OCBA was selected by the Kalamazoo County Parks Department to create a master plan for the 212-acre Woollam Preserve, a former Boy Scouts of America camp.

OCBA was selected by the Ottawa County Parks Department to complete the connector trail and waterfront fishing and kayak access facilities at Grand Ravines, a recently expanded park which first opened in 2000.

Blandford Nature Center and the Land Conservancy of West Michigan are working together to restore the former Highlands Golf Club into a public greenspace within the City of Grand Rapids. OCBA was retained to develop a master plan that guides habitat restoration and public use of the 121-acre property.

For many years the approximately forty acre Kindleberger Park had been host to the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Series, but a temporary stage had traditionally been set up for the annual performance.

OCBA assisted the City of Homer in the 1990’s with obtaining a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Grant for Grist Mill Park.

The edge of the Grand River in the cities of Grand Rapids, Walker, Wyoming and Grandville, on land previously mined for gravel, sand and gypsum.

Liberty Park was originally an underutilized industrial site complete with leaking underground storage tanks, contaminated soils, and eroding stream banks.

OCBA was retained by the City of Saginaw Parks Department in 1997 to provide master planning through construction administration services for a custom playground in Central Park.

Oshtemo Township selected OCBA to develop master plans for both Township parks – Flesher Field and Oshtemo Township Park. OCBA used a participatory process that included design charrettes for the parks.

The 110-acre Motherhouse Campus landscape had evolved over the years through plant memorial donations, often without the benefit of a plan, attention to maintenance requirements, or consideration of the surrounding context.

Davis Street Park is surrounded on all four sides by single family and rental housing and did not offer barrier free access or playground equipment meeting current safety standards. The City of Kalamazoo’s Parks and Recreation Department (Kzoo Parks) hired OCBA to update the existing park design.

OCBA and the City of Grand Rapids Parks Department facilitated two listening sessions with stakeholders and the resulting improvement plans are a direct reflection of the surrounding resident’s wants and needs.

Lookout Park improvements increase visibility and safety with lighting for better visibility after dark and offer more places from which to capture sunset views.

The Pierce Cedar Creek Institute is located on 570 acres and provides educational opportunities and miles of hiking trails through a variety of ecosystems.

OCBA and the City of Grand Rapids Parks Department facilitated two listening sessions with stakeholder groups for each park, and as a result, the improvement plans are a direct reflection of resident’s wants and needs.

The 110-acre Motherhouse Campus landscape had evolved over the years through plant memorial donations, often without the benefit of a plan, attention to maintenance requirements, or consideration of the surrounding context.