The Award Gala, held on March 31, 2012,  honors the best in our profession.  Wheat Scharf would like to thank the Chapter for this great honor!

As part of the 2012 Arid LID conference, Caryl Clement, designer at Wheat Scharf Associates, will be presenting “Parks and Residence Halls: What Do They Have In Common?  Four Projects in Tucson Demonstrating Innovative LID Solutions”. Wheat Scharf Associates will also be hosting a field trip highlighting some of the firm’s projects: “City and County Green Infrastructure Sites”.

Below is the link to the destinations featured on the field trip:

http://www.aridlid.org/?page_id=418

Client Program / Project Description.  Project Goal: The project team, comprised of volunteers from public agencies, design firms, local artists and installers, is working on improvements to and dedication of the trailhead as the Gabe Zimmerman Davidson Canyon Trailhead in the Cienega Creek Preserve, east of Tucson, AZ.  Photo murals at the trail gateway will celebrate the life of Gabe Zimmerman, a community outreach director for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.  Gabe died in the shooting in Tucson on January 8, 2011.

In addition to the public art, the Gabe Zimmerman Trailhead will include a picnic area, improved facilities for equestrian use, scenic overlooks and a section of accessible trail.

The University of Arizona Women’s Plaza of Honor

Excellence in Highway Design: Reconstruction of Beeline Highway, State Route 87, Mesa to Payson, Arizona

The University of Arizona: New Law Commons Opens