Since 2002, Greenheart has delivered canopy walkways, ziplines and viewing towers for national parks, botanical gardens, cities, cruise lines and First Nations. We handle everything from the first site walk to daily operations — and we structure each project around what your organization needs: a turnkey build, a managed attraction, or a concession that costs you nothing up front.
What we build
Canopy walkways
Suspended aerial trails that put visitors in the forest canopy. Our "tree hugger" cable-tension system hangs platforms from living trees without nails or bolts — first deployed at Iwokrama, Guyana in 2002 and refined ever since. Walkways suit botanical gardens, forest reserves and parks where a controlled-impact attraction must protect the very asset it showcases.
Ziplines and flightlines
High-capacity, high-margin attractions engineered for their environment — wilderness canyons (Bootleg Canyon: 1.6 miles of lines), urban districts (Fremont Street, Las Vegas: over a million riders in three years), and cruise destinations (Labadee, Haiti: 75%+ capacity since 2007).
Viewing towers
Purpose-built structures for wildlife and landscape viewing, like the 20-metre Eagle Viewing Tower built with the Sts'ailes Nation above North America's largest over-wintering bald eagle habitat.
How a project runs
- Site assessment. We walk your site with you and identify what the landscape, visitor base and mission can support — and what they can't. Not every site should have an attraction; we'll tell you if yours shouldn't.
- Feasibility and business case. Visitor projections, capital and operating costs, revenue modelling and environmental review — the document your board, council or agency needs to say yes.
- Design, engineering and build. We design, engineer, fabricate, ship and install. Minimal-impact construction is the default, not an upgrade.
- Operations. Three options: we train your team and hand over; we operate under contract; or we operate as a concessionaire and share revenue — the model behind our most successful public-park projects.
Commercial models
Design-build: you own and operate; we deliver the attraction. Operating contract: you own it; we run it. Concession / revenue share: we finance, build and operate on your land, and the park earns a share of every ticket — at Bootleg Canyon this model generates direct revenue for the City of Boulder City and employs over 20 local staff; at Queen Elizabeth Park a single summer produced 23,000 riders and $13,599 for local charities.
Start with a conversation
Tell us about your site and we'll give you an honest read on what's possible — attraction options, indicative visitor numbers and next steps. Request a Feasibility Assessment through our contact page.