March 31, 2015 March 6, 2015
HELIX Environmental Planning Headquarters Landscape Conversion Receives SITES Certification for Sustainable Landscapes
HELIX Pursues Internationally-Recognized Certification for Landscape Sustainability Best Practices
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Staff from HELIX’s Sacramento County office, located in the City of Folsom, planted oaks with their families and the American River Parkway Foundation during this weekend’s annual Creek Week event. The 23-mile Parkway runs along the American River throughout Sacramento County. The HELIX team planted 12 large oaks on Saturday
The HELIX Headquarters Landscape Conversion joins a select group of projects certified under the national Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) program for sustainable land planning, design, construction and maintenance. The HELIX Headquarters Landscape Conversion was awarded a 1-star rating by the SITES program led by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower
HELIX’s mentorship of small businesses in the local architecture, engineering and environmental consulting industry was recognized with two Calmentor awards, including the top Outstanding Performance Award, on March 18, 2015. The Calmentor mentor-protégé program, overseen by Caltrans District 11 and the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) in coordination with the
Two HELIX environmental planners led hands-on workshops aimed to interest girls, aged 11 to 16, in science, math, and engineering as a part of the Expanding Your Horizons conference held at USD on Saturday. As HELIX’s 5th year participating, this year’s activity gave students, primarily 8th and 9th grade girls, a taste
HELIX has applied for certification through the Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) for the landscape conversion of their headquarters location in La Mesa, California. Sustainable landscapes aim to be ecologically resilient, conserve water, reduce pollution, and restore habitats, while providing significant economic and social benefits to land owners, and local and