Our small, local business provides expert environmental consulting for wetlands and shorelines, Certified Arborists, herbicide application, hydroseeding and stormwater services throughout the Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas.
We provide utility locating and ground penetrating radar services throughout the Pacific Northwest and wood utility pole inspections across the United States.
We work directly with residential homeowners, the building community, local and state government, utility owners and tribes. Our clients are both small and large.
Our small, dedicated team provides a variety of services related to the land we live, work and play on.
Our arborists wrote around 100 arborist reports and our tree care crew removed hundreds of trees in 2022. Projects were between Forks, Gig Harbor and Whidbey Island.
Our team of biologists conducted around 40 wetland delineations and 30 shoreline assessments in 2022. Projects were between Forks, Yelm and Whidbey Island, most of them on Bainbridge Island or Kitsap County.
We completed nearly 20 residential stormwater projects in 2022. This included general stormwater drainage pipes, HDPE tightline and excavation. Work for these projects occurred in Langley, on Whidbey Island, on Bainbridge Island, Sequim, Poulsbo, Hansville and Port Angeles.
We have installed approximately 5,000 willow and cottonwood live stakes/poles into the river bank of the Hoh river in 2021 and 2022. This is also scheduled for 2023. This project is a portion of the Hoh River river restoration project funded by the Federal Highway Administration and primed by Interwest Construction. 2022 saw approximately 95% […]
Our utility locaters spent a week using conductive utility locate equipment and ground penetrating radar to locate belowground objects in Port Angeles. The nearly 20 acre site is owned by the Port of Port Angeles and is planned for development. We located gas, power, communications, water, old wells, and stormwater infiltration trenches.
Port Gamble’s has a historic flagpole in the center of town. This flagpole is dated to early 1900 century. Unfortunately in 2018 it was struck by lightening and the flag was removed. Our Certified Arborists returned in 2022 with a micro-resistance drill and a spider lift from KingWest LLC Tree Service. We assessed the flagpole […]
Our client in Port Angeles suffered a landslide due to improperly managed stormwater pipes and heavy rains. The landslide was around 5 feet from her foundation which made accessibility extremely limited. The location of the house and the landslide location was was separated by only a few feet. We used our micro-excavator, along with our […]
Our crew worked an interesting project at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend. The critically imperiled sand-verbena moth (Copablepharon fuscum) uses the yellow sand verbena (Abronia latifolia) for 100% of it’s life cycle. These rare, clumping plants grow on Washington’s dwindling sand dunes. A large area of supportive habitat near the Fort Worden Lighthouse […]
Development Industry
Washington state has a long and complex history when it comes to environmental policy. Over the years, the state has been home to some of the most significant environmental battles in the country, as well as some of the most innovative solutions to environmental challenges. In this blog, we will explore the history of environmental […]
Underground utility locating is the process of locating and identifying underground utility lines and other infrastructure. This practice is used by a variety of industries, including construction, engineering, and telecommunications, to minimize the risk of damage to critical utility lines and reduce the cost and time associated with repairing any damage that does occur. One […]
Business owners have a responsibility to protect people and the planet. If you’re thinking of starting a business, embracing sustainable practices is not a matter of politics or public opinion. It’s just the right thing to do. That said, eco-friendly business practices can increase the profitability of your business by reducing overhead costs and creating […]
