Our Work: Interpretation & Exhibit Design

Interpretive signs at Dunlap Island Park, highlighting the natural and cultural history of the St. Louis River from both Indigenous and settler perspectives

Planned and designed a cohesive wayfinding system that enhances the overall visitor experience at Washington Crossing Historic Park

Presenting a more comprehensive narrative at Thomas Jefferson’s retreat house and plantation

Led the development of a new interpretive plan for the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail on Hawai‘i Island

Created a framework that reflects the natural and human histories of the land and the people connected to it to shape a shared interpretive vision

Interpreting our nation’s parks from Alaska to the Everglades

Creating new exhibits with bilingual, tactile, and interactive elements that preserve the history of Spanish colonization and Indigenous heritage in Texas

Created six interpretive trail panels for Carver Park Reserve’s Lowry Nature Center, highlighting Dakota perspectives on nature and featuring spoken-word audio

Designed, fabricated, and installed 15 outdoor exhibits that brought history to life through stories, maps, tactile models, and illustrations on the National Mall in Washington, DC

Interpretive messaging and outdoor creative signage for the history and nature of Dakota people

Creating new exhibit design as part of the restoration of the Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte Memorial Hospital on the Omaha Reservation in Walthill, Nebraska

Developing an Interpretive Master Plan for 140-acre public gardens and forest preserve on Bainbridge Island, Washington

Designed wayfinding and interpretive signage for the Shakopee Riverfront Cultural Trail, to caption the landscape while bringing the area’s rich history and cultural heritage to life

Creating 55 wayside exhibits along nine trails in Itasca State Park, incorporating Dakota and Ojibwe languages and multi-sensory interactives

Developing exhibits and videos that promote outdoor exploration and foster a sense of familiarity and anticipation for the underground tour

Creating a visitor experience for a cultural and environmental center that will connect people with the Sanctuary as a Dakota sacred place

Developing an interpretive plan at George Stoppel Farmstead of two immigrant brothers, George and Joseph Stoppel, who left Germany in the 1830s

Interpretive signage conveys messages of stewardship, sustainability, and Dakota history

New signage enriches the visitor experience and fosters greater understanding of Bison

Creating new exhibits that explore connections between natural resources and cultural histories at this Civilian Conservation Corps era park

Interpretive planning at Dakota homeland in support of natural resources restoration

Significant archaeological investigation in collaboration with Dakota partners

Preservation planning, archaeology, community histories, and interpretation for redevelopment along Minneapolis’ waterfront

Culturally rich stories from Georgia’s largest and southernmost barrier island

Immersive exhibits inspire wonder at the works of nature

Interpretation in Dakota and English highlights the significance of the Minnesota Bison Conservation Herd.

A roadmap for developing a culturally-authentic tourism program and creating meaningful economic development.

New exhibits share stories from the nation’s first national seashore

Expanding an exhibit to tell a larger story of George Daniels’ life and of the Minnesota African American community

Developed and oversaw fabrication of interpretive waysides of pollinators at 10 MN state parks.

Revealing difficult stories through place-based interpretation and storytelling

New exhibits support tourism revival and economic development for PA Wilds

Interpretive elements highlight an architectural marvel’s past and revitalized present

Exhibits and Cultural Learning Center share the richness of black culture in an Ohio community.

Encouraging exploration and care through creative, award-winning exhibits

Expanding the story at the home of a Confederate general

Developed 23 interpretive waysides for Garman Nature Preserve and Indian Mounds Park that incorporated original indigenous artwork

Bilingual waysides share centuries of history and merging cultures at the U.S.’s oldest masonry fort

Developing touring exhibits that will bring civil rights sites to light

Interpretation and resources planning inform stewardship and preservation of extensive cultural history on a river corridor

Audio descriptions for a family-friendly interpretive exhibit to improve accessibility are a first for this state park system

Adding interpretive value to an unlikely place: a trash processing facility

Engaging communities to re-envision interpretation and storytelling along St. Paul’s Mississippi waterfront

Interpretive waysides and hands-on tactiles enhance accessibility while sharing stories of this sacred place