The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) posted the following on their web site addressing the issue of coastal storm damage and flooding due to this years El Nino weather pattern. So along with the hoped for rain and easing of the 4 year drought are the counter point issues of flooding, runoff + landslides in fire scared areas.
Think all of the politicians, businesses + residents of California are working together to conserve water for the benefit of the State? You are wrong. This investigative story by the New York Times reveals what is going on behind the scene at California's largest and most powerful water district.
Think all of the politicians, businesses + residents of California are working together to conserve water for the benefit of the State? You are wrong. This investigative story by the New York Times reveals what is going on behind the scene at California's largest and most powerful water district.
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A member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Martin Schmidt holds a Bachelor of Science, Landscape Architecture from California State Polytechnic University and has 20 years of diverse landscape architecture experience in Southern California, focusing on estate residential, public, commissions, commercial, industrial, streetscapes and parks/open space.
Our Southern California environment is diverse in habitat and reliant on limited imported resources. There is positive change in our collective values as it pertains to the environment, a renewed appreciation for sustainable design, and more intelligent use of the region's most precious resource-water.
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Gene C.
Sep 11, 2019
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Jeremy R.
May 09, 2019
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After over a year of trying to work with multiple landscape architects and multiple delays with other companies, we were overjoyed with the services that Martin Schmidt over at Environs was able to provide for us. The work was on-time, under-budget, and exceeded our expectations! Would not hesitate to recommend!
Janet A.
Nov 26, 2015
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My start-up company, Habitats Tiny Homes, is developing the first tiny home community here in San Diego. I have only a small amount of working capitol and needed a professional and beautiful concept drawing for marketing and permitting. I finally found Environs after doing some shopping around. I called and spoke with Marty and he knew exactly what I needed. His turn-around time was fast and his price was the best I found.
I only had an idea in my head of what I wanted the community to look like so I gave Marty very little info to go off of. Just a verbal description.
I just got my design a
I only had an idea in my head of what I wanted the community to look like so I gave Marty very little info to go off of. Just a verbal description.
I just got my design a
Steve S.
Dec 17, 2014
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I can't say enough of about the satisfaction we had and have with the work that Marty and his Environs team did on our landscape design. We had our entire exterior hardscape and landscape done and now I have my dream backyard, complete with outdoor kitchen, wooden overhead structures, a gorgeous patio and entry way, a boulder fire pit (quite the conversation piece!), a new sunset viewing patio that took advantage of some unused hillside space, water tolerant landscaping, and dramatic lighting. The whole design flows together. Marty took my requirements, evaluated the space, and came up
Kerri D.
Apr 12, 2013
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I met Marty Schmidt, owner of Environs, when I was on a committee working to beautify an unsightly median at the end of I-8. Marty volunteered his time, created a workable plan, donated many plants, and oversaw the project. Marty is great to work with, so my husband and I hired him to draw up plans for a hardscape/landscaping project at my husband's dental office. Marty has a great eye: he pointed out many possibilities we never thought of, such as a very cool design for the fence that compliments the lines of our exterior remodel. His style is clean, sensible, workable, and sustainable. The
Mary L.
Apr 05, 2013
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We have used Environs to do full landscape architecture plans for our home. We met with several companies before deciding to work with Environs. It is an investment to choose to use an architect when planning your landscape but it is one we are finding has more that paid for itself in the value received during the biding and work process with landscape, hardscape and electrical and irrigation. They also have excellent referrals for contractors they have worked with and in the end we chose theirs after bidding out several and we are thrilled with the process. One note is that we have a steep canyon
