Providing rigorous data collection, site assessments, and data analysis for baseline conditions, habitat functions and values, aquatic organism passage, risks and hazards, and project feasibility.
Photo: IMESD
Specialized in watershed and strategic action planning, facilitation, science communication, grant writing, strategic funding plans, and pay for performance contracting.
Figure: City of Pendleton
Leading habitat restoration project management, environmental compliance, construction observation, effectiveness monitoring, and public engagement.
Photo: Siuslaw Watershed Council
Clarity Backed by Expertise
Strategic Funding Plans and Grant Applications
Identifying and matching project funding sources with project funding needs, including grant applications, grant administration, and budget tracking for federal, state, philanthropy, and private equity funding.
Leading wetland and waters delineations, critical areas reports, functional assessments (ORWAP, SFAM, Washington Wetland Ratings, Puget Sound Conservation Calculator), fish passage assessments, and numerous stream habitat assessment protocols.
Site Assessments
Permit Strategy & Environmental Compliance
Frequently working with agencies and Federal Lead(s) to determine most relevant and efficient pathways to environmental compliance, including programmatic permits and interagency coordination. Specific permitting services include: Joint Permit Application, Hydraulic Project Approvals, 401 Water Quality Monitoring Plans, Biological Assessment, Environmental Assessment, Categorical Exclusion
On the ground project management and construction compliance support in the following roles: fish salvage, erosion and sediment control inspection, and construction stormwater monitoring.
Construction Support
Serving as a contract or “fractional” program manager staff for government and nonprofit partners to manage day-to-day operations of natural resources programs related to parks and trails, integrated floodplain management, fish and wildlife habitat, and green infrastructure.