Welcome Wildcat Run Residents! You can download the proposal for Landscape Renewal by right-clicking on this link, or you can view the movie in your browser by just clicking.

Michael Spencer has returned from a month in Pune, India. The trip was mostly to study yoga with Sri BKS Iyengar but of course offered many other opportunities, including a trip to Agra , home of the Taj Mahal. There is an informal blog. India is a wonderful country with some teriffic problems. The trip was very restful.

MSA hosted an intern for a very short period recently: Ashley Hill is an MLA candidate at the University of Virginia. We were sorry to see her go!

MSA needs creative people: are you looking for great job with plenty of project responsibility, and with flexible work hours? If so, consider joining MSA! You can learn about MSA on this site, and then contact us [click 'About MSA' on this page]. Full or part-time. Any computer drawing experience is fine. Thi is an immediate opening. We'll consider any level of experience.

Here's a simple way to contact Michael Spencer via AIM or iChat: our 'screen name' is 'msa at mac dot com' [simply make an email address out of this].

MSA has an immediate opening for an executive assistant: Michael Spencer needs a part-time assistant to manage the office, perform light-duty chores like printing drawing sets, change drawing dates and setups, perform minor drawing revisions, coordinate with our blueprinter, manage the phones, assist with our promotional efforts, prepare me for meetings, assist in serving clients during in-office meetings, and similar activities. Hours are very flexible, and if you have strong computer skills, we will train you to use our CAD software. Please fax a resume to 239.598.3219, or email us directly: msa AT msadesign.com [we don't put links on this page, in an effort to reduce spam].

MSA has an immediate opening for one Landscape Architect with 1+ years' experience. You can learn about MSA on this site, and then contact us [click 'About MSA' on this page]. Full or part-time. Flex-time is part of working at MSA Design. Any computer drawing experience is fine. MSA is a great place to work.

Michael Spencer has begun an 11-week course called FastTrac, sponsored by the Collier Building Industry Association.

We survived the hurricanes! small damage here at the MSA gardens, but no sturctural damage. We are lucky...consider contributing to the Red Cross.

Michael Spencer recently completed several short courses as part of the required 16 annual CEUs. These courses are often fun and always informative. An example:

Walkability, a fine lecture by Dan Burden, focused on the importance of respecting- and designing for- pedestrians. Mr. Burden also demonstrated the enormous benefit of narrowing roadway pavements, and the counter-intuitive fact that roadway capacity is inversely proportional to road width!

Florida ADA Guidelines, presented by Jeffrey Cross, was quite illuminating.

MSA has been retained by the Collier County Cooperative Extension to prepare a Master Plan for their new building; the effort includes organizing existing site spaces, as well as defining and locating future garden [and other] project sites. MSA will also document drainage improvements.

MSA has been retained by Stonebridge Country Club to prepare a Master Plan for the Clubhouse.

Michael Spencer will be attending the Florida Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architect's Annual Convention. This year the event is held in Daytona Beach. The theme this year is 'Florida Under Siege' and should be very informative.

MSA has been retained by Taylor-Woodrow to prepare conceptual site plans for 5 new communities [to be named later].

MSA has been retained by Centex Homes to prepare Landscape Development Plans for the entry to a new Ft. Myers project.

MSA has immediate openings for two Landscape Architects: one with 1+ years' experience, and one with 4-5 years' experience. You can learn about MSA on this site, and then contact [click 'About MSA' on this page. Full or part-time; telecommuters ok. Flex-time is part of working at MSA Design. We prefer experience with Powercadd [www.engsw.com], but any computer drawing experience is fine. MSA is a great place to work.

MSA has been retained by Taylor-Woodrow to prepare a graphic Master Plan for their new Ft. Myers project named 'Lucaya'.

MSA has been retained by Estero Properties LCC to prepare Landscape Development Plans for the entry to Emerson Lakes in Ft. Myers.

MSA has been retained by Colonial Homes of Ft. Myers to prepare Landscape Development Plans for Moody River Estates. This large assignment includes perimeter berms, linear parks, and other plantings, irrigation, and lighting for this 550 acre project.

MSA has been retained by Taylor-Woodrow. We will prepare a series of conceptual land plans.

MSA has been retained by Colonial Homes of Ft. Myers to prepare a Site Plan for the Moody RiverEstates Marina. We sincerely appreciate these continuing assignments from Colonial.

MSA has been retained by Colonial Homes of Ft. Myers to prepare Landscape and Irrigation Plans for Colonial Shores.

Michael Spencer is often asked to speak to groups about planning, and about gardening. We have added the text of several recent events to our site, and hope that they are found useful. Look for the links on the bottom right of our Fine Gardening pages. Please contact us if you want an informative, and lively presentation to your group.

MSA welcomes new client Colonial Homes, Inc. MSA has been retained to support the environmental permitting work of Dexter Bender and Associates of Ft. Myers, Florida.

MSA needs help! We are looking for energetic landscape architects with 3-4 years' experience; if this is you, please contact us for career opportunities. MSA is a great place to work for the right candidate. Please contact us.

The CBIA Home and Garden Show (see story below) was a huge success. We met more than one hundred folks and welcome them all to our web site and to our company.

Michael Spencer has begun training offered by the University of Florida to qualify as a Master Gardener. This coveted certification, and impressive knowledge base, will enhance our services to our clients. The primary focus of this program, however, is community service; in addition to rigorous classroom work, the Master Gardener is required to perform 50 hours of service each year.

Renaissance Communities has asked MSA to revise the Master Plan we prepared for them, and has placed a major order with us for printed copies.

Mediterra is updating their Master Plans, adding a new Phase 3 to a very successful project.

MSA Design is completing our work as Planner and Landscape Architect for North Bay Village, an upscale suburban shopping and office project on US 41 east of Bonita Bay. Keith Jennings, VP/ Development for Pelican Bay Development, asked MSA to provide Site Planning, Urban Design, and Landscape Architectural services.

MSA Design is offering lower prices on our Digital Graphics through the end of 2003. Please see our Digital Graphics pages and contact us today.

We will attend the CBIA Home and Garden Show on January 10, 2004; please phone or email Michael Spencer or Katherine Chachere call for free admission tickets. MSA is at Booth 43, and we hope to see you there!

MSA has been selected by Taylor Woodrow Communities as planner for several new communities. We are delighted to add this important client and look forward to some great projects together.