Big Thompson Park in Loveland

An educational site teaches through experience and shows the deep ecological wealth of the area in the form of visual and interactive vegetated, wood and stone elements that interplay with the changing water and earth.

water levels change according to season

Hugelkultur mounds represent hogbacks and retain water an accessible updated entrance

Elevated views protect the fragile riparian ecosystem while making the larger land use visible to the user

The Oxbow boardwalk, crosses the hugelkultur mounds and boulder pool elements inside the park, making the alternate shores of the river visible.

A surprise final destination is waiting for the curious visitor. They bear witness to the gravel mine to the east of the site.