About Us
What is Ecological Design?
Fairbank Ecological Design provides a whole systems approach to property management, addressing the ecological context of the landscape you call home. In addition to fine design, we deliver projects that remediate stormwater, conserve soil and water resources, and provide native ecosystem services to the fragile Cape Cod environment. It is our philosophy that incorporating conservation into our everyday landscaping is not only the right thing to do but also the more practical, economical, and sustainable. Explore the Fairbank way of managing your property, bringing your home to nature's doorstep.
Start your own 'Homegrown National Park!'
Doug Tallamy's recent book, Bringing Nature Home provides the philosophy behind our conservation mission. U.S. National Parks are beloved for the protection they provide to much of our threatened habitat. The problem is that they are all disconnected by swaths of suburban sprawl while much of the habitat they are trying to support requires connectivity. Tallamy's solution is for us all to create our own homegrown parks on our properties, providing essential habitat corridors between these protected spaces.
At Fairbank Ecological Design, we incorporate this idea into your larger landscaping goals. (Picture at right: a male Swallowtail butterfly pollinating a Lilac bush).
Meet the Designer!
Benjamin Fairbank has developed an extensive repertoire of conservation work over the past fifteen years since becoming a Cape Cod Washashore. Starting with two years of service with AmeriCorps Cape Cod, followed by a Master of Science in Ecological Design from the Conway School of Landscape Design, Ben has planned and implemented countless conservation management projects with municipalities and non-profits throughout Massachusetts including coastal erosion control, cultural grassland restoration, green infrastructure projects, wetlands protection, and more. With his creative passions in site engineering and fine landscape design, Ben has adapted these skills and passions to supporting residential customers in their land use and conservation goals.