The Highlands Master Plan
Blandford Nature Center and the Land Conservancy of West Michigan are working together to restore the former Highlands Golf Club into a public greenspace within the City of Grand Rapids. OCBA was retained to develop a master plan that guides habitat restoration and public use of the 121-acre property.
Environmental enhancements proposed in the master plan include:
- Wetland creation 
- Prairie restoration 
- Daylighting a county drain to create a stream with floodplain wetlands 
- Providing hydrological connections to existing waterbodies and wetlands. 
- Public access to barrier free and low impact trails 


 
             
            