Muller’s Rick McLaughlin was featured in a Smithsonian Magazine article, “How Landlocked Idaho Became a Leader in Urban Surfing.” FULL ARTICLE HERE.
Rick was the engineer of record on the fabulous Boise Whitewater Park in Boise, ID. Muller is growing our River Recreation services and practice area. About the park, according to the Smithsonian article: “Boise was the first park stateside to install an adjustable shaper, creating different waves and different flow levels, in 2012.”
Rick McLaughlin joined Muller in 2025, significantly enhancing the firm’s expertise in whitewater recreation and urban river restoration projects. He is a pioneer in the field of river recreation and a nationally recognized expert in river design with an impressive portfolio of innovative, sustainable, and award-winning projects. His appointment strategically expanded Muller’s service offerings to include whitewater and river recreation, urban river restoration, semi-dynamic transverse river stabilization techniques, low hazard dam design, intake and diversion structures, nature-like fish passage, and large-scale physical and computer hydraulic modeling of river structures.
To learn more about our projects and about joining our team: Muller’s River Recreation Studio.