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Burnett Land & WaterLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

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EDUCATION• Harvard University Graduate School of

Design, Master of Landscape Architec-ture, 1986

• Colorado State University College of For-estry and Natural Resources, Bachelor of

Science in Landscape Architecture, 1983

COMMUNITY• ACE Mentor Program Board, 2003 - 2011

• Mesa College Advisory Board 1994 -2008

• San Diego Commission for Arts & Cul-ture– Public Art Committee, 1999-2003

• San Diego Historical Resources Board, 1999-2008

• The Cultural Landscape Foundation Board, 2007-2011

• ASLA Legacy Project Chair, 2011

• Urban Land Institute - Technical Assistance Panel: Downtown Tijuana, B.C., Revitalization Plan, 2013

• Urban Land Institute - Advisory Services Panel: Healthy Places: Designing an Active Colorado, 2013

ACADEMIC• Urban Park Network as Infrastructure

for Community Health, American Public Works Association, 2013

• Building Green on Brown - Incentives: SB375, AB32, LEED & the Sustain-able Sites Initiative (SITES), National Brownfield Association, 2010

• Design Review Committee, Colorado State University 2006 – 2008

• NewSchool of Architecture and Design - Studio 2012-13

LICENSED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT• CA #3514 (1990)

• CO #117 (2008)

• LA #08-596 (2008)

• WY #LA-0110C (2008)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE• Burnett Land & Water 2011 –

• Burton Studio, Solana Beach, CA 2014 - 2015

• Wallace Roberts & Todd, Inc., San Diego, CA 1991 - 2011 Principal

• Spurlock Poirier Landscape Architects San Diego, CA 1988-1991

• Coe Lee Robinson Roesch, New York, NY 1987

• SWA Group, Laguna Beach, CA 1986

• Sasaki Associates, Watertown, MA 1985

• Dames & Moore/Wirth Associates, Denver, CO 1984

• State of Colorado, Energy Impact Assist.

Office Denver, CO 1983

HONORS & AWARDS• Governor’s Historic Preservation Award

for 2015, and California Preservation Foundation Preservation Design Award in 2014 for the Audrey Geisel University House Rehabilitation Project

• 2012 American Society of Landscape Architects, San Diego, Award, Torrey Pines City Park General Development Plan

• 2010 American Planning Assoc. National Planning Achievement Award, New Orleans City Park Vision Plan

• 2007 ASLA, San Diego, Honor Award, Design, Caltrans Headquarters

• 2004 ASLA Landscape Architecture Firm Award – WRT

• 2003 California Preservation Foundation, Outstanding Achievement, Sikes Adobe

• 2002 ASLA, National Honor Award for Design, South Beach Santa Monica, CA

• 2000, LA Conservancy Royce Neuschatz Preservation Award, South Beach & Palisades Park

• 1993 ASLA San Diego, President’s Award, APA Merity Award - Balboa Park East Mesa Precise Plan

• 1983 Certificate of Honor, ASLA

LAURA BURNETT, FASLA, LEED APPRINCIPAL / LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

Laura is a landscape architect and urban designer skilled at integrating sophisticated

designs with the functional requirements of her projects. Her work in the planning and

design of urban communities, parks, campuses, transit-oriented facilities, and regional open

space networks results in rich and exciting environments where infrastructure, buildings,

and landscape work as a coordinated whole. A gifted designer and skilled project manager,

Laura brings to her work a strong commitment to the principles of sustainability and the

cultural, functional, and aesthetic interface of human activity and natural systems.


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Baldwin Hills Scenic OverlookCalifornia State ParksCulver City, CA

As senior landscape architect, Laura Burnett

with WRT, designed the overlooks, trails

and related site facilities for the 57-acre

Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Culver City,

California. This State Parks project is located

midway between downtown Los Angeles

and Los Angles International Airport. The

trails are designed to provide distinct

experiences for visitors moving through the

sequence of spaces defined by sculpted

landforms and plant composition. Trails are

accessible in and around the visitor’s center.

Overlooks will provide offers sweeping

panoramic vistas from the San Gabriel

Mountains to Catalina Island, and most of

the Santa Monica Mountains and the Los

Angeles Basin. Ms. Burnett worked closely

with the team of architects, engineers

and interpretive consultants to develop

outdoor exhibits featuring the history of the

land including Native Americans, Spanish

settlement, and oil development. The plant

palette is entirely native species associated

with precontact period of significance

(1750).

Architecture by Safdie Rabines

The overlook draws a diverse community


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Bay to Bay Link Feasibility StudySan Diego Bay to Mission BaySan Diego, CA

Laura Burnett, as principal with WRT, led

the community and her team of consultants

to explore the feasibility of creating a

navigable channel between San Diego Bay

and Mission Bay. The idea of a Bay-to-Bay

link has long intrigued both city leaders

as well as prominent urban designers

as a way of fulfilling the promise of an

underutilized land resource. Given the

complexity of the assignment, the team

included economists, waterfront engineers,

civil, geotechnical, hazardous materials

and traffic/transportation engineers as well

as environmental, and cultural resource

consultants. WRT was the lead consultant

responsible for strategy, outreach, urban

design and planning.

Alternative 3 was the recommended plan to provide a park land connection between the bays utilizing public land as the economic catalyst for the redevelopment area.


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Ms. Burnett, as senior landscape architect with WRT designed the 11-acre campus landscape to compliment and interpret the significant cultural context. The site, located between the San Diego River and Old Town—a district listed on the National Register of Historic Places, includes designed mosaic of entry courts, pedestrian plazas, children’s play areas and parking lots. The trees along Taylor Street are a compendium native species and those introduced to Southern California through the Mission, Mexican, and American periods of historical significance since 1769. The parking lots’ curved forms of native riparian plants and boulders echo to nearby river elements.

The project was designed to meet California’s Green Building Initiative and is LEED Gold. Native and drought tolerant plants thrive with minimal irrigation. Permeable pavement allows stormwater to infiltrate to the underlying groundwater. Trees are quickly growing to shade the parking lots.

2007 ASLA Honor Award for Design, from the San Diego Chapter.

Bioswales in the parking lot clean stormwater.

The new civic facility fits into the historic cultural landscape.

Caltrans District 11 HeadquartersSan Diego, California

Pavement design is of the adjacent intersecton interstates 5 & 8


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San Diego City College Business and Humanities QuadSan Diego, CA

Bio-retention basin to collect and cleanse stormwater runoff

Central Plaza

Roof Deck

C Street

B Street

16th Street

Street Plaza

Central Green

As principal with WRT Ms. Burnett designed

the new public open spaces at the entrance

to the downtown campus as a sequence of

urban plazas that step up the hill between

the business and humanities buildings.

The entry plaza at the intersection of C

and 16th Streets includes cafe seating,

gathering areas, bicycle parking and the

primary building entries. Steps up through a

palm canyon reach the central plaza which

provides an amphitheater and a variety of

gathering spaces, outdoor art gallery, and

market space.

The landscape architecture introduces new

and innovative best management practices

for collecting and cleansing the site’s 11,000

cubic feet. of stormwater. Aerial view at installation


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New Orleans’ City Park is one of the coun-try’s oldest and largest urban parks. Estab-lished in 1891, its 1,300 acres dramatically illustrate the challenges and successes of the city’s remarkable history. The Vision Plan 2018, prepared by Laura Burnett with WRT, in 2004 guides park development for the next fifteen years based on five closely related themes:• Expanded recreational opportunities• Strong sense of community• Integrated natural and functional systems• Distinctive identity• Financial self-sufficiencyUsing the historic park structure to meet current and future user needs, the plan re-stores bayou and lagoon habitat; creates 30 miles of trails plus equestrian and boating facilities, and festival ground: expands and organizes cultural and sports facilities. A pedestrian promenade will link existing and new cultural and family oriented facilities. The ‘Great Lawn’ on the pedestrian prom-enade will be the heart of the park, available for concerts, events and informal play.

The new Zemurray Trail extends out over Big Lake

Following the vast devasta-tion of Hurricane Katrina the Trust for Public Land initi-ated the rebuilding of City Park with Ms. Burnett for the design for Big Lake, the 26 acre corner of the park. The shallow lake was hand dug in 1898 in the shape of Lake Pontchartrain. The site has served as part of the a golf course since 1910. The Vision Plan called for it to be open for public use with a multi-use trail around the lake, picnic groves, festival

City Park Vision Plan & Big Lake New Orleans, LA

The Vision Plan received a 2010 National Planning Achievement Award, American Planning Assoc.

grounds, a water plaza, a boat dock, fishing piers and the expansion of the New Orleans Museum of Art. The lake topography has been sculpted for the introduction of native marsh, Louisiana iris, and upland freshwater habitat – while preserving its historic shape.The design process engaged intrepid groups such as the Louisiana Sea Grant’s regional coastal advisory for fisheries, Louisiana State University AgCenter, and the New Orleans Botanical Garden.

The schematic plan of Big Lake inspired

investment from across the country.


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Campus Aesthetic GuidelinesColorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO

Planning diagrams for the Foothills Campus, left, and Main Campus

As principal with WRT Ms. Burnett prepared

the Aesthetic Guidelines to establish design

standards for the development of the

Main, South and Foothills Campuses. The

Aesthetic Guidelines Program is meant to

implement the recommendations of the

campus master plan by:

• Establishing the framework to incremen-

tally build new facilities.

• Reinforcing the patterns of campus open

spaces, edges and features.

• Setting criteria for building composition

and materials.

• Developing a consistent palette of site fur-

nishings, including signage, paving, light-

ing, and furniture (benches, trash, etc.).

Site specific design studies were conducted to address functional issues and enhance the character of the campuses.

The palette of materials expresses the unique aspects of each campus within an overall concept.


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Central Park MallDubai, United Arab Emirates

As a landscape architect with Burton Studio

Laura Burnett led the concept development

for a park within an enclosed mall in Dubai,

United Arab Emirates.

Computer generated images were prepared by Squint/Opera.


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Balboa ParkEast Mesa Precise PlanSan Diego, CA

Ms. Burnett served as the senior landscape

architect with WRT, technical specialists and

two artists, prepared the Precise Plan for

Balboa Park’s East Mesa. Comprised of over

600 acres, nearly half the size of the park,

East Mesa has largely been used for active

sports, and as a landfill. With its adjacency

to residential neighborhoods and downtown

San Diego, it must serve as both a part of a

regional park with national significance and

as a neighborhood and community park.

Given the parks diverse roles, the Precise

Plan maximizes the current recreational

functions and provides for the natural

resources that have remained in the park,

emphasizing a new level of recreational

amenity. Wildlife habitat and natural areas

will become educational and recreational

opportunities, residents will be drawn to

the attractive views at the mesa’s edge, and

hikers and cyclists will move freely through

diverse portions of the landscape.

The Precise Plan details a vocabulary of

improvements, capturing the spirit of the

craftsman era found through expressions

of character and form in the surrounding

neighborhoods, yet addresses new materials

and construction techniques. Trellises,

promenades, and new facilities are designed

to capture the vast expanses of sky and

open space that are increasingly rare in

urban San Diego.

Recognizing the need to maintain natural

areas and expand upon the recreational

potential, the Precise Plan seeks to balance

the recreational demands with open

parkland, the neighborhood uses with

regional activities, and the environmental

philosophy with cultural activities.


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McLaughlin East Shore State ParkGeneral PlanAlameda County, CA

California Department of Parks and

Recreation, East Bay Regional Park

District and the California State Coastal

Conservancy worked with WRT to

prepare a master plan and comprehensive

environmental assessment for a new State

Park along San Francisco Bay’s eastern

shoreline. Encompassing 1,800 acres of

water and upland area, the park extends

8.5 miles from the Bay Bridge in Oakland

to Marina Bay in Richmond, and passes

through the jurisdiction of five different

cities. Blessed with dramatic Bay views

and some of the most sensitive salt marsh

habitat in the Bay Area, the park is located

in a densely urbanized area, with most

of the upland area being the result of

municipal landfill practices over the past half

century.

Laura Burnett, with WRT prepared the site

design and illustrative graphics used in

the planning process of extensive citizen

and local government participation in the

development of this project.


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Master Plan for Parks, Trails & Open SpaceEscondido, CA

As the project landscape architect with

WRT, Laura Burnett led the consultant team

of biologists, archaeologists, and econo-

mists in the development of the Master Plan

for the City of Escondido in north San Diego

County. The project established an open

space system for the city which integrates

outdoor recreation needs, protection of

natural resources and biodiversity, and

protection and interpretation of landscape

character and quality.

Prepared in 1994 - the plan remains the guiding documenthttps://www.escondido.org/Data/Sites/1/media/pdfs/Planning/MasterPlanPTOSept99.pdf

Following preparation of the detailed plans

for the open space system which defined

the boundaries of future urban growth in

the city, the team prepared an implemen-

tation program addressing capital costs

projections and phasing, operations and

maintenance projections, and identified of a

range of financing opportunities.


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HabiTAFT Garden: ASLA Legacy ProjectTaft Middle SchoolSan Diego, CA

The American Society of Landscape

Architects and the ACE Mentor Program

joined forces to design and build a garden

for an underserved school. The design

included a concrete and boulder seat wall

to hold the slope of new native plants,

raised beds, a greenhouse, potting tables,

irrigation, entry trellis, and a picnic table.

Laura Burnett was a co-chair of the project.

The committee set criteria and selected

a project from a variety of applications.

High school students from the ACE Mentor

Program were led through a community

design and construction process. Funding,

materials, and heavy equipment were

donated by landscape contractors and

design professionals.

Garden opening day festivities and planting


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Oasis of Mara Visitor CenterJoshua Tree National ParkSan Bernardino County, CA

The Oasis of Mara Visitor Center is located

near the northeastern entrance to Joshua

Tree National Park, Twentynine Palms, CA.

Built in 1953, it is named for the rare desert

oasis that characterizes part of the 34-acre

project site. It also serves as the Park’s

administrative headquarters. In order to

update the Visitor Center in a cost-effective

manner, the National Park and the City of

Twentynine Palms have joined forces to

renovate and expand the facilities dedicated

to providing information, orientation,

community-use spaces, and services to the

visiting public.

Laura Burnett, Principal in charge with WRT

led the landscape architectural schematic

design. The site program will support

additional interpretive opportunities and

provide recreational opportunities for

visitors, community members, and staff. The

site program proposes entry plazas, staging

areas, courtyards, outdoor classrooms and

amphitheaters, outdoor picnic areas and

staff areas, and interpretive gardens. The

designed landscape will focus on the four

following principles: emphasize the Oasis

of Mara; foster appreciation of the desert

landscape; direct views and circulation; and

reinforce sustainable featurres of the Visitor

Center.


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Lambert Park Master PlanEl Monte, CA

Lambert Park is a 9 acre site serving the

community of El Monte. Ms. Burnett

prepared the Master Plan through a series

of public meetings and strategic outreach

with stakeholders including the adjacent

elementary school, little league baseball and

adult soccer leagues. She worked closely

with the city’s park and recreation staff as

well as the public works department.

The Master Plan calls for the:

• Reworking of the baseball fields to fit a new soccer field

• Enhancing the perimeter trail with lighting and exercise stations

• Protection of the mature oak trees around the park perimeter

• New gardens to collect, cleanse and reuse storm water and interpret native vegetation of the San Gabriel River Valley

• Play areas and splash pad

• A composition of new small buildings (conces-sion, youth group, restroom and maintenance to create a central plaza.

The Master Plan has been used to win State and local funding.


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Las Flores Adobe National LandmarkCultural Landscape Initial StudyCamp Pendleton, CA

In 2012, for the first time an initial study of

the Las Flores Adobe contributing cultural

landscape was undertaken to understand

the historical function and use of the land-

scape in the context of the buildings, struc-

tures, and circulation to meet the guidelines

of the National Park Service.

Recommendations for the rehabilitation

of the landscape include representation of

each of the periods of significance.

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The siting of the Las Flores Adobe and grounds traces back through layers of cultural history to the local resident Kumeyaay Indians. The adobe was built in 1867 for the Forester family within the largest rancho granted during the Mexican Republic era, Santa Margarita y Las Flores. The historic record documents extensive changes to the landscape over time through the aegis of three governments; Spain, Mexico and the United States. Coastal and riparian vegetation were deci-mated by cattle grazing, mostly to the north, and extensive farm lands to the south.


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Mater Dei High SchoolChula Vista, CA

Mater Dei High School is a new facility

designed for the Catholic Dioceses on

a 50-acre site in Chula Vista, California.

Laura Burnett, as principal with WRT,

was a member of the Design Build team

and responsible for ther preparation of

the site design, landscape architectural

design, documentation, and construction

administration.

The campus is organized along a central

promenade with distinctive courtyards,

a large open lawn for multiple uses and

sacred gardens. The site also includes a

football stadium, soccer, baseball, softball

fields, multiple parking lots, and integrated

access for service and emergency vehicles.

The campus plant materials include

species native to the region and those that

represent the early history of Southern

California.

Campus entry and drop-off plaza.

Academic courtyard


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United States Navy, Comprehensive Neighborhood PlansSenior Officier Family HousingSan Diego, CA

Laura Burnett, as a senior landscape

architect/project manager with WRT, led

the consultant team of architects, engineers

and scientists in the preparation of

Comprehensive Neighborhood Plans (CNP)

for On-Station Housing for the following

installations:

• Anne’s Alley Point Loma Naval Submarine Base

• Fleet and Industrial Supply Center

• Naval Amphibious Base

• Rockwell Field National Historic District, Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, CA

This work was part of the Navy

Neighborhoods of Excellence program, a

directive from the commanding officers

to improve the quality of life standards

and amenities for military family housing

comparable to private sector housing.

The plans provided extensive inventory,

Recommendation for rehabilitation of the gar-den space at Anne’s Alley move planting and irrigation away from the building foundation and create outdoor living amenity.

assessment and guidance for development

or revitalization.

The Neighborhood of Excellence philosophy

guided the revitalization towards

improvements that were aesthetically

pleasing, functional, and compatible with

the environment. Revitalization focused

on the economics of construction and

maintenance while meeting the standards

for naval housing. The CNPs served as tools

for decision makers by providing evaluation

of concepts and recommendations for

Capital Improvement Projects to be

implemented as funding became available.


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National Renewable Energy LaboratoryMaster PlanGolden, CO

Following principles for a sustainable campus and to express the mission of NREL though physical form Ms. Burnett led the discussion toward a posi-tive interface with the community.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory

(NREL) is a world leader in the research

of renewable energy technology and

applications in photovoltaics, wind energy,

biomass-derived fuels and chemicals,

energy-efficient buildings, advanced

vehicles, solar manufacturing, industrial

processes, solar thermal systems, hydrogen

fuel cells, superconductivity, geothermal,

distributed energy generation and waste-

to-energy technologies. Laura Burnett, as a

principal with WRT, provided site planning

and design for the NREL as part of their

2003 Master Planning efforts for the 327-

acre main campus and the National Wind

Testing Center (NWTC).


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Otay Valley Regional ParkInterpretive Signage San Diego, CA

WiLDCOAST contracted Burnett LAND

& WATER to develop 32 sign panels to

interpret the cultural resources, natural

systems and recreational opportunities of

the Otay Valley Regional Park.

The signs were designed to meet grant

funding goals to engage park visitors to

understand and enjoy their park.

WilCOAST provided bilingual text, and

photographs. The City of San Diego’s

park rangers and the Citizen’s Advisory

Committee approved the work at key stages

of development.

South Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Hollister Pond

Balboa Park

San Miguel Mountain

Cowles MountainMission Trails Park

Black MountainTorrey Pines

Mission Bay Park

Ranger Station

Hollister St.

Fenton Pond LeMay PondFinney Overlook

Poggi CreekHeart Pond

Palm Ave.Beyer Blvd.

Main St.

I-5 I-805

San Diego Bay

Dennery Canyon

Otay Lakes County ParkPaci�c Ocean

Tijuana River

Beyer Way SR-125

Otay Mountain

Johnson CanyonOtay Valley Regional Park

Parque Regional del Valle de Otay

Heritage Rd.

Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge

Lyons Peak

Cultural HistoryHistoria Cultural

Climate ChangeCambio Climatico

Watershed ProtectionProtección de la cuenca

River EcologyEcologia del rio

Land Uses Uso de la Tierra

Saved and SafeThe Otay Valley Regional Park is home

to many rare plant and animal species.

The Multiple Species Conservation Plan (MSCP) provides habitat and a protective corridor for wildlife from the Otay

Mountain and Lakes area all the way to San Diego Bay.

The MSCP is a long-term habitat program adopted by many jurisdictions including the County of San Diego, and the Cities of San Diego and Chula Vista. The program protects wildlife, preserves natural vegetation communities, and protects environmentally sensitive areas. The Otay Valley Regional Park is completely within the MSCP Planning Area.

Sensitive species in the park include plants such as the Otay tarplant, Orcutt’s bird-beak, San Diego barrel cactus and Otay Mesa mint, animals like the arroyo toad, orange-throated whiptail lizard and Southwestern pond turtle, and birds like the Southwestern willow flycatcher, least Bell’s vireo and the California gnatcatcher.

El Plan de Conservación para Múltiples Especies es un programa de hábitat a largo plazo adoptado por varias jurisdicciones incluyendo el condado de San Diego y las ciudades de San Diego y Chula Vista. El programa protege fauna silvestre, preserva comunidades de vegetación natural, y protege áreas ambientales sensibles. El Parque Regional del Valle de Otay se encuentra completamente dentro del área de planeación del MSCP.

Las especies sensibles en el parque incluyen plantas como la planta de chapopote de Otay, el pico de ave Orcutt, el cactus de Barril de San Diego y la menta de la Mesa de Otay, animales como el sapo de arroyo, la lagartija de garganta naranja y la tortuga de laguito del suroeste y aves como el papamoscas del suroeste, least Bells Vireo, y el atrapa-moscas de California.

WESTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL: Papilio rutulusOTAY TARPLANT: Deinandra (Hemizonia) conjugens SAN DIEGO (COAST) BARREL CACTUS: Ferocactus viridescens viridescens

SOUTHWESTERN POND TURTLE: Emys marmorata

A Salvo y Seguro.El Parque Regional del Valle de Otay es hogar de muchas especies de plantas y aves sensibles. El Plan de Conservación para Múltiples Especies (MSCP por sus siglas en Inglés) provee de un hábitat y de un corredor de protección para la fauna silvestre desde la montaña y lagos de Otay hasta la Bahía de San Diego.

LEAST BELL’S VIREO: Vireo bellii pusillusPhoto from WiLDCOAST Photo from WiLDCOASTPhoto from WiLDCOAST Photo from WiLDCOASTPhoto from Bill Howell

QUINO CHECKERSPOT BUTERFLYEuphydryas editha quino

ORANGE THROATED WHIPTAIL LIZARDAspidoscelis hyperythra


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Pacific Ridge SchoolCarlsbad, CA

Laura Burnett designed the campus land-

scape master plan with WRT and was

contracted to complete the implementation.

The landscape serves the many functions

of the school and instills a distinct sense

of place. Plants are native to the valley and

noninvasive species representing Pacific Rim

ecosystems. Spaces are designed for use as

outdoor classrooms, informal gathering ar-

eas, theater and dance practice and perfor-

mance, as well as competitive sports.


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Pitzer College Housing landscapeClairemont, CA

Laura Burnet,t with WRT, was the design

build team’s landscape architect for the new

student housing project. The landscape

is designed based on the foundational

themes of Pitzer College to incorporate

sustainable practices into the enviroment.

These include storm water retention, porous

paving, stonework from on-site materials,

and an emphasis on native plant material.

Augmenting the native plants is a variety

of plants found throughout the world,

which supports the theme of the entire

Pitzer College campus as an arboretum.

Additionally, opportunities for permanent

display of student artwork and identification

of the project’s financial donors are

designed into the landscape.

Native materials contribute to the sense of place


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Point Loma Wastewater Treatment FacilitySan Diego, CA

With WRT Laura Burnett was the landscape

architect on a collaborative team of artists

(including sculptors, painters, poets and

musicians) and engineers to design the im-

provements to the civic facility.

Originally constructed in 1962 on the

peninsula of Point Loma the wastewater

treatment facility is located on a ecologi-

cally sensitive site on the Pacific coastline

between significant historic sites. The design

intent was to utilize plant materials, pedes-

trian paving and site furnishing to juxtapose

the grand natural beauty of the coast with

the complex machine for wastewater treat-

ment.

WRT was further contracted to provide construc-tion documentation for site improvements includ-ing slope revegetation and planting for expansion projects. All of the elements of the landscape were designed to address the coastal environ-ment and the human experience, specifically safety and functional circulation in work areas, as well as outdoor places for employee relaxation and visitor orientation.


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Public Open Space Implementation PlanDowntown San Diego, CA

• 31% of San Diego’s Housing Units were built downtown 2001-2010

• Residential population to grow from 36,000 to 90,000 by 2030: 250%

• New jobs to grow from 80,000 to 185,000 by 2030: 205%

Laura Burnett was responsible for the plan

establishing the integrated network of pub-

lic open space linking downtown neighbor-

hoods, Balboa Park and the waterfront. One

park will be created by reclaiming 30’ from

the 80’ wide right-of-ways along the length

of six streets. It will provide over 10 acres of

recreational opportunities needed for resi-

dents, workers, and visitors.

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Retail Landscape


Laura Burnett contributed to a variety of

retail projects.

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Sage Creek High SchoolCarlsbad, CA

The landscape for this high school

emphasizes comprehensive environmental

learning and experiences. The campus

concept design highlights the idea of a

dynamic balance between nature and

the man-made environment. Accordingly,

the architectural and site designs foster

intellectual understanding and experience

of natural systems through diverse indoor

and outdoor learning spaces.

Laura Burnett, as principal with WRT,

established a site development plan that

includes careful integration of outdoor

classrooms, and fields into the topography

intent on making a ‘seamless’ transition

from the school grounds to the nature

preserve immediately beyond the project

site’s northern border; while the bioswale

and drainage path recreate the wetland

character and the California sycamore

grove just west of the site. All of the design

features intend to minimize environmental

impacts and create balance within the

existing landscape.

Outdoor classrooms are set into the slope along a circulation spine.

The central green is composed as a promontory above the fields.

Bioswales draw the native landscape character into and throughout the campus.


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San Diego Botanic Garden Master Plan Encinitas, CA

Ms. Burnett was the project manager with Wallace

Roberts & Todd for the development of the Master

Plan for the 30 acre garden and 9 acres of adjacent

property provided by the City for community use.

The Master Plan represents a long-term commitment

of investment of some $18 million over fifteen years

or more. The results of this transformation will be a

dynamic, far-reaching and community-serving Quail

Botanical Gardens, one that attracts, engages and

delights a broad audience of all ages and cultures.

Quail Botanical Gardens will continue to build from

its lovingly planted and modest beginnings, and stay

true to its heritage, even as it fulfills this expansive

new vision.

The new program includes a visitors center,

400-person meeting room, restoration of historic

buildings, a 10,000 s.f. conservatory, garden

pavilion and special events lawn, new horticultural

and curatorial offices, as well as new nursery and

maintenance facilities.

The Master Plan recommended changing the name from Quail to San Diego Botanic Garden


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County of San Diego Operations CenterSan Diego, CA

The County of San Diego redeveloped its

38 acre outdated facilities for a new center.

The campus includes office, central plant,

medical examiner and forensic center, a

central parking structure, and the registrar

of voters.

The landscape design is a showcase of

the county’s natural, agricultural and

horticultural heritage. Stormwater is

collected, cleansed and reused to reduce

the need for irrigation. The campus

achieved LEED Platinum certification.

Ms. Burnett, as principal with WRT, led the

campus landscape planning and site design.

The green roof serves as a visual garden and climate mitigation for the upper cafe as well as in-sulation of the Chambers building. The planting design references natural forms and patterns of the once extensive mesa vernal pool habitat.


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Santa Ana River Parkway Feasibility & Planning Study, Orange County Parks, Orange County, CA

Ms. Burnett, principal in charge with WRT,

prepared the study for the entire length

of the Santa Ana River through Orange

County. The study’s objectives were to:

improve the river’s aesthetics and increase

its native habitat, enhance and add to

the river’s recreational features, improve

trails and bikeways along and connecting

with the river, enhance development and

communities adjacent to the river, and

coordinate the study with agencies with

interests in the river (e.g., the Orange

County Water District) and with the cities

along the river.

Working with many public agencies and

interested environmental groups, the study

identified a number of individual but related

projects that address the built physical

form, public perceptions and management

practices of the Santa Ana River. Ideas

considered included river channel surface

enhancement, improved connections to

adjacent parks and cities, regional trails,

visitor amenities, staging and rest areas,

improved signage, enhanced native habitat,

integration of public art, and enhanced

water activities and creation of non-water

activities in the river bed.

Angel Stadium Water Recharge Park ConceptPhotocomposite showing the replacement of the current 12,500 space, 66 acre asphalt parking lot with retail wrapped parking structures and open space near the Santa Ana River for water recharge and recreation.


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The project won the Preservation Award – Royce Neuschantz Award for Historic Landscapes, from the Los Angeles Conservancy, 2000

South Beach and Palisades ParkSanta Monica, CA

The project won a national 2002 Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Ar-chitects, and was recognized in 2008 as one of America’s great public spaces by the American

Perched high atop Santa Monica’s coastal

cliffs, Palisades Park is a 2.4-mile linear

park that offers spectacular views of the

Pacific Ocean and a place of relaxation and

reflection for its many visitors. Developed

over the course of a century, the park’s

existing features include native coastal

vegetation, a 1920s Craftsman-era pergola,

a rose garden, a rustic fence along the

bluff edge, and numerous commemorative

plaques and memorials. To lend cohesion

to these elements, Ms. Burnett, with WRT

collaborated with public artist Jody Pinto to

design $3.1 million of improvements to the

park, to renew the park’s ambience without

distracting from its natural beauty. At once

subtle and substantial, the improvements

include a redesigned path system and

enhanced landscape, lighting, and site

furnishings. Sustainable design principles

were used to protect and expand the native

environment.

South Beach is a historic hub of human

activity—a pedestrian promenade that

connects a variety of hotels, concessions,

and entertainment venues. For the 24-block

boardwalk that extends south from the

Santa Monica Pier and is home to world-

renowned Muscle Beach and Chess Park,

Ms. Burnett with WRT led a team to update

the beach’s landscape, recreation, and

infrastructure improvements. The $2.6

million project included an enhanced

landscape scheme; redesigned pedestrian

and bicycle path systems; new restroom

buildings and site furnishings; and enhanced

layout and functioning of major activity

areas such as Muscle Beach, Chess Park,

and a children’s playground. WRT’s

collaboration with artist Jody Pinto resulted

in oneof- a-kind design details throughout

the project.

photo by Hewitt-Garrison


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Street Tree Master PlanTucson, AZ

The Downtown Tucson Comprehensive

Street Tree Plan was prepared by Ms.

Burnett with WRT as part of the second

phase of the Pedestrian Improvement

Plan. It is a guide for property owners in

the central business district to plant and

care for street trees in the public right-of-

way. The guide recommends trees for each

street, and provides information on how to

obtain and plant trees.

The planting concept was for the trees to

contribute to the identity of the streets

and districts of downtown. A composition

of evergreen and deciduous trees were

recommended to maximize shade in the

summer months allowing winter sun to filter

through, and marking the seasons with

subtle flowers characteristic of the Sonoran

Desert.

To distinguish the hierarchy of circulation

routes larger trees are recommended for

major arterials, with smaller scale trees for

“traffic calming” and pedestrian core streets.

Links to the adjacent historic neighborhoods

are also to be marked with a line of shade

trees. The plan served to coordinate the

tree planting efforts of multiple agencies

working to revitalize downtown.

A pedestrian route linking some of Tucson’s most interesting cultural features is marked with distinctive desert plantings set within a mosaic tiled seatwall.


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Summit Rancho Bernardo CampusSan Diego, CA

This 105 acre campus is the redevelopment

of the 1970’s Sony picture tube

manufacturing site. The new campus is

programmed for 3.2 million square feet

of laboratory/office and support services,

outdoor gathering, fitness, and multi-use

open space. The site is designed with native

and exotic drought tolerant Mediterranean

tree and understory species. Stormwater is

collected, cleansed and reused.

Ms. Burnett, as principal with WRT, led the

campus planning and site design for the Jay

Paul Company in collaboration with DES

Architects.


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Torrey Pines City ParkGeneral Development PlanSan Diego, CA

Torrey Pines City Park was dedicated by the City of

San Diego in 1899 for public use and enjoyment.

The 44 acres on the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean

is unique and remarkable. Listed on the National

Register of Historic Places for its association with

wind-powered flight, the gliderport continues to

provide public recreation opportunities. The park

has documented archaeological sites associated

with the 10,000 years of Kumeyaay occupation. Its

use as a World War II artillery-training base followed

by unchecked parking and adjacent development

has left it with little protective native vegetation and

significant bluff erosion.

Ms. Burnett, as principal with WRT led a team of

scientists, engineers and historians through a

public planning and design process with a mayoral

appointed advisory board representing the varied

interests. The resulting General Development

Plan balances preservation of cultural resources,

rehabilitation of the historic gliderport, improvement

of the beach trails and reestablishment of native

habitat, with the introduction of public gathering

places, accessible facilities, integrated interpretation,

security and stormwater management.

The plan has served to unite the soaring and

earthbound community as well as raise funds for

implementation and operations.

The plan will add 22.5 acres to the coastal Multi-Habitat Planning Area preserve area and 21 acres of restoration planting.


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San Diego River Park at the Town & Country ResortSan Diego, CA


Laura Burnett led the concept development

of the 12-acre public open space along the

San Diego River.

Town and Country Resort

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Transect Way StationOn both sides of the bridge connecting the resort, community, Fashion Valley Mall, and the transit station.

Three way stations - are designed along the Town & Country reach of the River Park Pathway to welcome and engage visitors and daily travelers. Each is on axis with pedestrian routes of the conference, hotel, and residential development. The following outlines the story for the development of interpretive signage, forms and materials unique to each way station.

Water The Town & Country landscape is designed and maintained to collect and cleanse storm water from the parking lot. The pollutants of concern include heavy metals from motorized vehicles, pesticides and fertilizers, pet waste and trash. The gauge station measures river flow for the California Department of Water Resources.

Land The cross section of the valley carved by the river reveals the geology of the valley (Mission Valley formation on the south face and Stadium conglomerate on the north face).

Biology Plants and animal ecosystems across the lower valley range from benthic (in the mud below the river), riparian (in and along the river), to upland (on the mesa’s high above the river).

Culture People have always followed the rivers. From the beginning of time the Kumeyaay lived and traded along what is now called the San Diego River. Explorer Sebastian Vizcaino explored the river in 1602. Father Junípero Serra established the first of the 21 California Missions in 1769 (Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá is 4 miles east). Interstate 8 was first laid out as a plank road over the Cuyamaca Mountains in 1912.

FurnishingsSeatwalls of cobblestone. The bridge supports interpretive signage panels. Directional signposts are located off the intersection of paths. Picnic tables (stained concrete), light poles, bicycle racks, trash and recycled receptacles meet the River Park’s requirements. Signage and individual seating of heavy-duty recycled wood or plastic Adirondack style chairs extend the Town & Country Resort to the River Park. Fencing will be three-rail peeled pole with wire mesh along the lower portion to discourage dogs from entering the Multi-Habitat Planning Area.

Town and Country Resort

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Eddy Way StationOff the San Diego River Pathway

Three way stations - are designed along the Town & Country reach of the River Park Pathway to welcome and engage visitors and daily travelers. Each is on axis with pedestrian routes of the conference, hotel, and residential development. The following outlines the story for the development of interpretive signage, forms and materials unique to each way station.

Water Rivers take many forms depending on the volume of water, steepness of the bed, and the amount of sediment carried. Steep high flows form braids of water, then meander throughout a flat valley leaving terraces, cut thalwegs, sandbars and oxbow lakes. An eddy is typically a swirl in motion just below a point of high fluid energy. The Mission Valley Aquifer is the underground portion of the river. It is has high storage capacity but is compromised by pollutants.

Land The headwaters of the San Diego River are in the mountains 52 miles to the west. The watershed includes 440 square miles.

Biology Rainbow trout and steelhead are two forms of the same fish species. Anadromous, like salmon, they are born in freshwater streams and may live in the ocean then navigating back upriver to spawn. On-going research is that they may have evolved in the streams of Southern California. DNA testing of Rainbow trout in the higher reaches of the San Diego River may prove it to be their point of origin. Our control of the river has cut off the journey.

Culture Dairies and farms flourished along the river into the 1940s. After WW II the Army Corps of Engineers began work on the concrete river channel to the Pacific. In the early 50s, Charles Brown evaluated the land and found that the “only alleged disadvantage seemed to be fear of flood”. Brown bought a 221-acre site for $79,000 and built the Town and Country Hotel. Mission Bay park was dredged and designed in the 1960s.

FurnishingsShelter, bicycle racks, drinking fountain, cast-in-place seat walls. Picnic tables (stained concrete), light poles, bicycle racks, trash and recycled receptacles meet the River Park’s requirements. Signage and individual seating of heavy-duty recycled wood or plastic Adirondack style chairs extend the Town & Country Resort to the River Park. Fencing will be three-rail peeled pole with wire mesh along the lower portion to discourage dogs from entering the Multi-Habitat Planning Area.

The park program includes habitat restora-

tion, stormwater treatment, multi-use play

flieds and interpretive way-stations along

the trail.


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Campus Master Plan, Landscape PlanUniversity of AlaskaFairbanks, AK

Sketches were useful in testing and developing concepts for student gathering areas throughout the campus.

Site specific schematic plans were prepared to illustrate development with the design principles, standards and guidelines

The 2002 University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Master Plan was prepared by WRT with

senior landscape architect Laura Burnett.

She led the subisquent Campus Landscape

Plan.

The plan addresses boreal forest, native

grasslands, wetlands habitat, a range of

permafrost conditions, and sites culturally

significant to the First Nations and history

of the University. The landscape framework

is based upon design principles established

with the master planning subcommittee. Ms.

Burnett worked closely with the University’s

forestry and agricultural research faculty,

the Georgeson Botanical Garden, and the

campus maintenance staff to prepare the

detailed plant materials design standards

and guidelines. The plan also advanced

the University’s implementation strategies

including funding and phasing for landscape

improvements.

A multi-use open space was created immediately after adoption of the Master Plan by relocating surface parking


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University Arroyo Restoration Detailed Project ProgramUniversity of California RiversideRiverside, California

The Arroyo Plan phases over 1,955,000

overall gross square feet of academic,

performing arts, and residential buildings

through 30 years of development. The

arroyo is designed to minimize flood

hazards, reintroduce a viable system of

native habitat, and provide the campus

a meaningful network of open space.

Ms. Burnett, with WRT, led a team of

hydrologists, biologists, and geotechnical

engineers in the formation of a ‘detailed

project program’ for 125 acres required

for development of the rapidly growing

university.

The native riparian vegetation, to be restored along the arroyo, will strike a distinctive band across the campus in contrast to the mature ornamental landscape and agricultural orchards. These elements of the landscape combine to testify to the natural and academic history of the University.


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One Miramar Street ApartmentsGraduate Student HousingUniversity of California San Diego, CA

The site for 800 graduate students is set

on a small mesa within the university’s

natural open space network. The residential

landscape provides opportunities for

gathering outdoors for a meal, recreation

and study. Lawn panels are sited for

informal activities and retain seasonal

stormwater.

Laura Burnett was the principal-in-charge

with WRT for the design/build team and

prepared the site design and landscape

construction documentation then worked

closely with the contractor through

implementation.


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Cultural Landscape Management Plan & RehabilitationAudrey Geisel University HouseUniversity of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

This 6.91 acre property is designated a

Sanctified Cemetery by the Native American

Heritage Commission. It holds tremendous

significance to the Kumeyaay, and historic

resource community. Radiocarbon dates

from the archaeological site indicate Native

American presence on the property nearly

10,000 years ago. The house was built in

1952 by William Black and is on the National

Register of Historic Places. UCSD purchased

the property in 1967 to house the Chancel-

lor.

Laura Burnett led the preparation of the

Cultural Landscape Management Plan and

the landscape rehabilitation design and

documentation for UCSD. The plan includes

a site history; documentation of historic

conditions; existing conditions; period(s) of

historical precedent; and treatment recom-

mendations for the long-term preserva-

tion and stewardship of the property. The

rehabilitation plan recreates native coastal

habitat on the western portion of the site.

Governor’s Historic Preservation Award for 2015, California Preservation Foundation Preservation Design Award in 2014

Stormwater collection and treatment and new utilities are installed above ground to mini-mize disturbance to the cultural resources.


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Matthews QuadUniversity of CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

To meet the needs of the growing campus

community the Student Academic Services

Facility replaced three 1940s Camp

Matthews military buildings. Matthews Quad

has served as the common open lawn since

the property was dedicated to UCSD in 1964

hosting festivals, protests, and quiet retreat.

As the senior landscape architect with WRT,

Ms. Burnett sought to preserve this layer of

the cultural landscape in the site planning

and design for the building. Remnants of

the Marines occupation, including mature

trees and foundations, were retained in the

design of Matthews Quad. The building

was programmed for continuous activities

throughout the day. Rob Wellington

Quigley’s architecture invites direct access

to the quad from the street as well as views

from the community spaces within and on

top of the building. The landscape includes

new paths for direct access, a porous

concrete plaza and native California plant

materials.

Burnett led the prepara-tion of the University Center Neighborhood Study with Matthews Quad as its central green.

Matthews Quad is central to the character of the UCSD campus and extends the uses programed for the Student Activities Services Facility


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Scripps Institution of OceanographyUniversity of CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

This world-renowned marine research

institution is closely allied to the natural

environment’s fields of research as well as in

its physical context along bluffs overlooking

the Pacific. As an outgrowth of our work

on several planning studies, Ms. Burnett,

with WRT, was the landscape architect

for Pawka Green, the central open space

on campus. Framed in part by buildings,

including historic Old Ritter Hall, Pawka

Green is the heart of campus, a central

and multipurpose open space with views

to the ocean. Subtle terraces are carved

from the sloping site to provide a variety of

spaces that accommodate large and small

gatherings. Indigenous plants and materials

reinforce the character of the landscape and

surrounding buildings.

Seating areas are located strategically near building entrances to create and maintain a sense of activity along the Green’s edge.


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Torrey Pines VillageUniversity of CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

As principal-in-charge with WRT Ms. Burnett

prepared the campus landscape plans for

the 8-acre residential neighborhood for

1,800 transfer students. The designed open

space system provides opportunities for

outdoor gathering, recreational and study

as well as the circulation needs for retail and

dining facilities.

Built in two phases through two design/

build teams each led by a nationally

recognized construction contractor.

Both projects meet LEED silver, with the

landscape solving stormwater detention

and cleansing through grading, soil

enhancement and the use of native plant

material. Plan of both housing projects are united by the landscape


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Campus Planning & DesignUniversity of CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

The University Center Study guides the

development of 82 acres at the core of

the UCSD Campus. It defines development

sites for 26 new academic, residential and

administration buildings in a framework

of inviting open spaces and functional

circulation routes. A new light rail transit

corridor and multi-modal station is

sited within a centrally located remnant

canyon providing new development

opportunities for buildings and a campus

amphitheater. Design guidelines set forth

standards to achieve the desired density

and create distinct identities for the two

neighborhoods. Ten implementation phases

are established. Laura Burnett, as a senior

landscape architect with WRT, lead the team

of economists, traffic, and parking engineers

and worked closely with the University. The

Study achieved the unanimous support from

the numerous campus planning and design

committees that were actively engaged

throughout the planning process.Conrad Prebys Music Center with LMN Architects

Subsequent site design projects by Ms. Burnett following the master plan

Matthews Quad is central to the character of the UCSD campus and extends the uses programed for the Student Activities Services Facility


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The Urban Land Institute (ULI) invited Ms.

Burnett to serve on the Advisory Service

Panel for the Colorado Healthy Community

Initiative. The rural community had won

a funding from the Colorado Health

Foundation to work with the ULI panel to

develop recommendations for developing

programs and facilities to improve public

health.

The panel held extensive interviews with

community members and worked together

to identify precedents and principles. Ms.

Burnett developed the idea for the town

trail as well as concept plans for park

revitalization.

Urban Land InstituteAdvisory Services

Making healthy choices easier

A vision of how the proposed Lamar Loop will be used by pedestrian, equestrians and cyclists.

Burnett’s sketches provided a quick under-standing of how little is needed to program and establish a 7-mile multi-use trail circling the town connecting parks and schools to neighborhoods and the central business district.

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