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Blodgett Open Space Master Plan
Tapis has been awarded the Blodgett Open Space Master and Management Plan. The Tapis Team includes… Continue reading
ACEC Award for Engineering Excellence
We are delighted to be part of the Wilson & Company team for the Garden of the Gods Detention Pond recently awarded the Engineering Excellence Award by ACEC. Tapis’ contributions included coordination with the Parks to remove and cultivate indigenous … Continue reading
North Trail at the Incline is Open
On September 3, 2020 the TAPIS designed North Trail at the Manitou Incline was officially opened with a COVID-compliant ribbon cutting. Priscilla and Bill were honored to join dignitaries, local advocacy representatives, and Colorado Springs staff to hike from stair … Continue reading
Sustainable Trails Conference
We are participating in the PTBA 2019 Sustainable Trails Conference: Community Trails for Healthy Economic Development in Grand Junction, CO, March 19-21. The Professional Trail Builders Association (PTBA) is the world’s only private sector group of professional trail contractors, designers, and consultants. Educational … Continue reading
Re-Imagine Waldo Canyon
Tapis will join with the Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI) as we engage in a public planning process to reimagine the future of Waldo Canyon. This planning process seeks to develop a set of recommendations that reflects the vision of … Continue reading
Visitors to the office this morning
This morning we had two curious bobcat kits visit the office. The mother bobcat slinked under the deck but the kits continued to explore for about half and hour.
Manitou Incline access is legal!
‘Doing’ the Manitou Incline was offically legalized on February 1, 2013. The community celebrated! The Tapis Associates’ Site Development and Management Plan process built trust between the landowners: US Forest Service, Pikes Peak Cog Railway and Colorado Springs Utilities laying the … Continue reading
Mirage Channel Restoration
Tapis will soon begin work with Wilson & Company on the Mirage Channel Project. Our intinmate knowledge of front range ecosystems form the foundation of our contribuition in transforming this decaying concrete channel to a funtional and more natural state. Tapis Associates and Wilson … Continue reading
Manitou Incline presentation draws big audience at the APA conference
Priscilla spoke at the APA Colorado annual conference in Snowmass on October 3rd. She was joined by Dan Folke, Planning Director for the City of Manitou Springs, Sarah Bryarly landscape architect for the City of Colorado Springs, and Susan Watkins of … Continue reading
Don’t miss Priscilla at the COSA Conference
Priscilla will speak at the Colorado Open Space Alliance annual conference in Steamboat Springs on September 19th. She will be joining Jason Meyer of El Paso County Parks in presenting an educational session titled “Planning for Sustainable Trails in Black Forest Regional … Continue reading