Wetland/Upland Management

Wetlands and uplands are an integral part of our ecosystem. They play a critical role in water and air quality, as well as provide habitat for numerous and diverse wildlife. Through function and value assessments, inventories, and delineations, our ecologists, scientists, and engineers will help you identify and understand your wetland and upland resources. Our experience completing countless monitoring, mitigation, permitting, and restoration projects, means we are also able to help you maintain your resources inherent purposes. 
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Lake and Stream Management

Preserving and actively managing lakes and streams maintains the aquatic health of waterways. Bonestroo’s professionals work with you to identify comprehensive management plans and restoration activities that encourage ecological harmony.  
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Water Resources Management

Water quality protects native plant and animal life, encourages biodiversity, and increases an area’s desirability. Many natural drainage patterns are changed, impervious surfaces increased and native buffers removed, as a result of development around our waterways. It is challenging to deal with these nonpoint runoff issues after the fact, but Bonestroo’s staff has engineered many creative, natural solutions for a wide variety of clients.
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Floodplain Management

Floodplain management is critical to promoting health and safety and reducing economic loss due to flooding. From mapping to modeling to mitigation efforts, Bonestroo helps you understand flood impacts take corrective and preventative measures to avoid or reduce potential flood damage.

Ecological Restoration

Open spaces and natural areas protect native plant and animal life, encourage biodiversity, and increase an area’s desirability. We work with you to plan and develop projects that balance the natural world with the demands of a growing population.

Bonestroo provides the full spectrum of natural resource management services. Our ecologists and scientists conduct surveys that document rare, threatened, and endangered species. We also provide mitigation planning and monitoring, habitat assessments, and community inventories and management plans.
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Stormwater Compliance

Our professionals are well-versed in local, regional, and state-specific stormwater permitting requirements under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), which regulates point sources that discharge pollutants in both industrial and municipal applications.

Reducing sediment and pollutants that enter your waterways not only helps protect water quality—it’s a regulatory matter. Bonestroo can lead you on the path to compliance. Our stormwater compliance plans include public education and outreach, ordinance reviews and updates, pollution prevention, and fiscal management. We can help you with regulatory permitting and compliance, including compliance planning, implementation, and review.
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Environmental Planning and Review

Dedicated to protecting, enhancing, and restoring the environment, Bonestroo provides environmental planning and review services ranging from policy frameworks to detailed designs that recognize the inherent value of natural resources. New developments face constantly changing rules and regulations at the local, state, and federal levels. Our role is to anticipate, strategize, and respond to these changes. We coordinate permitting and compliance processes and see your projects through to completion.
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Aquatic Invasive Species

A threat to the health of any waterway, AIS can outcompete native species, cause water quality issues, reduce game fish populations, and cause navigational problems for recreational boaters. Based on your lake’s unique situation, we determine the right AIS control solution and reestablish native plant communities. Methods include hand pulling, SCUBA removal with a hydraulic conveyor, and chemical or herbicidal control.
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Dam Analysis

Dams require ongoing care and maintenance. Bringing valuable experience with dams, hydraulic structures, and navigable waterways, we provide inspection services, perform failure analyses, and develop operation and maintenance plans. Our team of engineers and scientists make cost-effective recommendations and provide practical design and permitting solutions for dam owners throughout the Midwest.