Ecological Water Systems, Yestermorrow, Vermont
Round River Design article featured in the Winter 2010-11 Permaculture Activist

Round River Design, LLC is committed to practicing Regenerative Design. Through strategic collaborations and an integrated approach we seek to research, develop, implement, and upkeep water and land-based solutions that address the ecological, economic, and social challenges that face our communities.

Round River Design takes its name from Aldo Leopold's classic text. The essay discussed a metaphorical river forever flowing around and back into itself. Land, water, and communties can never be separate - nothing healthy, he wrote, could ever be totally separate. "It is inconceivable to me," wrote Leopold, "that an ethical relation to land can exist without love, respect and admiration for land and a high regard for its value."

Our expertise and passion lies in the planning, design, and implementation of community-based land and water systems. Round River Design provides consulting services in watershed assessment, green infrastructure and site planning, and project implementation. The company was founded by Michael Blazewicz in August of 2007. Michael’s experience is extensive and includes numerous watershed assessments, infrastructure evaluations, hazard planning, river corridor management plans, agricultural landscape assessment and designs, reporting, and public outreach.

Collaborating with a team of consulting engineers, wetlands scientists, hydrologists, landscape architects, and other experts, Round River Design is able to handle multi-faceted projects as well as offer specific expertise into ongoing projects in order to enhance the synergistic outcome of this important work. We have proven success with both independent and team- oriented projects. Our ability to work with various stakeholders has been bolstered by our work experience with public, private, and non-profit sectors.

Our consultants design in the context of watersheds and by integrating productive landscapes with the built environment, we are restoring community, sense of place, and stewardship practices.

Please contact us for more information.

Round River Design, LLC Michael (at) RoundRiverDesign (dot) com