Horsey the Chestnut Tree: Connecting People to Place

A horse-chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) has taken center stage in the design of an assisted living and memory care center project in Covington, Washington. Lovingly referred to as Horsey by the project design team, the nearly 50-year-old tree stands at…

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A Message from Our CEO: SCJ’s Response to COVID-19

SCJ’s Mission: Serving our clients, communities and each other with creativity, knowledge, insight and perspective. Like everyone in Washington state, and across the world, SCJ Alliance is taking extraordinary measures to ensure the health and well-being of our staff while…

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SCJ Alliance Expands Seattle Presence

SCJ's success on major engineering and planning projects has required a move to a larger office After three years of success on several, major Seattle-area efforts, SCJ's Seattle office needed to move to a larger space. On Monday, March 2, our…

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SCJ Transitions to 100% Employee-Owned Company

SCJ employee-owners, along with family, enjoy time together after work. October was a month filled with excitement for SCJ Alliance employees and President/CEO Jean Carr. “I was privileged to announce to our employees that SCJ is now a 100% employee-owned…

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Play The Next Play

Author Chris Overdorf attended West Point where he studied geography and computer science before unfortunate injuries sidelined his military career. Chris is SCJ’s Principal Landscape Architect in our Wenatchee office.  Author and SCJ Principal Landscape Architect Chris Overdorf as a…

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Elevating Public Art in Airway Heights

Airway Heights 2015 Festival and Car Show A giant Radio Flyer™ wagon in a Spokane park. A 540-pound metal Triceratops in Wenatchee. A series of fourteen-foot-tall fish trap sculptures made of bronze and basalt at the Port of Kennewick. How…

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Helping Salmon Thrive on The Olympic Peninsula

Salmon protection and habitat restoration are at the heart of an extensive fish passage barrier removal project initiated by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Throughout Washington state, there are thousands of rivers and streams that flow under roads…

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