Walton County DNR Wildlife Resources Division Headquarters
Walton County, Georgia
This Georgia Department of Natural Resources Regional office is a 15,800 square foot building that houses six separate DNR Wildlife Resources divisions, including Non-Game, Historic Preservation and Law Enforcement. The site and facility also serve as a public education facility highlighting wildlife management and preservation. A sustainable site program was developed that would meet credits to obtain LEED® Gold Certification. Stormwater management elements include a pervious parking lot, bioretention and a wet pond, all designed to improve stormwater quality while controlling site runoff and stormwater discharge. The native plant palette used for landscaping of disturbed areas mimics the surrounding early successional upland piedmont forest, providing food and shelter for wildlife. This project won a Georgia Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects Award of Honor.
This Georgia Department of Natural Resources regional office in Social Circle, GA has been awarded LEED® Gold certification. It houses six separate DNR Wildlife Resources divisions including Non-Game, Historic Preservation, and Law Enforcement. The new office and surrounding grounds also serve as a public education facility.
Breedlove Land Planning provided site design services, with a focus on sustainability. Stormwater management elements include pervious parking, bio-retention cells, and enhanced swales. These features improve stormwater quality while controlling site runoff and stormwater discharge with minimal use of conventional underground storm pipe. These methods are showcased in the aesthetic landscape, which visitors can experience firsthand on a custom timber deck bridging over bio-retention areas at the front entrance. The native plant palette used for disturbed areas mimics the surrounding early successional upland piedmont forest.