Blue Forest & SE Group: Partner Profile


SE Group and Blue Forest are working to promote healthy forests and accelerate wildfire resilience across the western landscape.

“SE Group’s extensive experience in environmental planning has helped bring together many partners to develop an implementation plan that is already being used to get ready for work next field season,” Kim Seipp, Managing Director of Science and Research, explains. “For this project, the NEPA-permitted landscape is 75,000 acres, but the Forest and partners wanted to identify a footprint and scope of work focused on the WUI and community and infrastructure protection. SE Group helped us move from concept to an actual work plan.”

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NNECAPA Project of the Year Award 2023


The Kingdom Trails Network Capacity Study has taken home another award: the Northern New England Chapter of the American Planning Association (NNECAPA) 2023 Project of the Year! This is the third time this project has been recognized for its important contribution to community and recreation planning in the Northeast.

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Defining Summer Success


The November 2023 issue of Ski Area Management (SAM) magazine features an article written by April Darrow and Claire Humber, SE Group’s Director of Resort Planning.

“It’s been an interesting journey to track how the industry has evolved (in defining operational success), and how the conversations have evolved,” says Humber. “No one has the same ski area, the same brand, or the same natural environment, so no one is going to have the same offerings. Not everyone is going to measure success in the same way.”

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Claire Humber and Gabby Voeller Present at ULI Recreation Development Council


SE Group’s Claire Humber and Gabby Voeller presented at the Urban Land Institute’s Recreation Development Council (RDC) meeting in November 2023 alongside Darla Callaway from Design Workshop and Mark Baker from Wood + Partners.

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SE Group Welcomes Dayton Crites, Senior Outdoor Recreation Planner


SE Group is excited to welcome Dayton Crites, Senior Outdoor Recreation Planner, to our team!

Dayton says, “I’m incredibly fortunate to find myself working with a talented group of planners and designers who all share a common passion for the value of outdoor recreation. There’s never a dull day at work when I’m working hard to help realize visions and turn big ideas into trail networks, beautiful streetscapes, and inspiring resorts.”

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SE Group Receives Premier Award for Client Satisfaction 2023


SE Group is thrilled to receive the 2023 Premier Award for Client Satisfaction! This award from PSMJ Resources, Inc. honors firms in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry that deliver an outstanding client experience.

We are fortunate to work with our clients to create great outdoor spaces and enrich people’s lives through the power of outdoor recreation. As trusted partners, advisors, and champions for our clients, we bring the value of experience to help implement a strategic vision and deliver exceptional projects that positively impact their communities.

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Extell and Alterra Announce Major Terrain Expansion of Deer Valley Resort


SE Group is excited to share a major terrain expansion of the iconic Deer Valley Resort nestled in the Wasatch Mountains in Park City, Utah. The project is led by a landmark partnership between Extell Development Company and Alterra Mountain Company.

SE Group designed and planned the expanded terrain and seamless connectivity between the two resort areas. Chris Cushing led the master planning, which included flagging and field fitting each ski run. This design work honors his father, one of the principal designers of historical Deer Valley, and the namesake of Cushing’s Cabin at the resort.

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Kingdom Trails Network Capacity Study Selected as VPA Project of the Year


We are proud to announce that the Kingdom Trails Network Capacity Study has taken home another award: the Vermont Planner’s Association 2023 Project of the Year!

This Network Capacity Study stands out as one of our favorite recent projects because its unique challenges were so well suited for SE Group’s strengths and services: recreation planning, visitation/use analysis, economic development, land planning, and community engagement.

Kingdom Trails are a premiere mountain biking destination that attracts over a hundred thousand visitors annually and generates millions of dollars in economic spending in adjacent communities. 

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Two SE Group Articles featured in May edition of SAM Magazine


The May issue of Ski Area Management magazine is out and we are pleased to report that it features not one but two articles from SE Group authors.

Director of Resort Planning Claire Humber‘s piece is titled “Investing in Retention of Interest.” Leaning on her deep expertise in strategic planning, Claire encourages ski area owners and operators to look beyond the traditional ROI (return on investment) to consider another ROI when planning capital expenditures: retention of interest.

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SE Group Wins Three Vermont Public Places Awards


SE Group had a strong showing at the 2023 Vermont Public Places Awards ceremony in May, taking home 3 of the 7 awards available.

Creating public spaces that enrich communities through connections to the outdoors is the foundation of SE Group’s work. That’s why we are particularly proud of these awards, which recognize a wide variety of project-types that promote public uses and benefits here in the backyard of our Burlington office.

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