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Woodbridge Salt Marsh, New York/New Jersey
Woodbridge Salt Marsh, New York/New Jersey

Environment

Globalization and the growing human population have created various environmental challenges. As the world grows closer together, people in every country have realized the need to ensure that future generations have access to clean air and water, fertile soil and open spaces. Issues of environmental management transcend national borders to become global issues, and therefore we must work together to promote sustainable development, the preservation of natural habitats and the improvement of our air and water quality. Protecting the planet we cherish has been one of The Louis Berger Group’s most challenging and rewarding efforts, especially in developing countries, where we work to ensure that economic prosperity does not come at the expense of natural treasures.

Our global environmental practice is one of the world's largest, ranking among the top 10 in environmental management, according to the Engineering News-Record. We have experience conducting individual studies focusing on a single issue, as well as with broad-based environmental research projects that integrate multiple issues from many areas. This flexibility, coupled with the breadth and depth of our scientific knowledge, allows us to provide comprehensive and quality technical expertise in support of our clients’ projects.

Downloadable materials: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response, Recovery & Restoration Qualifications

Capabilities

  • 3-D Visualization of Conceptual Designs
  • Artificial Reefs Water and Sediment Quality Analyses/Monitoring
  • Bank Stabilization and Bio-Stabilization
  • Baseline Ecological Evaluations and Risk Assessments
  • Benthic and Fisheries Surveys/Monitoring
  • Benthic Habitat Mapping
  • Channel Improvement/Widening Design
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Constraints Mapping
  • Design Flow Control Structure Design
  • Ecological Restoration
  • Erosion and Scour Analyses/Countermeasure Design
  • Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Assessments
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Flood Protection
  • GIS Mapping
  • Group Facilitation
  • Habitat Assessment
  • Habitat Classification, Assessments & Mapping
  • Hydraulic and Hydrologic Modeling and Results Analyses
  • Impact Analyses – Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, & Baseline Ecological Evaluation
  • Invasive Species Management
  • Layout, Design, and Analysis of Structural and Non-structural Alternatives for Flood Protection
  • Maintenance and Monitoring Programs
  • Natural Resource Management Plans
  • Permitting
  • Public Outreach
  • Pump Station Design
  • Regional Flood Studies/Floodplain and Floodway Delineation
  • Restoration Feasibility Studies
  • Shore Protection and Flood Control
  • Stream and Watershed Assessments
  • Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys/ESA Section 7 Consultation
  • Urban/Stormwater Ditch Restoration Design
  • Vegetation Monitoring
  • Watershed Management
  • Wetland and Stream Restoration
  • Wetland Delineations and Functional Assessments
  • Wetland Mitigation
Key Clients:
  • National Park Service
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Millennium Challenge Corporation
  • U.S. Agency for International Development
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Contact:
Environment
environment@louisberger.com

LBG Receives Project Merit Award for Marsh Recovery

The Environmental Business Journal has awarded LBG a 2010 Project Merit Award for its innovative tidal marsh reconstruction work on the Lincoln Park Tidal Marsh Restoration project.

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