The Earth Design team was awarded and successfully produced a restoration Master Plan for the Furman University Lake in Greenville South Carolina. The lake has been declining in water quality for years due to an over abundance of waterfowl, pollutants, and sedimentation.

Design solutions include marsh islands, shoreline repair, rain gardens, boardwalks, and bioengineering. The Master Plan included rendered plan view drawings, working drawings, sketches, plant lists, construction details and budgets. The Earth Design team is currently assisting with implementation.

Earth Design is currently working to establish a 38-acre environmental education center in the heart of Easley, SC. The Nalley Brown Nature Park shall consist of a state of the art environmental education building, walking trails, boardwalks, themed native American exhibits, early American pioneer culture, and native plant restoration models that shall serve as teaching opportunities for historical piedmont landscapes.

The Earth Design team has served as a guide through the process and has designed the preliminary Master Plan. The Nalley Brown Nature Park shall serve the children and citizens of Pickens County for many years and bring awareness to the rich natural and cultural heritage of the region.

Earth Design worked in concert with the botanical garden staff to design a woodland garden area that highlights native plantings as they might occur along a typical South Carolina woodland trail. Drifts of ferns, woodland phlox, and other native perennials weave rhythmically along the trail and native azaleas and flowering under-story trees recreate the woodland experience. Since it is completion the garden has become a sanctuary for native plants rescued from local construction sites.  Throughout the entire garden area, informative signage enhances the education and understanding of the environment public.