Guy Stivers

Permaculture certification is good; however, not very applicable in this current economy. Work on becoming a ISA certified arborist and then study “urban forestry’. Our current understanding of “sustainbility” started with the forestry industry. With this certification and focus you’ll enhance your chance at employment.

The arborist and urban…[Read more]

SO MUCH DOOM AND GLOOM! Hey this recession shall pass. I’ve live through three of them (1975, 1981, 1991) and they don’t last for ever. It’s time to be creative. Back in the 1981 recession (I’m really old) I packed my pencils, “T” square, portfolio, and headed down to Australia/New Zealand. I found work as a LA and had the time of my life. After a…[Read more]

Jack: I’ve been at this a long time (30-years) Landscape Architecture is a business, some are manage better than others, just like any other business out there. If your layed off, fired, what ever, dust yourself off and move on to better opportunities ! ! ! ! But watch out, bad mouthing a firm can backfire.

Guy Stivers, old timer (1975, 1981, and…[Read more]

Hi Kellye, to the potential hire:

Can you identify three projects that our firm has done that truely impress you and why? Go ahead lay it on thick ! ! !

What community or environmental non-profits have you worked for? What was your “scope of work”?

While working at the non-profits what famous personalities, public officials, CEO’s, agency…[Read more]

Matt: Drew recommends a good source. All serious Industrial Design is based on nature. Evolution has worked out the bugs. All we got to do is copy it.

I’ve got thirty-years in the business (landscape architecture is a business!) and found that if a firm says they practice “sustainable landscape design” most likely they don’t. If you want to do sustainable design don’t look at the self proclaim, look at me, I’m a LEED certified design firm; go talk to a local environmental non-profit (watershed…[Read more]