For immediate release: May 14, 2007

Design Workshop principal appointed to Board of Parks and Outdoor Recreation

ASPEN, CO – Bill Kane, a principal at Design Workshop’s Aspen office, has been named a member of the Colorado Board of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The five-member board directs policy for Colorado’s 41 state parks.

As the board member for the public-at-large, Kane’s leadership will contribute a broad, statewide perspective to the different regional focuses of the rest of the board. Appointed by Governor Bill Ritter for a four-year term, Kane will help the board guide eight programs within the state parks program, including the Trails Program, the Resource Stewardship Section, and the Land and Conservation Fund. As a Design Workshop staff member, a company dedicated to designing projects of lasting environmental, economic, and community value, Kane brings relevant insight to the management of Colorado’s outdoor resources, a vital part of the state’s economy and quality of life.

Design Workshop is an award-winning, international firm practicing landscape architecture, land planning, urban design, and tourism planning. Design Workshop combines principles of smart growth, sustainable design, and environmentally-sound planning to reconcile economic needs with the preservation of scenic, cultural, and community values. Design Workshop’s pioneering efforts have been recognized with more than 125 awards from such organizations as the American Society of Landscape Architects, the American Planning Association, and the Urban Land Institute.