Restoring the flow of water through land.
Ama Earthworks is a hydrological design studio based in the Western North Carolina bioregion—repairing streams, rehydrating landscapes, and stewarding living water systems for long-term resilience.
“There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.”
Wendell Berry (2001)
Hydrological Intelligence + Land Healing
We work at the level where water, soil, and life meet.
Ama Earthworks combines ecological design, field-based engineering, and advanced analysis to restore the natural movement of water through land. The result is not just erosion control or improved drainage—but resilient, living systems that hold water, support biodiversity, and remain stable over time. This is hydrological cycle restoration.
A different kind of practiceAma Earthworks was founded to restore the relationship between water and land.
Drawing from backgrounds in engineering, art, water, and permaculture, the studio approaches each project as both a technical challenge and a living system—requiring attention, precision, and care.
We work in service to water—Ama—and the life it sustains.
