Artistree created a master plan for this forest ecology research center dedicated to ecological stewardship, community resilience, and outdoor education. The center will include 25 treehouses, communal kitchen and meeting facility, staff housing, a small retreat center complex for visiting faculty or group bookings, and a network of trails and elevated skywalk suspended through the forest.

Managing experts towards entitlement application, including traffic, biotics, soil, hydrology, septic and forestry analysis as well as completed a site wide Resource Management Plan.

Property improvements include:
$120,000 Calfire Forest Improvement Program grant.
Installed public drinking water well.

Deepwoods is a 230-acre property located in Scotts Valley, CA. consisting of three legal parcels, the first having 2nd and 3rd generation redwood forest (zoning TP). The two upper parcels (zoning SU) consist of primarily coast live oak and sand hills habitat while the lower parcel Historically the property was called “Help Woods Camp” and later changed to “Deep Woods Campy for Girls” in the 60s when Gene Wilfert bought the upper two parcels.

GENERAL NOTES:
Proposed Building SF = 24,000
Amenties =  Welcome Center, Skywalk, June's Cabin communal kitchen,
Lodging =  25 treehouse
Wildlife preserve - biodiversity corridor