ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

The past decade has witnessed the broadening of society’s approach to infrastructure development and environmental resource management. Increasingly, infrastructure development is guided not simply by the need to address adverse environmental impacts but also by a desire to maximize economic and environmental values by restoring and enhancing ecosystem infrastructures. As the population grows, human use and development can exact a heavy price on the integrity of coastal ecosystems, profoundly affecting their economic value for many local, state, or federal jurisdictions. As a result, ecosystem restoration projects are becoming increasingly common and are finding political and financial support at the federal, state, and local levels.

Ecosystem restoration is a major business service sector for Parsons, arguably the leader in planning, engineering, and environmental consulting. This leadership position has been earned through participation in some of the most expansive, complex, and far-reaching ecosystem restoration programs in our nation’s history. Our experience extends from restoring a few acres of wetlands affected by a highway project to regional ecosystem restoration initiatives.

Services

• Biological inventories
• Threatened and endangered species studies
• Wetland delineation, mitigation, and restoration (including passive treatment)
• Habitat evaluations
• Site reclamation
• Ecosystem restoration
• Vegetation and land use mapping/GIS
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance
• Natural resources management
• Permitting and regulatory compliance
• Water resources planning & engineering
• Program management/construction management