Green Valley Awarded for Engineering Excellence  
Pomo Bluffs Coastal Park Honored
Green Valley was selected to receive a Small Firm Merit Award in the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC) 2007 Engineering Excellence Award competition for their design and engineering excellence of Pomo Bluffs Coastal Park in Fort Bragg, California. The awards ceremony will be held on January 22, 2007 in Sacramento.

Pomo Bluffs Coastal Park was recognized for its commitment to restoring a sacred coastal resource, providing safe access to coastal bluff and viewing overlooks of the Pacific Ocean, and contributing to the revitalization of a community. The Park was designed in such a way as to minimize the environmental footprint made on the site. Extensive permitting and close coordination with the Coastal Conservancy was required.

Liz Ellis of Green Valley says, "Pomo Bluffs Park exemplifies Green Valley's dedication to partnering with municipal agencies to provide community excellence. We are delighted to have received the CELSOC Merit Award." A PDF version of the press release is available here (26K).

Liz Ellis Honored Recipient of the North Bay Business Journal 2007 Women in Business Award 
On June 21, 2007 the North Bay Business Journal honored nine women from Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties who have distinguished themselves as leaders, innovators and visionaries in their fields at the seventh annual Women in Business Awards Dinner Gala. Liz Ellis, Founding Principal of Green Valley Consulting Engineers, was the proud recipient of the honor award for women in the Construction industry.

Laura Alber, president of Williams-Sonoma Inc. and leader of the successful Pottery Barn Kids, Pbteen and Pottery Barn Bed + Bath brands was the key note speaker for the evening awards gala dinner held at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel & Spa in Santa Rosa. Download the article (PDF) as it was featured in the North Bay Business Journal.

Green Valley Awarded
for Environmental Engineering Excellence   
Sonoma County Riverfront Regional Park Honored
On Friday, September 23rd, 2005 Green Valley was honored to receive the Outstanding Environmental Engineering Project of the Year Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for their environmental engineering excellence for the Sonoma County Riverfront Regional Park. The award ceremony was held at the World Trade Club in San Francisco with the purpose of recognizing individuals and organizations that deliver excellence and inspire others through outstanding contributions in the field of civil engineering.

About the Park  Located on Eastside Road in Windsor, California, the Sonoma County Riverfront Regional Park was a former gravel and mining quarry. Acquired in 2002 through the joint efforts of the Sonoma County Water Agency and Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, the project goal was to protect riparian habitat in the Russian River watershed by preserving the Riverfront property as permanent open space. The 305-acre property features a variety of habitats, including 132-acres of reclaimed gravel- mining pits converted to three year-round recreational lakes with large mouth bass fishing, 32-acres of marshland, 15-acres of redwood forest, and 5,500 feet of pristine frontage along the Russian River.

At the awards ceremony Liz Ellis of Green Valley stated "The Sonoma County Riverfront Regional Park project is a classic example of successful multiple agency collaboration for the benefit of the community. The Sonoma County Water Agency, Army Corps of Engineers, County of Sonoma, North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, California Department of Fish and Game and the Sonoma County Regional Parks Department individually and collectively were committed to restoring the neglected and ill-treated Riverfront Property."

Green Valley Receives Honor Award for Design & Engineering of Pierson Reach Pathway   
Green Valley was selected to receive an Honor Award in the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC) 2005 Engineering Excellence Award competition. Pierson Reach Pedestrian Path in Santa Rosa was recognized for its technical value, innovative engineering, social and economic considerations, complexity, and meeting the needs of the client. Green Valley provided complete structural and civil engineering services for this project. As a part of design, extensive permitting was required from six separate agencies. The awards ceremony took place on Monday, January 24, 2005 in Sacramento. A PDF version of the press release is available here (139k).