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MOCA on the move #mocainmotion ##transformationo

MOCA on the move

#mocainmotion ##transformationofthelawn #MayaLin #wplsitedesign #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #sitearchitecture #moca #vibe

It is hard to believe it has been 9️⃣ years th

Do you know about the Sea Level Wise: Marsh Flats

Do you know about the Sea Level Wise: Marsh Flats projects? 🤔🧐 SWIP ➡️ to see!

As part of the Dewberry team, WPL designed and provided visualization including artistic renderings of the marsh terraces in Bonnie Cove to help the public envision what the project will look like after implementation.

What implementation, you may ask? Why 52-acres of island CREATION. One way to do this is called marsh terracing, which is a coastal restoration tool to reestablish marshes in shallow and open waters.

The team with the City of Virginia Beach are working to implement this strategy to build back Bonney Cove which is located in the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The outcome of the implementation includes restoring habitation for the Back Bay’s fish and wildlife species, improving water quality and reducing flood impacts by reducing wave heights and water velocities.

WPL is beyond thrilled to be working on such a notable project, right in our backyard!

#wplsitedesign #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #sitearchitects #sitearchitecture #sealevelrise #virginiabeach #virginiabeachsealevelrise #virginiabeachsealevelwise #sealevelwise #backbaywildliferefuge #backbay #marshterrace #bonneycove #restorehabitat #improvewaterquality

The Virginia Beach Summit is in ONE week! We canno

The Virginia Beach Summit is in ONE week! We cannot wait to hear what the Virginia Beach Convention and Visitor Bureau and their partners present as we all know that Virginia Beach is still open for business. ☺️ 🌊

#wplsitedesign #landscapearchitecture #landsurveying #landplanning #visitvirginiabeach #openforbusiness #vbsummit #vbsummit2021

🚨 Service Spotlight 🚨 Tree preservation is

🚨 Service Spotlight 🚨

Tree preservation is a soft spot for us. Saving trees is so important as tree canopy continues to decline yearly in coastal Virginia. So grateful for our over 35 year relationship with ISA Certified Arborist, Oscar Richardson who assists us on numerous tree preservation projects. Together, we have saved hundreds of trees in the coastal Virginia over the years.

#treepreservation #coastalvirginia #wplsitedesign #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #sitearchitecture #sitearchitects #planners #savethetrees #commercialrealestate

Progress photos of the Marlboro Avenue 🚧 permea

Progress photos of the Marlboro Avenue 🚧 permeable pavers that WPL detailed as a task under the Ohio Creek project!

As a sub-consultant, WPL is assisting in the studying, prioritizing and fixing flooding and tidal storm surge issues in the Chesterfield and Granby Village neighborhoods. WPL is providing the support as the local landscape architect and integrating the broad planning concepts with practical and sustainable applications. Case and point…this permeable paver street design!

#wplsitedesign #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #sitearchitects #sitearchitecture #roadwaydesign #streetdesign #stormwatermanagement #stormwatersolutions #stormwaterrunoff #ohiocreek #norfolkva

Derek Suomi, an associate ASLA member is celebrati

Derek Suomi, an associate ASLA member is celebrating four years with WPL. Originating from rural Maine, his exposure to the outdoors and love for art and science lured him onto a career path toward landscape architecture. Derek has interned with some of the world’s leading landscape architectural firms, and after a brief stint in Orlando, he made his way back to Coastal Virginia to plant his roots. Well-traveled and stocked with diverse design office experiences, Derek now supports WPL on a wide variety of design projects of all scales and multiple markets. His specialties include 3D rendering, stormwater management and urban design. He has worked on notable projects such as The Yard, Westminster Canterbury of Chesapeake Bay and the SITW Urban Garden at Seatack Elementary School.

#wplsitedesign #workanniversary #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #sitedesign #sitearchitecture #sitearchitects #wpl #congratsderek

Did you know that by 2100, 33% of shorelines in th

Did you know that by 2100, 33% of shorelines in the United States will be hardened? 🥺 Decreasing fisheries habitat and biodiversity. 🐟

This could change! Localities, homeowners and states could opt for green infrastructures like living shorelines which uses native vegetation or with low sills to naturally stabilize shorelines. This design alternative has been found to be more resilient than standard bulkheads in protecting against the effects of hurricanes, among other positive impacts!

Let’s chart a new course and design for the future to save all of our precious, natural resources. 💧

Source: coastalscience.noaa.gov

#wplsitedesign #landscapearchitecture #sitearchitecture #sitearchitects #livingshorelines #savethebay #savetheshorelines #greeninfrastructure #shorelinestabilization #resilientcommunities #noaa #forthekids

WPL along with the Corps of Engineers and the Virg

WPL along with the Corps of Engineers and the Virginia Beach Public Works staff worked to gain consensus with the residents of the “North End” on the design and construction of thirty-one dune crossovers between 58th to 89th street for each linear site at the eastern end of each street 🌊. WPL ran a topographic survey of the site, brought the data into the office and the final design elevations were set and delivered back to the contractor the very next day.

This project has now been complete for several years and has been a tremendous success. It is a great example of a consensus building effort that resulted in multiple outcomes for residents and beach goers alike as well as provide the protection against category 2 hurricanes. 🌀

WPL provided all engineering, landscape architecture and supplemental survey fir this federally funded hurricane protection project.

#wplsitedesign #landscapesrchitecture #civilengineering #landsurveying #armycorpsofengineers #cityofvirginiabeach #dunecrossovers #hurricanedunes #hurricaneduneprotection #beachlife #virginiabeach

Did you know we are not the only ones promoting su

Did you know we are not the only ones promoting sustainable landscape practices in the Chesapeake Bay region? 😱 There is a group of us in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and DC that are certified Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals (CBLP) that design, install and maintain sustainable landscapes!

WPL’s Jay Woodard, who also runs the residential practice is a Level 1 CBLP Landscape designer who uses his training in his residential designs to reduce Stormwater runoff, increase space functionality and incorporate more native plants to better converse our local resources (the bay!). 🌊

Sustainable sites are kind of our thing. Contact us today to learn more about how we can better your site (non-residential sites too!). We want to help you with all things Stormwater, soils and management as well as landscape conservation!

#wplsitedesign #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #sitearchitecture #sitearchitects #CBLP #CCLC #chesapeakebay #conserveit #protectit #livewithit #stormwaterpractices #stormwatermanagement

WPL’s Billy Almond participated in the Virginia

WPL’s Billy Almond participated in the Virginia Tech Advisory Board Meeting last Thursday and Friday for Landscape Architecture.

It was a productive and nostalgic weekend for Mr. Peanut. 🥜

#landscapearchitecture #virginiatech #VT #collegeoflandscapearchitecture #hokies #wplsitedesign

This will be a functional backyard…..soon. As pi

This will be a functional backyard…..soon. As pictured in these renderings, we took the clients asks and provided them with a number of options that included a functional pool, turf grass for entertaining and outdoor games, native plants and screening for maximum privacy. 🏡

It is not always about “what we think looks best”. We take the time to listen to what our clients are asking for and design for their optimal / perfect outdoor oasis. This will be the best space for our clients and to us, this is a win. 💪

#wplsitedesign #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #sitedesign #sitearchitects #sitearchitecture #residentialdesign #residentiallandscape #residentiallandscapedesign #renderings #3D #coastalvirginia #coastalva #callme 📞

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