Meet the Dream Team!
We are excited to share the news that the Petaluma River Park is entering a new chapter. Over the next year, our whole community will participate in activities to co-design the future of the Petaluma River Park. This will result in a “Concept Plan” that will provide both written and visual descriptions of the park we have all envisioned.
We’re calling this the Dream Phase—a time for our entire community to dream together about the future of the Petaluma River Park. And we’ve created a Dream Team to guide us through this process. Thanks to the planning grant we received last year from the CA State Coastal Conservancy, we are delighted to announce the members of this remarkable group:
Community Connectors: Kimzin Creative
Dr. Daniela Domínguez and Nikko Kimzin of Petaluma-based Kimzin Creative will direct our art-forward, community-led engagement strategy with an equitable focus on involving historically marginalized communities. Click here to get a taste of how Kimzin uses art to engage community.
Public Place-Makers: CMG Landscape Architecture
CMG Landscape Architecture will lead on design, applying their expertise in placemaking and waterfront park planning to create an artful and inspired site plan. As kismet would have it, one of CMG’s designers on the project is Arturo Fuentes-Ortiz, who grew up in Petaluma and whose mom still lives just blocks away from the River Park!
Our Park Guru: Greg Moore
Park visionary, Greg Moore, will serve as strategic advisor. Greg is Founder and Past President & CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and is a leader and consultant to some of the most exciting park projects in North America and around the world.
Restoration Rockstars: PCI
Our longtime partners, Maggie Jensen and Brian Bartell of Prunuske Chatham Inc. (PCI), will continue to shepherd the project’s environmental restoration goals and help us navigate the regulatory, permitting, and environmental compliance domain as we work towards a climate-resilient and environmentally sound plan for the Petaluma River Park.
