Founded in 2008, Prairieform is a landscape, urban design, and engagement practice that involves diverse audiences in the design, creation, and exploration of landscapes and urban spaces and places. We do so by way of play, engaging the hands and senses, and involving everyone in exploring the layers of learning and discovery that our landscapes and urban spaces provide. We are fully licensed, bonded, and insured landscape contractors in the state of California (C-27 #1039171).Services include landscape design and build / hands-on community engagement for landscape, transportation, and urban design projects / film, video, editing, and scores for landscape- and design-related topics / participatory prototyping for public-space design / trainings on creating irrigation-free landscapes / trainings on urban planning advocacy and engagement / research, monitoring, and data collection for landscapes / urban tree-canopy gap assessment and restoration plansPeople / firms / entities we have worked and collaborated with: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles / Safe Routes Partnership / Alta Planning / Salazar Architects / Dudek / Metropolitan Transportation Commission / Los Angeles County / Place It! / SPUR / Longfellow Community Council / Abraham Lincoln High School / Rosewood Urban Design and Planning Magnet School / AARP / the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization / Noel Kingsbury / Sense of Place Lab / Fieldworks Collaborative / Machinaloci Space

Lead and facilitate workshops to help participants draw out themes and to ensure effective transfer of learning. Document results from workshops (audio, visual, written) and translate documentation into interactive websites for clients. Conduct all web design and maintenance, including of PlaceIt! website and additional websites we create for clients. Translate results from workshops into policy and design recommendations.

Wrote and illustrated design guidelines for boulevard revitalization and infill development initiatives; developed neighborhood commercial parking-sharing program; wrote curriculum and conducted trainings for department staff and community groups on urban design; reviewed construction and landscape documents for code compliance; oversaw design review boards and historical preservation overlay zones; wrote and proofread technical documents such as letters of determination.

Conducted on-site research on proposed mixed-use overlay zone along Wilshire Boulevard; compiled geo-coded data for proposed historic preservation overlay zones in multi-family zones in Beverly Hills; reviewed site plans.

Wrote and developed training curriculum. Planned, organized, and trained at weekend- and week-long trainings across the country for young environmentalists. Wrote, designed, and illustrated publicity and outreach materials. REcruited students for trainings nationwide. Trained new participants to become trainers themselves. Created and conducted trainings on creating safe spaces for GLBTQ youth.