SFBG Nature Exploration Zone

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SF Botanical Garden Nature Exploration Zone

The San Francisco Botanical Garden had a clear goal to intentionally transform 7.5 acres at the west end of the garden into a place where children could interact with the unique nature of San Francisco. Working with a committee and the community BAY TREE DESIGN developed a conceptual framework for the site that interlaced immersive experiences in five plant communities such as chaparral scrub and an ephemeral creek, with rolling terrain and several outdoor classrooms. The design provides educational opportunities and memorable experiences for children from the built and Cultivated Core at the entry to the purposefully natural and wild feeling areas meant to foster a love of nature and lifelong bond with plants.

Project Information

Client: San Francisco Botanical Garden and San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department

Location: San Francisco, CA

Size: 7.5 acres

BAY TREE DESIGN

A landscape architecture firm serving Berkeley, Oakland, and the greater San Francisco Bay Area, Bay Tree Design, Inc. provides collaborative design and planning services to a wide range of clients. We strive for three-way sustainability: environmental, community and economic. We support the renovation of our cultural construct for landscapes with healthy ecological processes, community reflection and beneficial children’s landscapes in our work. We seek to make the sum of the parts greater than the whole with each project we help nurture from concept to physical construct.

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