President and Senior Landscape Architect

John Ellsworth founded Ellsworth and Associates, landscape architects, inc. in 1988, when he saw a need for high-quality professional services in landscape visual resource analysis and computer visual simulation.

Qualifications.  John Ellsworth is a licensed landscape architect in several states and national board-certified by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB). He is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and Past-President of the Utah Chapter. John has a bachelor's degree in natural science and a master's degree in landscape architecture and environmental planning.

Professional Practice Experience.  John has over twenty years experience in landscape architecture, disturbed land rehabilitation, visual resource management, computer visual simulation, and education. John has worked for a variety of private companies and public agencies, including several engineering and planning firms, the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service, and the Colorado Division of Highways. He has managed numerous EALA projects including surface mines, energy, oil and gas, highways, outdoor recreation developments, and others.

Professional Educator Experience.  John is an experienced educator and skilled trainer. He has taught for many years at the University level. He has trained dozens of federal land management agency landscape architects and others in visual resource analysis and computer visual simulation. John has designed and taught courses for the US Forest Service, and for the Bureau of Land Management through their National Training Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Awards and Publications.  John has received several professional awards from the US Forest Service and the American Society of Landscape Architects. He has given numerous papers and presentations at professional conferences both domestic and foreign. John is the author of a chapter titled "Design Principles for Restoring Visual Quality on Surface Mined Landscapes" in the book Environmental Design for Reclaiming Surface Mines published by Edwin Mellen Press, 2001. He is also the primary author of a case-studies chapter titled, "Visualizing Scenic Resource Impacts: Proposed Surface Mining and Solid Waste Sanitary Landfill," in the book Visualization in Landscape and Environmental Planning, Spon Press, 2005.

Personal Interests.  In his leisure time John enjoys fishing, cross-country skiing, wildlife and landscape photography, and travelling.