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Data on historic events was collected and organized along a timeline and a seasonal activities diagram was created for Seven Islands and used to inform design decisions.
The Seven Islands Wildlife Reserve project creates a place along the
wetland that serves as a bird blind for birders and also a place for
education through exploration. Many of the elements of the design are
based on the micro-habitats of the wetland, for example the bird blind
resembles the tall native grasses of the wetland and has "perches" that
mimic the way in which birds interact with their surroundings.
Other elements of the design are taken from the flight patterns of the goldfinch, the low running passages of quales, frogs hopping from floating vegetation, and the secession of the wetland to prairie land are all incorporated into the spaces for children to interact with and learn from.