Climate Resiliency.

Our work on climate resiliency is focused on reducing flooding, promoting healthier landscapes, decreasing maintenance, and lowering the long-term costs of replacing plants due to flooding, drought, and extreme temperatures.

We promote biodiversity in plant species so the landscapes we design can provide the necessary habitat and food for insects and pollinators to survive. Doing so builds a foundation for a healthy and thriving ecosystem that humans rely on and benefit from.

Green Infrastructure.

By increasing rainwater infiltration and retention, green infrastructure can substantially reduce the overall amount of water entering storm sewers and waterways. OCBA’s green infrastructure solutions can also reduce the impacts of flooding, including the lower property values and tax revenues associated with flood-prone areas, and damage to public infrastructure and private and public property.

Placemaking.

Research has shown that neighborhoods with more trees and wildflowers see a range of benefits including higher property values, lower crime rates, stronger social ties, positive health effects, and higher test scores in children.

Placemaking is about creating inclusive public spaces to attract new investments and improve the quality of life for communities. OCBA has been Placemaking since 1964.