Landscape Restoration

Our team of engineers, designers and scientists provides Landscape Restoration expertise in the specific areas of stream, buffer and wetland restoration design. 

We have designed and implemented restoration, enhancement and creation on a wide range of stream and wetland projects including municipal projects, state projects, and commercial and private residential developments, as well as for private landowners.

Our technical staff includes expertise in the areas of:

• Restoration Site Evaluation

• Stream, Wetland & Buffer Restoration Design

• Construction Observation & Contractor Coordination

• Sedimentation Violation Evaluations and Clean-up Plan Development & Oversight

• Pond/Lake Sedimentation Evaluations & Dredge Plan Development

• Restoration Monitoring Plan Preparation

• Pre- and Post-restoration Monitoring & Reporting

S&EC has prepared plans for and supported the implementation of over 40,000 linear feet of stream restoration and associated riparian buffer and over 145 acres of wetland restoration, enhancement or creation. Our professionals regularly analyze sites and prepare detailed stream, wetland and riparian buffer restoration plans including grading plans, erosion and sediment control plans and monitoring plans. We work closely with development entities, private owners, mitigation banks, and government agencies to engage qualified restoration contractors and oversee construction operations.

We prepare monitoring plans for regulatory agency approval and have executed such plans on a wide variety of project sites across the State of North Carolina. Our professionals regularly monitor channel morphology, wetland hydrology, and vegetation. We also provide owner support of the restoration and remediation of inadvertent/unpermitted resource impacts including those to streams, buffers, and wetlands.