Natural Resources

Natural resource permitting is designed to help protect the beauty and biodiversity of the natural environment.

Our natural resource team takes this responsibility seriously and has spent years understanding local agency, state, and federal requirements. We have developed relationships with agency staff and gained their respect. Our in-depth understanding makes us valuable to both local agencies and private property owners.

Our Approach

Working closely with our engineers, surveyors, and arborists, our natural resources staff help develop successful strategies that streamline the process and result in higher quality projects.

Our natural resources services include:
  • Wetland & Waters Delineation
  • Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) Removal-Fill Permitting
  • Washington Joint Aquatic Resource Permit Applications (JARPA)
  • Clean Water Act (CWA) Sections 404 and 10 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Permitting
  • Clean Water Services Vegetated Corridor Delineation and Assessments
  • Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Compliance
  • Washington State Shoreline Master Program Permitting
  • Oregon Goal 5 Natural Resource Permitting
  • Wetland, Stream, and Riparian Habitat Function Assessments
  • Wetland, Stream, and Habitat Mitigation Planning, Design, & Monitoring
  • Washington Critical Area Studies & Wetland Ratings
  • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance
  • Avian, Wildlife, & Botanical Studies and Management
  • Migratory Bird Treaty Act Compliance (MBTA)
  • Feasibility Mapping for Preliminary Planning Purposes
  • Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 Biological Assessments (BA)
  • Agency Coordination and Expert Testimony

Recent Projects

Here is some of our recent Natural Resources work:

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Our clients seek us out because they know we keep their best interest in mind and can deliver. For these reasons, we have completed over 10,000 projects throughout the Pacific Northwest for hundreds of clients.