Laguna Wilderness Park Nix Nature Center

Spurlock conducted site planning and landscape design for the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Nature Center. The Nix Nature Center sits at a central trail access point within Little Sycamore Canyon. Just barely visible from the road, it beckons park visitors to explore the entire wilderness area. The 2,000-sf center features interactive displays, interpretive panels, fossil-imbedded rockwork, audio recordings, projected images, art, and artifacts. It’s expansive windows frame three named views – The Peaks of Saddleback, Little Sycamores of Bunchgrass, and Buckwheat and Stories in Stone – forming the cornerstones of the exhibit plan. The exterior features art and educational elements, a shaded Donor recognition courtyard, a “painter’s pier” for artists and their easels, and a 1/2-mile loop trail funded by the Irvine Ranch Land Reserve Trust.