About One Earth Landscape

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 33 years of experience and a degree 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. Co-author of one book and the author/illustrator for one other.:

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, Mlchigan 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
Govenor’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

Out of respect for the folks who have given testimonials we have protected their contact info (unless otherwise noted). If you wish to speak to any of the authors of the letters please contact us and we can arrange for you to speak to them. We have selected a few to represent thirty or so letters.

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