About Us

The guiding principle at One Earth is to design landscapes that provide long lasting beauty and value. We strive to create unique projects in line with our customers needs. We encourage the use of drought tolerant, water efficient plants and designs that minimize large areas of thirsty flora such as bluegrass. As we are a design-build company, our designer and craftsmen work together through all phases of a project to ensure quality and accuracy.

One Earth Landscape designs and builds landscapes that provide long lasting beauty and value. The owner Jim Zarka has over 35 years of experience and a Bachelor of Science in landscape architecture from Michigan State University (1978). Jim is uniquely qualified to help you design the landscape of your dreams.

RESUME OF OWNER

James J. Zarka

EMPLOYMENT

Employment to date has emphasized site design, the preparation of conceptual plans, site working drawings, construction observation and computer aided design and graphics. Work has also included preparation of text and graphics for various studies, reports, meetings as well as co-authoring one book and writing and illustrating another.

• One Earth Landscape 03/90 - present
• Naropa University, instructor 09/06 - 12/04
• Boulder Parks and Recreation, Boulder, Colorado 02/82 - 03/90
• Department of Energy Grant, Washington D.C. 08/81 - 03/82
• B and B Landscaping Charlotte, Michigan 04/80 - 08/81
• Snell Environmental Group, Lansing Michigan 11/79 - 02/80
• Lansing Community College, Lansing Michigan Fall/Win. 81
• Holmes and Black Architects, Lansing, Michigan 01/78 - 11/79
   

PARTIAL PROJECT LIST

• Stazio Softball Fields, Boulder, Colorado $3,200,000
• Boulder Creek Corridor, Boulder, Colorado $2,500,000
• Yampa River Park, Steamboat Springs, Colorado $2,200,000
• South Washington Mall, Lansing, Michigan $2.000,000
• Aurellous Road Landfill, East Lansing, Michigan $1,800,000
• Dayton Hudson Mall, Okemos, Michigan $1,500,000
• North Boulder Park Grading, Boulder, Colorado $300,000
• Seven Parks, Rogers City Michigan $300,000
• Coal Creek Village Xerlscape, Lafayette, Colorado $250,000
• Adams County Bike Way, Adams County, Colorado $90,000
• South Boulder Parks Maintenance Building, Boulder, Colorado $75,000
• Lansing Community College, Lansing, Michigan $60,000
• Harbeck House Renovation, Boulder, Colorado $45,000
• Shanahan Ridge Park, Boulder, Colorado $35,000
• Downtowner Condominium Landscape, Boulder Colorado $30,000
• Boulder Victoria Bed and Breakfast, Boulder, Colorado $18,000
• National Endowment for the Arts Grant Co-Recipient, Washington D.C. $15,000
• Ruth Wright Residence, Boulder Colorado $15,000
• Governor’s residence east garden, Denver Colorado $15,000
   

Residential / Governmental commercial design and construction through One Earth Landscape = Approximately $ 12,000,000.00

PARTIAL CLIENT LIST: Peak Properties, Boulder Colorado Westpolnt Properties, Boulder, Colorado Precision West, Estes Park. Colorado Aquatic and Wetland Consultants, Boulder Colorado Ertl-Palm Trust, Longmont, Colorado Winston Associates, Boulder, Colorado

PUBLICATIONS

All Terrain Bicycling. Author and Illustrator (Bicycle Books Limited, Frankfurt Germany January, 1991)

The First Michigan Solar Handbook, Co-Author (U.S. Department of Energy Grant, 1980)

AWARDS

Merit Award for the Boulder Creek Trail. Colorado Chapter ASLA Engineering Design Award for Boulder Creek, Colorado Council of Engineers

EDUCATION

1979 Michigan State University

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

REFERENCES AND LETTERS FROM CLIENTS OF APPRECIATION

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