Civil & Environmental

JONESPLAN stands uniquely positioned to excel in Civil and Environmental projects, drawing on our extensive experience and expertise in landscape construction. Our holistic approach to working outside has honed our ability to navigate complex project dynamics, collaborate with diverse stakeholders, and integrate cutting-edge technologies, all while prioritizing environmental stewardship. With a proven track record in executing aesthetically pleasing, functional, and ecologically sensitive outdoor spaces, we have a unique ability to create spaces that thrive and endure.

Our mitigation initiatives include improvements to both urban and rural waterways. By working with local municipalities, we have completed civil improvements, habitat enhancement, and beautification of urban aquatic ecosystems. Through strategic partnerships with landowners, we have effectively stabilized rural riverbanks while navigating the presence of endangered species and creating new habitats for additional wildlife. Both types of projects tackle the dual challenge of environmental protection and structural enhancement.

JONESPLAN's well-established reputation across various aspects of outdoor construction frequently positions us as the choice for notable projects that mirror the complexities inherent in typical civil and environmental endeavors. For instance, our ongoing involvement along the Arkansas River entails stabilizing the riverbank, restoring the soil profile, revegetating the slopes, and revitalizing the public areas along a flood-affected segment of the river, showcasing our hands-on commitment to this important public improvement initiative.

Our array of bonded civil projects underscores JONESPLAN’s diverse capabilities. Noteworthy among these accomplishments are the enhancement of detention facilities, the revitalization of a small-town airport, parking and streetscape improvements, the restoration of a dam, and the creation of a zoo exhibit, to cite just a few.

JONESPLAN’s typical projects consistently feature distinctive challenges that often mirror many of the same construction methodologies used in civil and environmental projects. Our foundation is built on precision, innovation, and a commitment to preserving the environment, and JONESPLAN confidently extends our expertise to Civil and Environmental projects.

Projects of Note

  • Gathering Place

    While JONESPLAN’s primary focus at award-winning Gathering Place was to install oversized native stones throughout the massive park, we also assisted with the enormous landscape scope, including wetland mitigation, temporary irrigation, beach sand installation, meadow plantings, mulching, fertilizing, flood repair and maintenance. The installed stones are now landscape walls for bench seating, the jagged hillside for Slide Vale, the spiral walkway at Chapman Adventure Playground, boulders at Water Mountain, bridge supports, giant rocks at Willow Beach, embankment slabs at Peggy’s Pond, and massive wetland weirs.

  • Gilcrease Expressway

    The Gilcrease Expressway Mitigation Plantings and Landscaping Project, a joint project between the City of Tulsa and ODOT, included improvements to 3 sites and a 3-year landscape maintenance period for each. At Site A Wet-Bottom Compensatory Storage Pond at North Peoria Avenue, JONESPLAN made adjustments to existing, and installation of, new stormwater structures including RCP culverts, manholes, inlets, and rip-rap reinforcement at outfalls. Over half a mile of 12' wide sidewalk was poured around the pond and (163) 2-3" caliper trees, 1.3 acres of wildflower seed, 3 acres of Buffalograss seed, and 4,000 sq yds of solid slab Bermudagrass was planted. The work at Site B Meandering Stream Mitigation Planting at North Lansing Place included regrading and shaping of an existing stream channel. New pools and stream bank reinforcement required 383 tons of fieldstone boulders, and 241 deciduous, flowering, and evergreen trees and 415 shrubs and grasses were planted, and 590 sq yds of Excelsior Blanket was installed. The Site E Amos Hall Detention Pond Mitigation Planting and Trail project at North Birmingham Avenue and East 32nd Street North also required adjustments to existing, and installation of, new stormwater structures and a half mile of 8' wide concrete trail. Also included at this site was the construction of a concrete platform pond overlook with a block retaining wall and pipe rail, and the planting of 47 deciduous, flowering, and evergreen trees, over an acre of Buffalograss seed, and 5,000 sq yards of solid slab Bermudagrass.

  • Arkansas River Private Ranch

    JONESPLAN stabilized 2,500 linear feet of Arkansas River frontage and an adjoining creek with detailed monitoring of the constant river flow fluctuations. Trails, dams and berms around a waterfowl habitat were created from 40,000 cubic yards of disturbed soil along the bank, and Bald Eagle nesting protections were required. Ten thousand trees were planted and 6 acres of native grass seeding was established. Seven miles of rugged hiking and ATV trails were established, and a 75-foot steel pedestrian bridge and concrete crossing were installed over a creek.

  • Zink Dam

    For many years, enjoying the eastern bank of the Arkansas River in Tulsa had been impossible due to safety and flooding concerns. After extraordinary success with the adjacent award-winning Gathering Place riverfront park, its chief architect, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, was brought in to design a new rapids pool along the bank for white-water activities. Under the leadership of Crossland Construction as general contractor, JONESPLAN concentrated its efforts on enhancing the hillside with a special mix of soils, hundreds of trees, massive limestone boulders and plantings along the walking path that borders the new rapids pool.

  • Joe Creek

    The Joe Creek drainage improvements project for the City of Tulsa near 51st & Harvard required the reinforcement of 650 linear feet of eroding creek bank between a neighborhood and Langenhein Park. JONESPLAN created a 3D model of the layout of the large segmented retaining wall blocks, 11,500 square feet in total, which was then submitted as the proposed construction plan. Access to the work area was challenging, and the project required excavation, grading, drainage, adjustments to storm sewer structures and outfalls, riprap reinforcing, and plantings, as well as a continuous concrete footing and simultaneous diversion and de-watering of the creek.