A full-service ecological consulting firm, Envirens offers surveys, assessments and management of natural resources. Our broad-based qualifications and 20 years of experience allow us to provide a wide range of services.
Grant County, WV Envirens provided value engineering to Virginia Power (Dominion Resources) for a wetland mitigation design for impacts due to fly ash disposal. Our evaluation included modifying the elevations and grading pattern to increase the diversity of wetland communities and hydrologic regime; modification of the planting plan and species selection and final installation of […]
Baltimore County, MD As a component of Baltimore County’s MS4 permit requirements, PNC Bank retained Envirens for stormwater retrofit design and installation. This project included construction of a small stilling basin and conversion of two acres of turf to a native grassland/wildflower meadow.
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 […]
Garrett County, MD On Maryland’s highest elevation within the Allegheny Plateau (Garrett County), Envirens provided surveys and mapping for endangered plants and animals and wetland delineation as a constraints analysis to avoid sensitive environmental features and aid in sighting wind turbine foundation pads and the associated access and maintenance roadway.
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 […]
Baltimore City, MD Envirens provided design and planting services for a therapeutic courtyard garden at Baltimore’s downtown veterans hospital. Design features used color and fragrance in the selection of focal point flowering trees and perimeter perennial gardens to encourage veterans to get outside. The therapeutic benefits of interaction with and observation of nature are well […]
Somerset County, PA On Pennsylvania’s portion of the Allegheny Plateau, Envirens assessed potential habitat and conducted presence/absence surveys for the rare Upland Sandpiper for a proposed coal slurry disposal facility. Envirens coordinated with Pennsylvania Game Commission to develop seed mixture recommendations for slurry spoil final stabilization.
Baltimore County, MD The congregation of Middle River Church of the Ascension has created an environmental stewardship group to beautify their grounds, promote conservation landscaping, and to reduce shoreline erosion into Stansbury Creek. The church’s property is widely used as access to the creek and Middle River by neighbors and visitors. This makes the native […]
Anne Arundel County, MD As a subcontractor for Brightwater Inc., Envirens provided stream valley and floodplain community design and installation within an existing forested valley. Plantings focused on stabilization of newly installed grade control structures and bank stabilization.
Allegheny County, MD Applied Energy Services had proposed a state-of-the-art coal fired co-generation facility in Cumberland, MD for over five years. Envirens was retained to provide a second professional opinion in clarifying a wetland boundary delineation. Envirens mediated the regulatory decision by collecting independent data, and communicating with Maryland DNR and another wetland consultant. By mediation […]
