Ecosystem restoration

Ad Astra Collaborative, LLC (Ad Astra) is a joint venture formed by three firms whose leaders have been working together for more than 30 years. Affinis, Vireo, and Water Resources Solutions each provide different aspects of civil engineering and environmental design solutions, bringing a comprehensive set of skills and experience to clients. Core capabilities include traditional hardscape solutions for water resource management, storm water management, retaining walls, and roadway design, plus green solutions through landscape architecture, eco-restorat

bridge & structural designcivil/site planning & designenvironmental permittinggraphic designhydraulics structure servicesInfrastructure Planning & DesignLandscape Architectureland use planninglevee/dam assessment, analysis & designpublic engagementStormwater Designsustainability planning & designtrail planning & designwater resources analysis & designwatershed planningwetland mitigation

Allred Restoration specializes in process-based restoration of rivers, streams and wetlands, fisheries enhancement and trout stream creation, wetland mitigation design, fish pond design, hydrologic and geomorphic assessments, and instream flow studies. Its President and CEO, Tyler Allred, has over 15 years of experience creating trout habitat, with training in watershed science, hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, sediment transport and river mechanics. The company has provided design services for delta and river restoration projects.

design servicesfisheries enhancementfish pond designhydrologic and geomorphic assessmentsinstream flow studiesriver and stream restorationtrout stream creationwetland mitigation designwetland restoration

BlueTerra is a comprehensive environmental restoration and mitigation firm that restores and protects natural ecosystems while bolstering the resilience of coastlines and communities. It integrates engineering, surveying, permitting, marine construction, and monitoring into one cohesive service, and funds, builds, and oversees projects from start to finish, blending nature-based and grey solutions.

constructionengineeringenvironmental project designfundingmarine constructionmitigation and nutrient bank advisorymonitoringpermittingsurveying

CARBON GRAZE is a land use innovation company focused on ecosystem restoration efforts for biodiversity and effective carbon sequestration, earning valuable carbon credits. The company aims to achieve biopositive outcomes through conscientious management, including increased soil carbon levels, restored hydrological function, building soil fertility, gaining biodiversity, and improved air quality. Based in Saragosa, Texas.

carbon sequestrationland use innovation

Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc. (CEC) is a team of scientists, engineers, surveyors, and environmental permit specialists providing coastal engineering, environmental, planning, surveying and mapping, and coastal geology services. CEC assists clients through all phases of a project including concept plans, permitting, design, construction management, and environmental monitoring, with a geographic focus in Florida and coastal Louisiana.

bathymetric surveyscoastal engineeringCoastal modelingconstruction managementenvironmental permittingHydrographic & geophysical data collectionnumerical modelingside scan sonarsub-bottom profilingsurveying & mappingVibracore samplingWaterfront designwetland delineation

Earth Tech Environmental is an ecosystem restoration and environmental consulting firm based in Bonita Springs, Florida, serving Southwest Florida. Founded in 2006, ETE provides turn-key ecological restoration, environmental permitting, listed species services, environmental site assessments, marine and estuarine services, and water use and quality testing. The firm also operates its own native plant nursery.

artificial reef monitoringdrone surveysenvironmental consultingenvironmental permittinginvasive species controllisted species surveysmangrove trimmingnative plant installationPhase I & II site assessmentspreserve managementSCUBA divingseagrass monitoringsubmerged resource surveysturbidity monitoringwater quality testingwetland determinations

Ecosystem Planning and Restoration (EPR) is a small, multi-disciplinary environmental firm founded in fall 2012 that provides ecosystem restoration, environmental planning and permitting, water resources engineering, data science and GIS, and biological survey services. Its staff includes environmental scientists, biologists, engineers, planners, foresters, geomorphologists, and technicians, and it has completed hundreds of ecosystem restoration projects throughout the eastern United States and Gulf Coast Region.

biological surveysChannel stabilization designenvironmental planningGIS analysisHydrologic & Hydraulic (1D/2D) ModelingMitigation project planningpermittingSedimentation & erosion control designWater resources engineeringweb application developmentwetland delineation

Freese and Nichols is a privately owned, employee-owned engineering, planning and consulting firm serving clients across the United States. Founded in 1894, it plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects, with multidiscipline teams of engineers, architects, planners, scientists and construction managers. It is a two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the first engineering/architecture firm to receive it.

architectureasset managementconstruction managementengineeringenvironmental scienceflood hazard modelingpermitting and documentationPlanningprogram managementtunneling and trenchless

FreshWater Engineering is a woman-owned small business founded in 2014 by Laura Rozumalski, P.E. It specializes in water resources engineering and waterway restoration, including hydrodynamic modeling, hydrographic surveying, fluvial geomorphology, ecosystem restoration, sustainable stormwater management, and coastal engineering, serving private and public sector clients.

coastal engineeringComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)erosion assessmentfield surveyingflood analysisfluvial geomorphologyGIS analysishydrodynamic modelinghydrographic surveyingstormwater management