The Highlands Master Plan
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.
Environmental enhancements proposed in the master plan include:
Wetland creation
Prairie restoration
Daylighting a county drain to create a stream with floodplain wetlands
Providing hydrological connections to existing waterbodies and wetlands.
Public access to barrier free and low impact trails