Thurston Hills Natural Area

Location: Springfield, OR

Participating Stakeholders: Willamalane Parks and Recreation District

Our firm was hired to help the WPRD develop the first phase at Thurston Hills Natural Area, a suburban multi-use wilderness park in the Eugene/Springfield area. We worked with WPRD staff to fine tune all trail alignments throughout the project site and moved on to construction of Mossy Maple, portions of Yew Haw Trail, and a full design build of Acer Spades, a beginner-intermediate downhill flow trail. Thurston’s challenges represent a learning opportunity that we can apply across the board to many projects throughout Northern California and Southern Oregon region.