11/18/2025
Founding partner Rob Rogers recently had the opportunity to revisit an old project: Cody Canal Park in Cody, WY.
Completed in 2009, the design and construction of Cody Park is the culmination of a master plan process undertaken for the City of Cody that outlined a series of proposals intended to link and enhance existing parks and pathways infrastructure through targeted open space projects. It incorporates a range of pathways and spaces, a large amphitheater, and biking, walking and hiking trails.
This project sought to implement a process of natural recovery through a re-vegetation of the site. Native species have been tactically sown within the park grounds: topsoil depths, wind patterns, annual precipitation and natural and imposed systems of drainage and runoff provide a basis for zoning these plantings.
The path of the original canal is highlighted by a bluegrass recreational lawn that takes advantage of the higher moisture content of the canal bed. This green swath contrasts with drought-tolerant native grasses planted on the surrounding slopes. Development of a park on the site marks the return of public events to this location.