Natural Resources/Permitting

Riverside Industrial Park

Port of Everett
Everett, Washington

We helped the Port of Everett obtain permits for commercial development of a former mill site along the Snohomish River. We mapped shoreline habitat and we assessed the potential effects of development. We prepared existing conditions and impact assessment portions of the project Environmental Impact Statement as well as a biological evaluation of potential effects on Endangered Species Act-listed species.

 

Ketchikan Runway Safety Area Expansion

ADOT&PF
Ketchikan, Alaska

We addressed fisheries, marine, wetlands, and wildlife issues associated with alternatives for runway expansion. We designed 2,000 feet of new channel for a significant salmon spawning stream. We designed a new brackish marsh estuary at the stream mouth to provide a gradual and natural transition from the new stream into the marine environment of Tongass Narrows. We designed a long-term monitoring program to assess the effectiveness of the newly designed habitat features and conducted pre-construction monitoring of the stream, eelgrass beds, and saltmarsh.

 

Marine Surveys and Biological Assessment

US Coast Guard
Neah Bay, Washington

For this project, we conducted detailed biological baseline studies (eelgrass, kelp) at a moorage facility and a proposed new breakwater. The information was used to avoid or minimize potential impacts to natural resources, particularly eelgrass. We prepared a Biological Evaluation and sections of a NEPA Environmental Assessment to aid in permitting and Endangered Species Act consultation.

Photo courtesy of Washington State Dept. of Ecology.

 

Union Slough Habitat Compensation and Restoration

Port of Everett
Everett, Washington

This project received an Environmental Improvement Award from the American Association of Port Authorities in the Mitigation category. Hart Crowser helped select and restore part of a 32-acre agricultural site to a tidally influenced brackish marsh. Brackish marsh colonization has exceeded expectations, and all performance goals (fish, Dungeness crab, shorebirds, marsh) for the site have been met.

 

Mount Baker Terminal

Port of Everett
Everett, Washington

Hart Crowser provided geotechnical engineering services and conducted detailed biological baseline studies for a new pier facility. The information was used to avoid/minimize potential impacts to important resources. We prepared a mitigation and monitoring plan and a Biological Evaluation to aid in permitting and provided Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation for the project.