CONSERVATION : SUSTAINABILITY

One of the greatest tasks that we face in retaining ecological integrity and proper management of our natural resources is the tremendous economic pressure affiliated with human expansion and development. The southeastern United States is the poster child for the conflict in decision to develop, conserve, or preserve.

Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, SC serves as a great case study of a residential development that aims to offer an environment where residents and guests can live and recreate while building in a more environmentally compatible manner and retaining natural communities.

The achievement of such a complex compromise relies on a consuming (yet worthwhile!) level of collaboration, communication, planning, negotiation, education, and research that must take place both internal and external to the company. Additionally, community participation and collaboration with citizen, private, state, and federal entities can enhance a healthy multi-dimensionality to guide landscape planning.