capture
rainwater for reuse on the site, "
suggests Anna Cawrse, Sasaki landscape architect and director of the
firm's Denver office. Additionally,
Cawrse asks, " Are there areas within
the open-space turf where we could
reduce the amount of irrigation
needed [by planting], but still keep
enough space so that you can do the
soccer and baseball fields? " EPRD
staff predict they could use approximately a third of the field for planting and still have enough space for
the community's recreation needs.
Another suggestion from the

Lindsay Hogeboom is Associate Editor for Parks
& Recreation magazine (lhogeboom@nrpa.org).

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