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RIVER VALLEY
Not every element within a
natural playscape has to be newly
manufactured material. Trees and
boulders are used in a different way
to become play, but other materials
may be available to transform with
a little creativity. Cannons were a
part of the Fort Atkinson history and
used tires are in abundant supply,
so through upcycling, discarded
materials can be repurposed into a
feature of the playscape.
A Gun
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UPCYCLED CANNONS
Branch and brush
to construct huts
and hideaways
Historic encampment
for role play
Native grass meadow to
crawl, hide, and discover
Native
Grasses
Hidden play area within meadow
Grass knolls to represent
the river valley bluffs
Log jams and sandbars to
represent the flow of the
Missouri River and the
obstacles within its banks
'Beaver Dam' branch
structures to play
within and represent
the fur trade of the
time of Fort Atkinson
INSPIRATION PLAN DESIGN MANAGE EXAMPLES
