second nature consulting

Our Mission

At Second Nature Consulting, our mission is to create innovative and sustainable designs that meet the needs of our clients while respecting the impacts to our environment.

We aim to impress our clients and strive to exceed their expectations.

Our Team

We are a team of experienced landscape architects and professional designers who are passionate about providing quality design that leads to memorable spaces. We work closely with our clients to ensure their vision is brought to life on-time and on-budget. See more...

We have the expertise and experience to deliver.

Our Process

Our attention to detail, from initial concepts, through final construction, is what separates us from our competition.

Design should be a fun process and we enjoy providing a platform for every project to express its personality and uniqueness.

We believe in a collaborative design process that involves our clients every step of the way.

building relationships everyday

Our Story

Neil Kiner and Erik Sweet lead the firm as partners and offer their clients a wide-ranging area of knowledge and experience. It is our opinion that landscape architectural elements are essential to stitch together the built and natural environments. We encourage simple ideas that lead to elegant solutions. We understand that design is a process, not a means to an end.

We respect the responsibility of our impact on the Earth and work diligently to promote delicate and natural solutions in our designs.

Firm Background

Second Nature Consulting, PLLC was founded by Neil in 2016 to provide client-based landscape architectural services throughout Montana and the northwest region of the United States. Throughout his career as a landscape architect, Neil has significant project experience in recreational facilities such as parks, campgrounds, trails, and other recreation areas. He has also provided professional consulting for a large number of commercial development clients, as well as international clients. Neil has provided lead design services to public agency clients including the US Bureau of Land Management and MT Fish Wildlife and Parks, as well as private entities such as the iconic Kampgrounds of America. Neil’s work experience includes numerous playground projects for churches, private investors, and public agencies.

Erik joined the firm in the summer of 2023, and brings extensive experience in the design and construction of educational facilities, parks and recreational facilities as well as commercial projects. In particular, Erik has earned the reputation of being a top respected designer of sports fields in the Pacific Northwest/Rocky Mountain Region and across United States. Our clients include the wide range from small rural school districts in Montana to Major League Baseball in Florida and Professional and Olympic facilities throughout the Caribbean.