CEC’s team of aquatic ecologists, geomorphologists, wetland scientists, botanists, agronomists, and engineers recognizes the complex nature of ecosystems and works together to create functional, self-sustaining stream and wetland systems.
Planning and Design
CEC uses natural channel design to restore valuable hydrologic, hydraulic, geomorphic, and ecologic functions to streams. Wetlands can be incorporated into designs by retaining ox-bow and back channels, designing overbank floodways to connect and enhance floodplain wetlands, and creating depressional wetlands and vernal pools.
Construction and Monitoring
CEC develops realistic, ecologically relevant and measurable performance standards, as well as monitoring programs to determine compliance with those standards. Functional assessments and post-restoration monitoring document the ecological “lift” to the aquatic community and improvements in aquatic life use. CEC also provides turnkey design-build and construction management services for restoring ecosystems.
Stream and Wetland Restoration Design
- Site Selection and Evaluation
- Fluvial Geomorphic Assessments
- 3D Natural Channel Design
- Wetland Water Budgets
- Riparian and Wetland Planting Specifications
- Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Specifications
Landscape Restoration
- Geomorphic Restoration of Mined Land
- Agronomic Evaluations
- Revegetation of Disturbed Landscapes
- Invasive Plant Management
Construction-Related Services
- Design-Build
- Construction Management and Quality Assurance
- Construction Specifications and Bid Packages
- Fish and Wildlife Protection and Relocation
- As-Built Drawings and Certification Reports
Regulatory Permitting
Biological Monitoring (Fish, Aquatic, Macroinvertebrates, Vegetation)
Rare and Endangered Species Surveys (Plants, Bats, Birds, Fish)
