This portfolio document provides information on the landscape architecture skills and experience of Dañelle Elise Howell. It includes sections on planting design, conceptual site design, stream restoration, sustainability research, stormwater management, sketching, grading, and photography. Projects discussed include a campground design, forested bike path, roads, Beaver Creek restoration, community gardens, greenwalls, and the Greensburg Art Museum stormwater management design. The document emphasizes Howell's experience with AutoCAD, grading techniques, conceptual design, sustainability, and hand sketching abilities.

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Dañelle Elise Howell
113 6th Street
Morgantown, WV 26505
e: dhowell5@mix.wvu.edu
t: 304.888.6968
planting design
conceptual site design
stream restoration
sustainability research
storm water management
sketching
grading
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4. The art of planting design is what gives outdoor spaces their
character and identity. Anyone with a green thumb can plant
a garden, but it takes a certain skill to completely tie a space
and it’s conceptual function together. I have studied the proper
rules and techniques for planting design in planting beds,
along with experience in how to use Land FX and putting the
appropriate planting schedules together. I have learned how to
professionally label planting beds in accordance to the planting
plan, making it easy to read and determine the types of plants
used.
I have a high familiarity withAutoCAD, in which I have experience
in creating master plans, section cuts and planting/construction
details, which make construction and planting of the objects
I design more understandable. I also understand the usage
of different lineweights, line types and scales when creating
master plans.
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5. I have come very well acquainted
with the technique of grading
over the past year. I have graded
sites ranging from a campground
design to a forested bike path, to
roads. I know how to decifer curves
and slopes of such according to
horizontal and vertical alignments.
With such experience I am finding it
easier to grade sites from the very
start, but as I have heard perfection
comes with time and practice.
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6. Behind every design there is a story, a
structure, a concept. Although innovation
and growth is often popular, sometimes it
is important to keep a certain connection
to the existing, keeping a site attatched
to its roots and past.
Indian Meadows is an existing campsite
near Morgantown, WV looking for ideas
for an enormous 94 acre re-design, while
not taking away from the sites already
apparent open and rustic feel. After doing
much analysis and research on the sites
grounds, surrounding and history I came
up with a design that kept the spaces
open while also expanding its capacity
to host large events, house more people
and provide many different learning
experiences, bringing in more guests all
year round. The site reaches levels of
sustainability with the use of solar panels,
septic fields, water collection and on site
food growth.
The site reaches out toward students
and kids with both recreational and
educational additions. The greenhouse
and food plots are perfect for plant ID and
cultivation guidance. The constructed
pondandwetlandcreateseniccentralized
spots while also spawning a different
wildlife existence. The ropes course
provides outlets for tree and bird ID while
also creating a team-bonding expereince.
Paths extend all throughout the site,
up and down all the different slopes,
encouraging exercise and adventure.
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Stream restoration is extremely important when it comes to
the environmental health of a river or stream. Restoration is
refering to expanding the habitat for diverse species, bank
erosion reduction, improvement of water quality and
schieving a self-sustaining, functional flow regime in the
stream system that does not require constant human
attention. I have studied these practices in the Beaver
Creek restoration project. I learned how to classify a
stream and discuss certain restorative techniques needed
to bring that stream back to its natural, sustainable state.
I’ve studied daming styles that create a riffle and pool effect
along the stream, slowing down the water flow and reducing
erosion. With this design I brought people into the natural
envorionment, teaching them about the existing stream, it’s
wildlife habitat and how we made it stay that way.
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9. When we design, we need to think about the carbon footprint we are leaving behind. Healthy ecosystems and
environments are necessary to the survival and flourishing of humans and other wildlife. Sustainability should be
incorporated into everything designed from here on out. Below are some examples of case studies I have
created on certain designs and sustainability techniques that I later incorporated into some of my other
projects. These range from community gardens, to greenwalls, to cheap water treatment which all are within reach
of achievement.
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10. With any design you need to always think of
stormwater management. Redirecting water is
one thing, but you also need to treat it as much
as you can before sending it underground. In my
Greensburg Art Museum project I learned how
to calculate how much stormwater I’ll be dealing
with at the highest rate and designed the right
sized bioswales to contain and redirect the water
off site, while cleaning it at the same time. This
design was meant to teach the surrounding
community about this sustainability movement
while also bringing a little art outside while
drawing people inside the museum. This project
really gave me a feel for what is expected in the
real world because no matter what project I
tackle I will always need to think ‘stormwater’.
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12. With all of the technology there is today it’s very rare to see a lot of hand
sketching anymore. I feel my sketching ability really makes me stand out
from everyone else. I can do quick but detailed sketchs on a site visit, or a
complete landscape just for fun. Whatever the scenery, I can draw it.
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14. Dañelle Elise Howell
113 6th Street
Morgantown, WV 26505
e: dhowell5@mix.wvu.edu
t: 304.888.6968