Boulder County hires architecture firm to incorporate nature into landscaping [Video]

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — Boulder County is partnering with Superbloom, a Denver architecture firm, to help build sustainable landscapes. The firm is tasked with developing a toolkit for integrating nature into urban planning.

The county signed a $50,000 contract with Superbloom to help the county mitigate the impact of natural disasters.

“It creates more climate adaptation and more resiliency,” said Boulder County spokesperson Tim Broderick.

The firm’s toolkit will craft policies that the county can use to implement its nature-based strategy in the future. Currently, the plan is to finish the toolkit by the fall.

In a press release, the county said the strategy was devised due to several natural disasters:

Superbloom’s founders cited recent successes in Colombia, Singapore and Paris as influences for the strategy. Co-founder Stacy Passmore said a large focus on their plan is to help low-income communities.

“Low-income areas are most vulnerable to climate risks, which …