About Us
Sustainable Recreation Design is a Landscape Architecture Firm based out of Bishop, CA, in the heart of the scenic Eastern Sierras. We serve all of California, with a focus in Outdoor Recreation, Active Transportation, and Affordable Housing. Our Mission is to participate in the development of Affordable Housing, improve opportunities for Active Transportation, and create sustainable venues for Outdoor Recreation, including trails & greenways, parks & playgrounds, and scenic viewpoints & interpretive areas.
Inspired by the introduction of summer activities to ski resorts, we were founded as a consulting firm in 2014, and started serving as Prime Consultant for interdisciplinary design projects in 2019. We are licensed to practice Landscape Architecture throughout California and Nevada, and provide a wide variety of services, from Landscape Architecture & Graphic Design to Project Management & Recreation Planning.
Implementing the latest advancements in sustainability, we create defined outdoor spaces and drought-tolerant landscapes for public, private, and non-profit clients. Our ability to think outside the box and relate to a diverse variety of clients and consultants sets the stage for an innovative, interactive design process that sets us apart from our competition. Active participation in the activities we design for sets us apart from your traditional design firm.
Tony Perkins
Landscape Architect / Project Manager
Tony was inspired to pursue a career in Landscape Architecture through participation in outdoor recreation in the Eastern Sierras. Work with non-profit organizations provided experience in rural land planning and environmental sustainability early in his career. Working under established Landscape Architects and Civil Engineers built on that experience, allowing Tony to manage progressively bigger projects, with tighter deadlines and bigger teams.
Tony excels in site engineering, including grading/drainage and irrigation plans. He is excellent at research and analysis, collecting, compiling, and evaluating site information to establish a well-informed basis for design. Verbal, written, and graphic communication are Tony’s greatest strengths, with the ability to interpret and explain technical data, and organize and exhibit it in a variety of plans and illustrative materials that are easily-understood and well-received by consultants, clients, and stakeholders.
Denise Estrada
Shrubber / Graphic Designer
Denise draws from her background in fashion to come up with unique designs inspired by quilting, crocheting, and knitting, fine art and jewelry making, providing her with an endless source of ideas and patterns, with a profound sense of beauty and balance. Relevant skills include hand graphics using a wide variety of artistic media, and computer graphics using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Denise creates design graphics for SRD, and her artwork has been exhibited in interpretive displays, art galleries, and public art installments.
Denise is currently studying Horticulture with UCLA Extension. Non-commercial certification as a Master Gardener, and a collection of gardening and horticulture books amassed from thrift stores gave her classic training in landscape design and horticulture, while a thriving plant collection, maintenance of a community garden plot, and work experience at golf courses and nurseries has given her hands-on experience in native/drought-tolerant landscapes and the use of commercially-available nursery stock.
Cal Olson, PE, PLA, ASGCA
Civil Engineer / Landscape Architect / Golf Course Architect
Cal has been providing mentorship and guidance for Sustainable Recreation Design since its inception in 2014, and recognizes and excels at all the disciplines needed to create the right landscape for the right reasons. Cal is registered with State Boards in Landscape Architecture and Civil Engineering. He is certified as a Golf Course Architect with the American Society of Golf Course Architects, and recognized as a Charter Member of the Golf Course Builders Association of America. His expertise in a variety of conditions or environments allows him to feel equally at home on a hillside development, flat-lands, desert or a salt laden seashore project. Whether he is providing Civil Engineering services, or simply providing feedback and support on small projects, Cal will be a great friend and business partner for life.
