Ecological Inventories & Assessments Projects

Our interdisciplinary team of botanists, zoologists, and naturalists provides comprehensive systematic surveys for wetlands, streams, forest stands, meadows, and rare, threatened, and endangered species. In the current regulatory arena of overlapping federal, state, and local regulations, most any project requires mapping of natural resources of the site and an assessment of the qualities of those resources. Envirens has completed large scale watershed assessments and watershed management plans, inventories for large scale linear projects including highways and wind turbine sites, and smaller site analysis for industrial, residential, and commercial development. Our assessments often include a management element to allow for necessary development and resource enhancement.

Learn more about our Ecological Inventories & Assessments Projects by browsing the articles posted below.

Robert E. Lee Park/ Lake Roland Park

Baltimore City, MD Envirens provided a complete inventory of the natural resources of one of metropolitan Baltimore’s regional parks for the Friends of Robert E. Lee Park organization. Mapping was completed for the geology, soils, forest stands, wildlife habitat, and water resources. With this information, the Friends of Robert E. Lee Park hoped to improve decision […]

Casey & Blentlinger Property Endangered Species Assessment & Expert Testimony

Frederick County, MD Envirens provided ecological assessment services including endangered species survey, wetland determination and watershed impact evaluation in response to a proposed subdivision in Frederick County, Maryland. In addition to the impact evaluation, Envirens provided a mitigative evaluation and watershed protection prescription to protect surface water and groundwater resources to the community’s drinking water […]

Hancock’s Resolution

Anne Arundel County, MD Hancock’s Resolution is a 17th century farmstead located on Bodkin Creek, a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. As part of a consulting team, Envirens provided environmental site planning services to recommend the location of appropriate future land uses and interpretive facilities for the property. Site analysis included the evaluation of […]

Robinson Property Rare Species Survey

Caroline County, MD Envirens provided assessment surveys for a proposed sand and gravel operation in Federalsburg, MD. The complex geology created by historic extractions formed diverse isolated wetland communities. Maryland Natural Heritage (MNH) identified several endangered plants on the site. Envirens surveyed submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in Marshy Hope Creek as well as rare, threatened […]

Backbone Mountain Rare Species Survey

Garrett County, MD Envirens provided a rare plant survey, wetland delineation and expert testimony for a proposed wind energy project on Marylands highest elevation, Backbone Mountain, in Garrett County. Extant populations of the rare Carex aestivalis, Dryopters campyloptera and Clintonia borealis were mapped and incorporated into an avoidance strategy for micro-siting of wind turbine locations […]

Marsh Creek Stream Assessment

Adams County, PA Marsh Creek provides drinking water to the town of Gettysburg, PA, and its surrounding communities. Envirens, with it’s affiliate Ecosystems Recovery Institute, catalyzed a watershed partnership with the Adams County Conservation District to conduct a stream stability assessment throughout the watershed, develop an inventory of restoration sites and prioritize restoration implementation in […]