Pizzo & Associates, Ltd.Pizzo Native Plant Nursery, LLC. Native Landscape Contractors, 

LLC.ecology + vision, llc.

• Contractors focused on ecosystem restoration

• Established in 1988

• Native seed/plant Installations, stewardship & 

prescribed fire

• Native Plant Nursery

• Established in 2010

• Production of  approximately 1,250,000 

plants in 2014 spanning 300 native species

• Union Contractors focused on native landscape installs

• Established in 2009

• Ability to adapt traditional designs to native or work on native components within traditional landscape

• Consultants & Designers

• Established in 2011

• Pre/Post‐Construction services including 

consulting, assessments, design & monitoring/ 

reporting

ecological restoration-The cultural, political, social and environmental facets of a

natural community being simultaneously restored.

sus·tain·a·ble-Capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on

the environment

land·scape-noun : a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.

–verb : to improve the appearance of (an area of land, a highway, etc.), as by planting trees, shrubs, or grass, or

altering the contours of the ground.

Sell Sell SellBuy one get  12 FREEInfiltration of StormwaterImprove Water QualityStop ErosionIncrease Aesthetic ValueReduce Landscape Maintenance CostsReduce Energy UseReduce Building Maintenance CostsImprove Floral / Faunal DiversityIncrease HabitatCreate / Increase ProgrammingSolve Goose ProblemsGlobal Climate ChangeIncrease Property Value

Promises Promises Promises

8 years After Planting July 2006

8 years After Planting July 2006

ASCE gives a D+ to infrastructure well so do I for the industry.

• Intent and expectations do not match design• Performance criteria are non‐existent or poorly written

• All plans are site specific cookie cutter designs don’t work.

• Industry knowledge has stagnated circa 1995• Industry has not funded research and it works on anecdote.

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Specifications , Performance Criteria…

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Lakewood SpringsPlano, IL

Bio‐swales can be both functional as well as beautiful

Lakewood FallsPlainfield, IL

Pre‐installation 2012 – Turf Grasses Herbicided

Orland GrasslandsOrland Park, IL

+/‐ 1000 Acre Ecosystem Restoration  with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Orland Grasslands+/‐ 1000 Acre Ecosystem Restoration

Recent US EPA‐Chicago Wilderness Award winner

June 26th is our seminar and party.