WinterCreek Restoration

Specialties

Native plants, ecology, sustainability, green building, landscape design, biophyllic design

History

Established in 1994.

Propagation nursery since 1994. Landscape design and construction since 2000. Education, consultation, and lectures since 2002.

Meet the Business Owner

Rick M.

Business Owner

Rick has been working in the environmental and land management field for more years than he’ll admit. His previous experience includes work as an ecologist, botanist, environmental scientist, and archaeologist in a variety of environments around the country. He has used that knowledge to create unique environments and award winning landscapes in the western U.S. for nearly 20 years.

Rick is a recognized national leader in ecology based landscape design and construction. He regularly teaches courses in native plants, ecology based design, or applied ecology through Oregon and Washington Tilth, Oregon State University, and Central Oregon Community College, and is a frequent guest lecturer at numerous other organizations and conferences. He is currently a PhD candidate at Oregon State University completing research on urban water use in the western U.S., is a long time member of the Natural Areas Association, Society for Ecological Restoration, Oregon Landscape Contractors Associat