OMAHA BY DESIGN AWARDS 2008 GREEN LEAF TO GALLUP
May 21, 2008
May 21, 2008
OMAHA BY DESIGN AWARDS 2008 GREEN LEAF TO GALLUP
The Gallup Organization is the recipient of Omaha by Design’s 2008 Green Leaf award.
The Green Leaf recognizes an individual, organization or business that has worked to preserve and enhance the metro area’s natural setting and public park system. Julie Curd, executive director of materials management at Gallup, accepted the award at the May 21 meeting of the Omaha by Design Advisory Committee.
The Gallup Organization was recognized for the creation of a native meadow on the front lawn of its riverfront campus. This 20-acre field – which once served as a haphazard dumping ground for gravel, asphalt and other construction debris – is now home to four species of native grasses, 22 species of wildflower and an abundance of wildlife. It has resulted in labor and water savings for the company, and has given the soil a chance to recapture the health of its prairie past.
In addition to being a point of pride for employees and a roadside interest for passersby, the native meadow is a learning laboratory for kids from Gallup’s on-site child care facility.
The Green Leaf is part of a trio of awards recognizing the goals of the city’s Urban Design Element, a planning tool that lays out a framework for changing the quality of development in Omaha while protecting and enhancing the city’s natural environment. Each is presented annually in addition to Omaha by Design’s Laurels Award, which honors an individual, organization or business for significant contributions to great public spaces in the City of Omaha.For more information, contact Connie Spellman, director of Omaha by Design, at connie@omahabydesign.org.