Watershed worked closely with Thompson Engineering and a steering committee made of community stakeholders to design Fairhope’s newest park, the 72-acre Flying Creek Nature Preserve. City officials and Fairhope residents celebrated the park's grand opening on Aug. 23, 2025.

An adaptive reuse of an existing home, the Nature Center serves the city’s newest park, Flying Creek Nature Preserve, which opened to the public on Aug. 23, 2025.

The Gulf Coast Eco Center is a campus of resilient green buildings set in a restored coastal forest with both indoor and outdoor learning spaces.

The award-winning Pavilion and Outdoor Classroom is Phase One of the master plan for Fairhope Educational Enrichment Foundation’s Nest Educational Enrichment Campus.

Alabama’s first Living Building demonstrates not only resilience to the symptoms of climate change, but the possibility of a cure.

The Gulf State Park Lodge is now the first SITES® hospitality project in the world and the first certified FORTIFIED™ Commercial Building in the world, raising the bar globally for resilient structural design and land development projects.

An overarching vision for every visitor to be able to connect with nature. Watershed is proud to be part of the master planning team for Gulf State Park, led by internationally recognized Sasaki Associates, and supported by a team of local experts.

The Learning Campus is sited on 16 acres of upland forest at Gulf State Park, adjacent to park headquarters. The facilities include “bunk room” style lodging facilities, an auditorium, indoor and outdoor classrooms, and a restaurant.

The Master Plan seeks to identify opportunities for the creation of safe, sustainable, and accessible paddling infrastructures and protect environmental resources.

A research facility and education center that’s a model of energy efficient design.

A roadmap to promote stewardship and eco-conscious development.

Guidelines to build greener homes – for everyone.