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Plateau
Conservation Construction
Wildlife Friendly Land Improvement and
Development
● Nature Trails ● Observation Platforms ● Site
Layout ● Conservation Developments
Whether you are a landowner desiring to add
amenities to your property or a developer looking to build a
conservation minded community, Plateau’s Conservation Construction (PCC)
division is ready to assist. When you engage PCC for your project,
master’s level biologists are part of the team from the start and
help identify important ecological features and ecosystems.
Protection of these features drives the project, while our
professional approach to project management keeps things on-time and
on-budget.
For the private landowner PCC offers a variety
of services. We design and build nature trails, wildlife friendly
water features, and wildlife viewing structures. We work with you
to design these valuable additions to your property and then manage
the construction from start to finish. If you are just starting out
or wish to overhaul your property, we can assist with site layout
and structure orientation to maximize enjoyment and minimize both
operating and construction costs and the impact to your land.
One of our most exciting projects to date is
the site design for the conservation development
Alsace de Tejas, located on 375
acres outside of Castroville, west of San Antonio in Medina County.
Initially planning to spread 40 seven to ten acre lots throughout
the property, developers Bobby Moore and Larry Corbin were intrigued
by the idea of clustering those same 40 house sites on only 60
acres, leaving 84% of the property, or more than 300 acres, as open
space to be managed for native wildlife. Historic wetlands will be
reconstructed, with viewing blinds situated nearby. Hiking trails
throughout will allow access to all areas of the property, and also
to the proposed 12 mile BMA Canal hiking and biking trail system
which will run along one edge of the property. Public response has
been overwhelmingly positive; read more from the San Antonio Express
News
here and
here.
Mike Ridley, Director of Conservation
Construction, comes to us from Ridley Development Management, and
brings over 35 years of construction and land development expertise
to the team. For the last six years, Mike has been working to
implement conservation development concepts in the Hill Country.
After Mike hired Plateau as a consultant on several projects, both
companies recognized the enormous potential possible through
collaboration, and in February of 2007, Mike agreed to join Plateau.
Cathy
Ramsey, Conservation Construction Associate, brings experience in
green building and native landscaping to the group. We are very
excited to have them on board. We can now offer our
clients the expertise to fulfill their vision for their properties
in the most environmentally conscientious manner, tying together
sound science and highly competent construction experience.
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