Our environmental group provides ecological/natural heritage services to our clients through all stages of land development from site selection and management, to development approvals, and post-construction requirements. Our team of ecologists, both terrestrial and aquatic, deliver projects across Ontario that align with client goals, satisfy environmental regulations, and adhere to Municipal and Regional standards, as well the Conservation Authority and other Provincial requirements. We address policy requirements and effectively navigate challenges while optimizing development opportunities and ecological sustainability.

Environmental Services:

• Long-term Holdings Management
  • Environmental Overview and Land Management Plans
• Real Estate Transactions
  • Due Diligence
  • Natural Heritage Development Limits
• Ontario Land Tribunal (Mediation and Hearings)
  • Ecological Expert Witness
• Planning Approvals
  • The ecological/natural heritage component
• Settlement Boundary Expansions
  • Natural Heritage Characterization / Delineation Reports
• Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments (Secondary, Block & Tertiary Plans)
  • Subwatershed Studies
  • Subwatershed Impact Studies
  • Master Environmental Servicing Plans
  • Consultant Team Lead for SWS / SIS / MESP
• Draft Plans, Plans of Subdivision Plans Condominium, Severances, Consents and Minor Variances
  • Environmental Impact Studies
  • Environmental Impact Assessments
  • Environmental Implementation Reports
  • Natural Heritage Evaluations
  • Natural Heritage Impact Studies
  • Arborist & Tree Inventory Protection Plans
  • Ecological Enhancement / Restoration / Compensation Design Plans, etc.
• Construction
  • Wildlife Salvage and Relocation Plans/Programs
  • Environmental Monitoring Plans
  • Erosion and Sediment Control Monitoring and Investigations
  • Wildlife Fence Monitoring
  • Tree Preservation Fence Maintenance & Monitoring
  • Bird Nesting Surveys for Tree Clearing
• Post-Construction
  • Post-construction Monitoring
  • Plans Ecological Enhancement / Restoration / Compensation Monitoring Plans
• Species at Risk
  • Species at Risk Surveys, Registrations, and / or Permit Applications
• Ecological Surveys
  • Natural Feature Delineation / Staking
  • Ecological Land Classification (ELC)
  • Vegetation Surveys
  • Wetland Delineation Assessment and / or Evaluations (OWES)
  • Herptofauna Surveys (Amphibian & Reptile)
  • Bird Surveys (Breeding Bird, Migratory Bird, Owl & Raptor, Nest Sweeps)
  • Bat Surveys (Snag / Cavity, Roosting Habitat, Exit Surveys, Acoustic Surveys)
  • Odonate (Dragonflies / Damselflies) and Lepidoptera (Butterflies) Surveys
  • Winter Wildlife Surveys
  • Headwater Drainage Feature Evaluations
  • Stream Assessment Surveys
  • Fish Community Sampling
  • Benthic Sampling
  • Surface Water Quality Sampling