landscape architecture & planning

Second Nature Consulting is honored to be a part of the Elysian School Sports Field project as the designing Landscape Architect and 30 year Sports Field Expert. Collaborating with district staff and community users to design and direct a project that meets the district's growth needs and supports opportunities for all their K-8 students has delivered a top notch complex at Elysian School.  An all-weather, safe, usable, outdoor teaching space expands the sports programing within the district and provides opportunities for users within the community outside of school hours to use the complex for exercise and fun. Having the opportunity to work closely with smaller and rural communities and school districts has been a pleasure. 

Safety and playability for both the students and community has incalculable numbers of rewards. Teaching, growing, and having access to space like the sports complex at Elysian school is a critical component to mental, physical and emotional growth of the students within the district. The National Institute of Health tell us that "physical activity and sports are extremely essential elements for physical and mental health among adolescents." (Front Psychol 2022; doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.917503). Fulfilling these needs, this complex fits the long term picture looking forward as the district is planning for the next 30 years. They will expand from one building to a second full-on middle school and the complex is a key to tie students and the community together.  

“To have been selected for that opportunity to provide to the district based upon my experience is humbling,” says Erik Sweet Landscape Architect and Partner at Second Nature Consulting."