Hellmund Associates

Hellmund Associates, founded in 1998, works with communities to protect and enhance natural systems, connect people to nature, reintegrate degraded lands, and help prepare for the challenges of the future. We help communities find and implement fundamental aspects of sustainability. Our landmark projects are helping people achieve a better balance... with nature. They include plans for the Chatfield Basin Conservation Network, Highlands Ranch Outdoors, US Highway 85 Green Infrastructure, and the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Designing Trails with Wildlife in Mind, our handbook for Colorado State Parks, has received international recognition. HA founder/president Paul Cawood Hellmund is the author/editor of the award-winning books Designing Greenways and Ecology of Greenways. Nature provides valuable ecosystem services, when people don't preempt them. To be successful--for humans and for natural processes--these systems of green infrastructure need to be understood as part of a broader system and considered across scales. Hellmund Associates specializes in seeing and facilitating these kinds of connections, that require collaboration among diverse stakeholders and across jurisdictions. Conservation--especially large landscape conservation--requires considerable vision and collaboration if it is to be effective in sustaining wildlife and natural systems in general, while providing meaningful outdoor experiences for people. Hellmund Associates collaborates with a wide range of experts, users, and managers to find ways to conserve land that is effective today and also anticipates future changes to the environment and to communities. Environmental communications of all kinds are a core part of Hellmund Associates work. Of particular importance to us is finding the right combination and proportion of text and graphics for effective messaging. Designing greenways is an important key to protecting landscapes, allowing wildlife to move freely, and finding appropriate ways to bring people into nature. ...Read More