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.
Baltimore County, MD Envirens worked for four years to restore a 23 acre abandoned old field/ meadow dominated by invasive species. Mechanical removal, herbicides and controlled burned fire was used to remove Japanese Honeysuckle, Multiflora Rose, Autumn Olive, Canada Thistle, Asiatic Bush Honeysuckle, and Oriental Knapweed. Over-seeding of native warm season grasses was accomplished by […]
Garrett County, MD Wildlife hedges of Elaeagnus umbellata, Autumn Olive had been planted by the Maryland Ornithological Society Sanctuary in Garrett County to provide habitat and food for various bird species. When the Autumn Olive and Multiflora Rose began to spread and interfere with native bird habitat plants on site, MOS decided to remove the […]
Lancaster County, PA Envirens provided total site planning, design and construction monitoring on this project which converted and remediated a 3-acre industrial paper mill to a passive recreational park and environmental education center on the Conestoga River floodplain. The streambank was stabilized and an emergent wetland, riparian forested buffer, and wildflower meadow were created and […]
Central Maryland and South Central Pennsylvania Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program is a voluntary incentive-based system that compensates farm landowners for establishing stream buffers, wetlands, and other conservation practices on cropland or pasture. Land within 1,000 feet of a stream that has been planted as an agricultural commodity and is still physically and legally capable of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Anne Arundel County, MD A native meadow was planted to fit the prairie style house and connect the architecture with the surrounding landscape. Planting large under-story trees, shrubs and woodland wildflowers enhanced the forest edges on the Johnson-Wells property. Not only is the entire landscape planted with native species, but it is aesthetically appealing. During […]
York County, PA Throughout the world scientists have recognized the decline of native bee populations which are paramountly important to pollination of crops for food, fiber and native habitat. Envirens has initiated a keystone project in bee habitat plantings in combination with the traditional conservation reserve enhancement plantings. Demonstration gardens around residential buildings and larger […]
Carroll and Frederick Counties, MD Envirens is working with Lehigh Cement Company (2008- 2015) to mitigate for quarry expansion in Carroll and Frederick Counties, MD. Approximately two miles of Haines Branch will be restored using natural channel design. An additional eight acres of palustrine emergent wetlands and seventy acres of warm season grass buffers will […]
An Introduction to Stream and Processes, Assessment and Restoration: A Technology Transfer Workshop. [ Download Cover ]
