PLANNING | FUNDING | DESIGNING SERVICES

WET provides a wide range of services related to master planning, landscape architecture, and grant funding.

Thank you for visiting our booth at the annual Montana Trails, Recreation, and Parks Association Conference!

-Stephen Coe, Sr Planner & Megan Terry, Sr Landscape Architect

Planning

Successful master planning requires thoughtful collection of information, technically rigorous engineering, and place-based design that results in long standing, flourishing communities.

The need for smart, sustainable solutions has never been greater than it is today. WET’s master planning services focus on end user-based input to develop achievable solutions to support sustainable community growth. WET integrates a wide variety of considerations and perspectives into the master planning process by addressing sustainability, user needs, image, context, cost, and functionality to create a cohesive master plan solution to guide future growth.

WET has the ability to carry out any combination of master planning services from our multidisciplinary profile. Our experience includes sustainable master plans for:

Municipal Infrastructure
Regional Destination Parks
Parks and Trails Plans
Economic Development Districts
Subdivision and Community Planning
Design Standard Planning

WET has a unique integration of engineers, state of the art surveying, landscape architects, land use specialists, and urban planners, who work together to help clients realize their development potential, particularly when it comes to complex challenges. Our usage of advanced modelling software and geographic information systems (GIS) supports the analysis of options available and the subsequent communication of results.

Together with the client, WET’s holistic approach delivers master plans that serve diverse stakeholders and communities for years to come.

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Funding

Depending on the type of project, various funding opportunities are available that can help defray costs to the owner and make the dollars go further—In Montana, grant funding programs include:

Renewable Resource Grant and Loan Program (RRGL)
Reclamation and Development Grants Program (RDGP)
Montana Coal Endowment Program (MCEP)
Community Development Block Grant Programs (CDBG)
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
Natural Resource Damage Program (NRDP)
Non-Point Source 319 Program
Other local, state, and federal programs

WET has been a technical review contractor for the Montana DNRC for its RRGL and RDGP programs for over 15 years.

WET conducts grant application reviews according to DNRC rules, provides technical advice to DNRC staff, and attends meetings with staff and other reviewers to rank the projects.

As a result, WET knows specifically what these agencies look for in grant applications and has written many successful grants.

WET has also written successful MCEP and CDBG grants for clients, and our grant staff has a firm understanding of how to craft funding packages with multiple funding sources to maximize grant funds and the required match.

Designing

Landscape architecture is the planning and implementation of the interface between the built and natural environments. It encompasses a wide range of projects and needs ranging from shaded bikeways on complete streets to multi-acre green infrastructure corridors. Simply put, it’s your environment designed. WET creates thoughtful, site-specific designs at all scales and in all communities. From helping a homeowner turn a soil issue into a backyard oasis to planning regional park amenities for all ages, WET is here to help.

The success of our projects comes from getting to know each site and client, individually. Much of our process focuses on the analysis and planning, before the design begins, to ensure the solution satisfies the constraints and exceeds expectations. We also make sure our strategy is in it for the long haul–we design for longevity, with budget in mind.

Some of the services we offer are the design and planning of:

Subdivisions
Greenways, Parks, and Trails
Commercial and Multi-Use Site Developments
Urban Placemaking and Streetscapes
Campus, Institutional, and Healthcare Environments
Green Infrastructure
Gateways, Entry, and Transportation Corridors
Reclamation/Restoration
Community Planning
Residential

The best part is that WET is part of a collaborative team. This means if complex permitting is required, if site remediation is necessary, or if grant writing is needed, WET has that knowledge and more under one roof. What that equates to is fewer points of contact for clients, less passing back and forth of projects, and more room for teamwork. From raw ground to finished project, we can help you every step of the way.