Wetland Resources
Delineation: The following projects are representative of jurisdictional delineations utilizing the US Army Corps Methodology & the Northeast Supplement in combination with the New England Hydric Soil Manual criteria and referencing the Fish and Wildlife Wetlands Plant Indicator List.
- Wetlands Delineation and Field Mapping For Construction of Regional Landfill, For Upper Valley Regional Solid Waste District, Hartland, VT.
- Wetlands Delineation and Field Mapping for a Proposed Construction and Demolition Regional Landfill, Shaftsbury VT. For Private Client
- Wetland Delineation for Parking Lot and Associated Drainage System Improvement: Grantham, NH. For Grantham Elementary School.
- Delineation for Road and Pipeline Corridor: All wetlands delineated on a 500 care parcel so to determine access road and pipeline corridors for large-scale groundwater extraction project. For Sunapee Springs Water Company, Sunapee, NH.
- Wetlands Delineation and Application for Stream Crossing: For Osgood Welding, Claremont, NH.
- Multiple Wetlands Delineation Projects: Subcontracted to Surveying Firms of: Bedard and Associates, Wilmot, NH and Clayton Platt, Inc. Grantham, NH.
Assessment and Classification: The following projects focused upon assessing wetlands for functional value and/or the classification of wetlands reflecting the US Fish & Wildlife classification systems, NH Method, ASTM Phase 1 methodology and standard hydrology protocols.
- Riparian Corridor Impact Assessment, Under EPA 319 funds, and in conjunction with Moosewood Ecological, providing the City of Keene, a multi-fact assessment of impacts to the impacted urban stream corridor of the lower Beaver Brook. This analysis includes wildlife habitat and connectivity, non-point source pollution and a stream geomorphology assessment.
- Tidal Wetland Assessment Methodology: Developed for Normandeau Associates and utilized to determine comparative health of tidal and freshwater tidal wetland systems within the NH Coastal Zone; for NH Coastl Zone Management Program, Subcontracted to Normandeau Associates, Bedford, NH.
- Upland Pond Site Assessment: Multi-season groundwater piezometer monitoring to ascertain depth of excavation to ensure a sustaianble hydrology to support a viable pond habitat. as well as interface with landscape architect for design and plantings. Private Client, Acworth, NH.
- Classification of a Community’s Wetland Systems: For the Planning Dept., conducted a city-wide survey of all wetlands. With a combination of photo-interpretation and ground-truthing, classifying all wetlands down to class level, utilizing the US Fish and Wildlife classification system. For Concord, NH
- Hydrologic Assessment and Wetlands Delineation For a private client, assessing the impacts of developing a abandoned gravel pit to site a solid waste facility in southern, NH that would serve as a regional materials recovery and compost facility for supermarket generated organic materials.
- Wetlands and Soils Assessment for Factory Expansion: Included determination of potential wetlands and analysis of soils for disturbance and indicators of hydric conditions. For DoorCrafters, Inc., Ludlow, VT.
- ASTM Phase 1 Site assessment For 39 acres of Wetland: For a parcel transferred From the Trust of Public Land to US Fish and Wildlife Service, Swanton, VT. For Trust of Public Lands , Montpelier, VT
- Pond Site Assessment: Included delineation all wetlands on property and choosing a site that would location that could utilize site hydrology while minimizing impacts to existing wetlands. Private Client, Lyme, NH
- Watershed Vernal Pool Inventory: Associated With the Siting of a Bedrock Well. For Lake Sunapee Water Company, Sunapee, NH.
- Assessment of Impacted Tidal and Freshwater Tidal Wetlands: within the Town of Rye For New Hampshire’s CZM Program, Subcontracted to Normandeau Associates, Bedford, NH.
Mitigation and Restoration: The following projects reflect projects with significant efforts that focused upon mitigation or restoration of wetlands and associate upland buffers. Aspects of the projects often required jurisdictional delineations and/or functional assessments.
- Wetlands Mitigation and Restoration, Due to an order from state regulators to restore, providing a private client the interface with state regulators, develop the design, provide construction oversight, and post-construction monitoring for an ongoing commercial gravel extraction operation.
- Wetland and Wetland Buffer Planting Plan: In conjunction with a major stream crossing and bank disturbance. Lamb property, Andover, NH.
- Wetland Buffer Mitigation Design: Included a jurisdictional delineation in conjunction with pond establishment for Shepard Butler Landscape Architect project in Orford, NH
- Creation and Implementation of a Restoration Plan: To address wetlands impacts resulting from logging and grubbing operation and included a vernal pool restoration. Private Client, Bath, NH
- Wetlands Assessment and Mitigation Plan to Restore an Illegally Dredged and Filled Wetland: Private Client, Grantham, NH.
- Stream Restoration: This project included the creation and submittal of all regulatory documentation and performance of site monitoring for two subsequent years. Private Client, Canaan, NH
- Wetland Buffer Planting Plan: For Shepard Butler Landscape Architect project in Boston, MA
- Wetlands Assessment, Mapping and Mitigation Plan to Restore Illegally Filled Wetland: Private Client, Sunapee, NH.
- Wetlands Restoration Plan for a Illegally Filled Wetland: Private Client, Claremont, NH.
- Assessment of Regulatory Compliance of a Restored Wetland: Private Client, Grantham, NH.