Lessa Millard, PLA

Color illustrated master plan of a community playground showing areas for different age groups, swings, sand play, picnic spaces, and ADA accessible paths. The design highlights shade structures, planting areas, and connections to nearby trails and natural features.

Honored to help revitalize the Ennis, MT playground for local families and the community!

Join me and Chris Brummett of Northwest Playground Equipment at the MTPRA conference Tuesday April 8, where we'll be presenting on the design and build process behind the Big Sky Community Park Playground, completed in August 2024. Looking forward to sharing insights from this exciting project!

Excited to share this recent milestone from inContour! We're now officially certified as a Montana DBE and a federal Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). Looking forward to connecting and collaborating on future projects.

Collaborating with municipalities on projects like this is one of the most rewarding aspects of my work. I love tackling challenges that balance sustainability, functionality, and cost-effectiveness to support long-term community goals. #conservation #landscapearchitecture

The Bozeman Water Conservation Project showcases inContour’s expertise in sustainable design and regulatory compliance. We created two landscape and irrigation plans, one for current code, one for proposed standards, analyzing water efficiency and costs.
#conservation #landscapearchitecture

I definitely understand! For me, juggling licenses across several states with different titles like RLA and LLA feels like alphabet soup. I feel PLA cuts through the chaos and works as a one-size-fits-all designation that keeps things simple and universally recognized.

Landscape architect here, working on being more witty as well!

Sometimes I get to meet new friends on site visits. I am so happy to see the Bozeman Co-Housing community entering the final stages of construction and landscape installation! It was a great pleasure working with Studio Co+Hab on this rewarding and community building project.
#pygmygoats #cohousing

@incontour.com , we deliver more than design. For Bridger Transportation, we created a modern, functional outdoor space tailored to the site’s needs. Thoughtful elements like plant selection and clean rock beds ensure lasting beauty with low maintenance.

@incontour.com we are experts in playground and park design. I’d love to connect with developers and municipalities in the US who are ready to bring exceptional design to their park and playground projects. Let’s create lasting, beautiful spaces together!

This summer, installation was completed on the Big Sky Park Playground, showcasing our cost-effective, thoughtful design approach. We love designing parks and playgrounds, balancing beauty, function, and low maintenance to create spaces that inspire and endure.

Why involve landscape architects early in site planning? We enhance functional designs with creative grading, stormwater solutions, and an understanding of how people move through spaces. Collaboration with engineers delivers aesthetic and cost-efficient results that maximize project value.