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.
Deepwoods is a 230-acre property located in Scotts Valley, CA. consisting of three legal parcels, the first and lower parcel is home to a 2nd and 3rd generation redwood forest (zoning TP). The two upper parcels (zoning SU) consist of primarily coast live oak and sandhill habitat. 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.
As part of the development process, Artistree managed and worked with multiple experts to create a robust entitlement package for this site, including:
Deepwoods is a rare property with both a second generation redwood forest on the lower parcel and oak woodlands on the upper parcel with a spring-fed creek running through the lower half of the property. Because of the importance of the natural resources, Artistree created a Resource Management Plan to ensure that our plans for the site worked with these resources and protected them for future generations.
During the entitlement process, Artistree oversaw the improvement of the site including:
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