Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Barr Lake State Park, Colorado
Outdoor education campus • 50-seat amphitheater • nonprofit partnership
Confluent Design was retained by the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies to design an Environmental Learning Center at their headquarters within Barr Lake State Park. To support the Conservancy’s grant-funded project, Confluent Design donated the majority of its professional services while leading project management, design, construction documents, and construction administration.
The project created a series of outdoor learning spaces supporting the Conservancy’s environmental education programs, including two accessible crusher fines trails, a 50-seat outdoor amphitheater, parking for 35 vehicles and two buses, interpretive signage, and an entry monument with welcome kiosk. A custom shelter over the amphitheater was designed to complement the historic 1890 Bruderlin House that anchors the site.
Low-impact strategies included bioswales for water quality enhancement and infiltration, porous pavement, native planting and seeding, locally sourced and recycled materials, and integrated weed management. Invasive black locust trees removed from the site were salvaged and milled into lumber for reuse in woodworking projects.
Following completion of the project, Barr Lake State Park retained Confluent Design to design a new trail system and interpretive signage at another location within the park.
Outdoor education campus • 50-seat amphitheater • nonprofit partnership
Confluent Design was retained by the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies to design an Environmental Learning Center at their headquarters within Barr Lake State Park. To support the Conservancy’s grant-funded project, Confluent Design donated the majority of its professional services while leading project management, design, construction documents, and construction administration.
The project created a series of outdoor learning spaces supporting the Conservancy’s environmental education programs, including two accessible crusher fines trails, a 50-seat outdoor amphitheater, parking for 35 vehicles and two buses, interpretive signage, and an entry monument with welcome kiosk. A custom shelter over the amphitheater was designed to complement the historic 1890 Bruderlin House that anchors the site.
Low-impact strategies included bioswales for water quality enhancement and infiltration, porous pavement, native planting and seeding, locally sourced and recycled materials, and integrated weed management. Invasive black locust trees removed from the site were salvaged and milled into lumber for reuse in woodworking projects.
Following completion of the project, Barr Lake State Park retained Confluent Design to design a new trail system and interpretive signage at another location within the park.