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New city operations campus in Bend highlights preservation, demonstration garden and on‑site stormwater features
Summary
Landscape architect presented the new 34‑acre operations campus design emphasizing preservation of natural areas (73% preserved), a small demonstration garden (~1% of site) to show drought‑tolerant plant palettes, and on‑site stormwater features and tree‑support strategies.
Mike Zabo, the project landscape architect, walked advisory members through the new 34‑acre operations campus design and landscaping approach. He said the design goal was to "disturb as little as possible, preserve as much as possible," and that roughly 73% of the site was preserved as natural area while 18% is planned for restoration and about 1% is the demonstration garden.
Mike described layout and operational constraints: large fleet and maintenance buildings drove…
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