Research indicates that, when children play and learn in nature, they do so with more vigor, engagement, imagination, and cooperation than in artificial environments.
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Bishop Ranch
San Ramon, CA
Bishop Ranch is a large business park and mixed-use development in San Ramon, California. We had several different projects in this area for Summerhill Homes, the Chevron headquarters, Belmont Village Senior Living in the Orchards Neighborhood, and Sycamore Neighborhood.
Log Recycling Bishop Ranch
6 Summerhill Homes
Site Completed
Early 2025
Client
Summerhill Homes,
Bishop Ranch
Prime Contractor
Summerhill Homes
Wood Species
Atlas Cedar, Deodar Cedar
Services
Log Recycling
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Chevron
100 Logs (80 trees)
Site Completed
Summer 2024
Client
Chevron, Bishop Ranch
Architect
NBBJ Architects
Wood Species
Redwood, Liquid Amber
Services
Project Management
Tree Removal
Onsite Milling
Custom Site Furnishings
Day 1: Tree Removal
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Day 2: Tree Removal and Milling
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Day 3: Milling and Transport
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Belmont Village San Ramon
128 Trees
Site Completed
Jan 2023 - Feb 2025
Client
Belmont Village San Ramon,
Bishop Ranch Orchards Neighborhood
Architect
HKIT Architects
Landscape Architect
Gates and Associates
Prime Contractor
W.E. O’Neil Construction
Wood Species
Redwood, Ash, Sycamore
Services
Tree Removal
Milled and Cured Wood
Custom Site Furnishings
Featured
Sycamore Neighborhood
Site Completed
Summer 2025
Client
Bishop Ranch Sycamore Neighborhood
Landscape Architect
Groundworks
Prime Contractor
Bishop Ranch
Wood Species
London Plane
Services
Log Recycling
Site Furnishing Fabrication
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Marin Academy
Site Completion
Aug 2024
Client
Marin Academy
Landscape Architect
CMG Landscape
Architecture
Prime Contractor
BUILD Group
Featured In
Marin Independent Journal
Marin Magazine
Marin Academy
San Rafael, CA
Through CMG Landscape Architecture, Bay Area Redwood was able to lend its expertise on what locally sourced urban wood materials could work for the Marin Academy courtyard project. This project is part of Marin Academy’s Vision 2050 plan to create beautiful communal spaces around the campus. Working alongside CMG Landscape Architecture and BUILD Group Inc, we provided sustainably sourced Monterey Cypress Decking for this outdoor seating area, a material deeply rooted in the local landscape. The cypress provides a warm and bright color when freshly cut and oiled and then oxidizes with a beautiful silver patina that shimmers in the sun and will continue to provide beauty and function to the space.
Services
Material Supply
Products
Monterey Cypress Decking
Wood Species
Monterey Cypress
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Billygoats Las Cabritas Preschool
Site Completion
Oct 2025
Client
Billygoats Las Cabritas
Landscape Architect
BASE Landscape Architecture
Prime Contractor
Headlands Hardscaping
Landscape Contractor
RDZ Landscape Evolution
Construction Management
Dorman Associates, Inc.
Nature-Based Learning in San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Billygoats Las Cabritas is a Spanish immersion preschool that focuses on fostering the connection between children and outdoor spaces, encouraging free play and creativity. With this school's vision and goals in mind, we worked together with BASE Landscape Architecture, Headlands Hardscaping, RDZ Landscape Evolution, and Dorman Associates, Inc. to construct this new nature play playground. Now that the structures are in place, it'll really be up to the students and their teachers to make it their own through imagination.
Services
Materials Supply
Project Management
Products
Redwood Logs
Redwood Stumps
Wood Species
Redwood
Featured
Installation Photos
Featured
Prospect Sierra School
Site Completion
Fall 2025
Client
Prospect Sierra
Landscape Architect
Bay Tree Design
Landscape Contractor
Cagwin & Dorward
TK-8 Private School Playground
El Cerrito, CA
Thanks to the thoughtful design and considerations from the Bay Tree Design Landscape Architecture team, the contractor expertise of Cagwin & Dorward, and the sustainable materials provided by Bay Area Redwood, we completed this new Nature Play playground for the Prospect Sierra students. Our team provided the eucalyptus stumps and logs used throughout the 0.5-acre space. All materials were carefully sanded and prepared for integration into the natural playground design.
Services
Material Supply
Finishing
Products
Water Feature Log
Eucalyptus for long term durability
Wood Species
Eucalyptus
Cypress
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Installation Photos
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Child and Family Center | California State University Long Beach
Site Completion
July/August 2025
Client
California State University Long Beach
Landscape Architect
SALT Landscape Architects
Prime Contractor
2H Construction
Child and Family Center
California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
When we work with schools and higher education, our main goal is to integrate natural elements into the campus environment, specifically designed to encourage free play and establish an early connection between the students and the natural environment. For this project, we supplied custom site furnishings designed for Nature Play, including redwood stools, tables, and various play elements. Redwood was our choice to provide durable, tactile, and naturally beautiful furnishings that support sensory exploration and imaginative play.
Services
Site Furnishings
Products
Nature Play
Stools
Tables
Wood Species
Urban Redwood
Featured
Wood Walkway
Private Residence Walkway
San Leandro, CA
Working with Topophyla and Oscito on this private residence landscape project, we recommended our eucalyptus 10x10s to be the support system for the redwood slab walkway. We know that eucalyptus has a bad reputation as an invasive species, with highly flammable sap and leaves, but once the lumber is properly dried and treated, the strength, hardness, and durability of the wood make it perfect for the walkway foundation.
Services
Materials Supply
Eucalyptus Drying and Finishing
Products
Eucalyptus 10x10s
Redwood Slabs
Wood Species
Eucalyptus
Redwood
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Private Residence Playground
Site Completion
Fall 2024
Client
Private Residence
Landscape Architect
Boxleaf Design
Landscape Contractor
Gonzalez Landscaping
Private Residence Playground
Woodland, CA
Teaming up with Boxleaf Design, we crafted dozens of play structure elements for this custom-designed playground. Starting with curvy oak tree branches serving as hand railings, we also fabricated log steppers, redwood posts joined together with monkey bars, feature logs, and a Monterey cypress log tunnel. Assembled and placed together intentionally to create a space to foster creativity, safety, and play for many years to come.
Services
Design Development
Feedback
Material Consulting
Products
Log Stumps/Steppers
Log Posts
Feature Play Logs
Log Tunnel
Wood Species
Oak
Eucalyptus
Redwood
Monterey Cypress
Featured
Intertribal Garden Sign
Site Completion
September 2025
Wadaadɨktihím K’aw: Intertribal Garden at C’aapá
El Dorado County, CA
This bench defines the entrance of the Intertribal Garden space named Wadaadɨktihím K’aw: Intertribal Garden at C’aapá. The name of the garden means ‘land that has been revitalized/brought back to life’ in the Nisenan language. This tending and gathering garden at Wakamatsu Farm in El Dorado County is a space in which various Tribal Partners have worked with American River Conservancy to create a garden space in which planting, tending, and gathering of native plants will be of benefit to the land and the people.
Services
Material Supply
Delivery Coordination
Products
Custom Engraved Block Bench
Wood Species
Herz Recreation Center
Site Completion
Fall 2025
Client
San Francisco Recreation and Parks
Architect
LMS Architects (Leddy Maytum Stacy)
Prime Contractor
S.J. Amoroso Construction
Consultant
Hollins Consulting
Developer
Mercy Housing
Herz Recreation Center Site Furnishings
San Francisco, CA
Using cypress logs that were sourced onsite, we followed the designs by LMS Architects to create custom seating and furnishings for this entryway at the Herz Recreation Center. By salvaging wood from the site and turning it into furnishings, we ensure that the new pieces are made from the most sustainable materials, prolong the metaphorical lives of these trees, create pieces that are unique to the site and the area, and prevent waste. Our team was able to mill the two block benches and center stump seating, keeping the live edge imperfections while making them safe to use and interact with.
Services
Log Pick Up
Milling
Finishing into Custom Pieces
Products
Site Furnishings from Onsite Logs
Wood Species
Cypress
Featured
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Site Completion
Nov 2025
Client
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Landscape Architect
BASE Landscape Architecture
Landscape Contractor
K&D Landscaping
Nature Play at the Museum
Pacific Grove, CA
We partnered with K&D Landscaping and BASE Landscape to create a stimulating Nature Play space at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. The design uses our custom-cut sustainable wood to encourage discovery and a deeper connection between children and the natural world.
Services
Materials Supply
Delivery Coordination
Products
Redwood Stumps
Redwood Logs
Deodar Edging
Wood Species
Redwood
Deodar Cedar
Featured
Belmont Village Senior Home
Site Completion
Feb 2025
Client
Bishop Ranch
Architect
HKIT Architects
Landscape Architect
Gates and Associates
Prime Contractor
W.E. O’Neil Construction
Construction Featured in
SF YIMBY
Belmont Village Senior Home
San Ramon, CA
This was of our favorite reuse projects with Bishop Ranch. Bishop Ranch took down an old property of office buildings to turn into a senior home and a future park. We helped removed all the trees around the property, stored and cured them, and worked with the client and architects to design furnishes back into the same property. Here you’ll see the ash trees from the property turned into dining tables for the residents of Belmont Village Senior Home to enjoy! We also fabricated additional table tops, shelving, seating, and outdoor benches from our recycled redwood from Bay Area.
Services
Tree Harvesting Project Management
Log Storage
Product Fabrication to Spec
Product Delivery
Products
Dining Tables
Shelving
Outdoor and Indoor Benches
Wood Species
Ash
Redwood
Featured
Huhuunga
Site Completion
September 2025
Client
The Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy
Landscape Architect
Schmidt Design Group
Notable Contributors
Schmidt Family Foundation
Project Management
Civic Communities
Huhuunga (Place of the Bears)
Altadena, CA
One of our most culturally significant projects to date is the installation of custom benches at Huhuunga with the Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy. Every piece was carefully selected by our CEO, Nick Harvey, and the Landscape Architecture team at Schmidt Design Group, taking into account the cultural significance of the California Oak and the enduring quality of the benches. Bay Area Redwood shares the TTPC's values and philosophy of honoring the life cycle of trees, minimizing harmful environmental impact, and respecting the living landscape. We were grateful to be chosen to work on such a meaningful project.
Services
Material Supply
Delivery Coordination
Products
Custom-Made Benches
Wood Species
Coast Live Oak
Valley Oak
Featured
Stampede Livermore
Site Completion
June 2025
Client
Stampede Livermore
Stampede Livermore
Livermore, CA
We partnered with the family-owned Stampede Livermore to outfit their space with custom furniture and bar elements. The scope included the main bar, all dining tables, and the bars and tables for their reservable Saloon space. To achieve a rich, rustic aesthetic, we supplied sustainably harvested Redwood, finishing the material with a deep Dark Walnut stain. This durable, custom woodwork defines a warm and inviting atmosphere, supporting this local business in creating a central gathering place for the community.
Services
Material Supply
Products
Products
Tables
Bar Tops
Main Bar
Wood Species
Redwood with Dark Walnut Stain
Featured
Half Moon Bay Creek Restoration
Site Completion
Sept 2025
Client
CalTrans
Prime Contractor
Disney Construction
Rootwad Sourcing & Transportation
Hamilton Tree Service Inc.
Half Moon Bay Creek Restoration
Half Moon Bay Creek, CA
We partnered with Caltrans and Disney Construction on the Half Moon Bay Creek Restoration project, supplying Incense Cedar root wads. These materials were sustainably harvested as part of a forest thinning project designed to mitigate fire risk in the area. The root wads were meticulously cleaned and installed to stabilize creek banks and create vital aquatic refuge areas. This approach powerfully demonstrates how using natural, responsibly sourced materials can effectively serve both ecological restoration and community safety goals.
Services
Material Supply
Products
Meticulously Cleaned Root Wads
Wood Species
Incense Cedar
Featured
Filoli Lamchin Interpretive Center
Lamchin Interpretive Center (Open hours 10am–5pm Daily)
Woodside, CA
We at Bay Area Redwood understand the importance of recognizing and acknowledging the past and present stewardship of the original inhabitants of this land. The Filoli Lamchin Interpretive Center aims to walk visitors through the history and story of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples, who are the original caretakers of the San Francisco Peninsula. This project was a collaboration between the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone and Filoli. We provided two types of wood throughout the exhibition: Redwood, which grew on the slopes of the mountains, and Coast Live Oak, found in the flatlands and rolling foothills.
Services
Material Supply
Products
Exhibition Pieces
Wood Species
Redwood
Coast Live Oak
Featured
Atherton Residence Bench
Site Completion
Fall 2025
Client
Private Residence
Landscape Architect
Studio Green
Prime Contractor
Conscapes
Elevating Luxury Residences With Reclaimed Wood
Atherton, CA
Here is an example of how reclaimed wood can enhance a private luxury space. Redwood was our choice for the space due to its deep, rich color and durability. Our goal at Bay Area Redwood is to keep felled and salvaged wood out of the waste system by prolonging their legacies in other forms. Adding reclaimed wood to luxury, private, and even public spaces adds character and life. We'd like to thank the hardworking teams at Studio Green and Conscapes for making pieces like this bench possible.
Services
Material Supply
Products
Live Edge Bench
Wood Species
Redwood
Featured
Stanford Tree Recycling
Site Completion
Ongoing
Client
Stanford University
Architect
ZGF Architects
Landscape Architect
Interstice Architects
Prime Contractor
Whiting-Turner
Landscape Contractor
Park West
Tree Removal
Hamilton Tree Service Inc.
Project Management
Bay Area Redwood
Stanford University Tree Recycling and Removal
Stanford, CA
As beautiful as the end products we make from salvaged wood are, it's important to highlight the expertise, hard work, precautions, and considerations required for taking down and harvesting the trees beforehand. It is our privilege to serve as the Project Manager for this multi-year tree salvaging project alongside ZGF Architects, Interstice Architects, Whiting-Turner, Parkwest, and Hamilton Tree Service Inc. Together, we safely removed huge Coast Live Oak trees and a Blue Oak, ensuring they came down in the safest way that minimizes ecological damage to the area. We at Bay Area Redwood will now utilize the wood harvested from this project, transforming it into products for campus use and other projects to continue the trees' long legacy.
Services
Tree Harvesting Project Management
Tree Removal
Products
To Be Determined
Wood Species
Coast Live Oak
Blue Oak
Featured
Joaquin Miller Elementary School
Site Completion
Aug 2025
Client
Joaquin Miller Elementary School
Landscape Architect
JDD Landscape Architecture and Design
Partners and Funding
Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation
KABOOM!
Oakland Unified School District
Elementary School Playground
Oakland, CA
This playground project at Joaquin Miller Elementary School is a great example of community investing in youth education and well-being. After receiving funding and support from the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation and KABOOM!, JDD Landscape Architecture proceeded to transform the brutally hot and empty blacktop into a natural playground using the materials we supplied. The design intent was to be inspired by the surrounding Oakland Hills, forests, and creeks and bring nature back to the playground while also honoring the legacy of what used to be a Boy Scout campground.
Services
Materials Supply
Material Delivery
Products
20 Logs of Various Sizes and Lengths
30 Stumps from Various Wood Species
Wood Species
Eucalyptus
Oak
Featured
Berkeley Hills House
Berkeley Hills Private Residence Backyard
Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, CA
This project serves as a great example of how nature play can be scaled down for backyard spaces while not compromising on thoughtful design and materials. Teaming up with Oscito as the Landscape Contractor, we provided sustainably harvested Redwood materials along with milling services to bring the design by Plantkind to life.
Services
Materials Supply
Redwood Millwork
Products
Redwood Balance Beam
Redwood Blocks
Wood Species
Redwood
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