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Environmental Assessments and Permitting
Photo: Waterway

Our Environmental Assessments and Permitting services include identifying natural resources within our various project sites, making recommendations for avoidance and minimization of impacts, handling agency coordination and permitting, and designing mitigation projects for those impacts that are unavoidable.

We specialize in many areas of natural resource science and engineering, including:

  • Wetland Delineations & Assessments
  • Stream Delineations & Assessments
  • RTE Species Studies
  • Forest Stand Delineation/Conservation Planning
  • Hazardous Materials Investigations
  • Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasures Plan
  • Invasive Species Management
  • Habitat Assessments
  • Wildlife Management
  • Emergency Action Plans
  • Environmental Permitting and Compliance


Photo: Bog TurtleRare, Threatened, and Endangered Species Survey: Bog Turtles
US Route 301 from Maryland State Line to C&D Canal (Delaware)

DelDOT’s proposed improvements to US Route 301 passed through potential bog turtle habitat. As our staff includes scientists with reptile and amphibian habitat expertise, we were called to be part of a team to search for turtles that might inhabit the area.

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Photo: WetlandWetland Mitigation Design
BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Wetland Mitigation Site 3

During the planning process for a new midfield cargo facility it became evident that impacts on wetlands would be unavoidable. We helped MAA meet its commitment to mitigate these impacts by designing a wetland creation site.

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Photo: Natural ChannelWetland Delineation, Forest Conservation, and Stream Restoration
Science Park Access Road

To satisfy mitigation requirements for road development in the area, we provided Anne Arundel County with environmental services that included wetland permitting, forest conservation planning, and a natural-channel restoration design for the Western Tributary to Church Creek.

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Photo: Landfill SignWetland Delineation and Forest Conservation Planning
Midshore II Holly Road Solid Waste

A new landfill facility is proposed on Maryland’s Eastern Shore on a 280-acre agricultural and forested property. We performed wetland and forest stand delineations to identify natural resources and help the Maryland Environmental Service avoid and minimize environmental impacts.

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