Services

• Identify site development constraints
• Assess regulatory issues
• Determine permits required

WETLAND & STREAM INVENTORIES

Wetland & Stream Boundary Delineations

• USACE Wetland Verification Data Sheets
• NCDWQ Stream Assessment Forms
• JD (Jurisdictional Determination) Site Reviews

• Aquatic biota quality assessments
• Fish population estimates
• Macro-invertebrate diversity analyses

PROJECT DESIGN & PERMITTING

• Avoid and minimize impacts
• Mitigate unavoidable impacts
• Apply Low Impact Development (LID) design
• Use Best Management Practices (BMP’s)

• Wildlife/wetland habitat planting plans
• Bio-retention swales
• Rain gardens
• Detention basins

• USACE Section 404 Permits
• NCDWQ Section 401 Water Quality Certifications
• NCDWQ Isolated Wetland Permits
• NCDWQ Buffer Rule Authorizations
• NCDCM Coastal Zone CAMA Permits
• NPDES Permits

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance

• EA’s (Environmental Assessments)
• EA-FONSI’s (Findings of No Significant Impacts)
• EIS’s (Environmental Impact Statements)

• Compliance with permit conditions
• Weekly & rain event reports
• Erosion & sedimentation control maintenance

• Plant survival assessment
• Wildlife use
• Photographic record
• Quarterly and annual reports

Public Hearings

Expert Witness Testimony

WILDLIFE & NATURAL RESOURCE SURVEYS

• Federal Endangered Species Act
  • Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP’s)
• NC Endangered Species Act
  • Wildlife Action Plans (WAP’s)

• Conservation land purchases
• Open space planning and management
• City/county parks and recreation areas
• Recreation/resource management plans
• Nature education centers
• Interpretive trails
• Wetland/wildlife study centers

VEGETATION MANAGEMENT & ENHANCEMENT PLANS

• Planting schedules and specifications
• Uplands and wetlands
• Private residences
• Office parks
• Corporate headquarters

• Buffer zone enhancement
• Airport safety
• Golf course habitat diversity
• Office parks
• Private residences

• Kudzu, stilt grass, autumn olive, etc.

• “Lunch and Learns”
• Monthly meetings
• Annual conferences
• Corporate brochures
• Marketing materials
• Real estate listings
• NATUREGRAPHS