Innovative EnvironmentalAssessment, Monitoring,Planning, and Restoration
Innovative EnvironmentalAssessment, Monitoring,Planning, and Restoration
About Us
Clean Water, Strong Communities
We are a consulting firm specializing in environmental planning, assessment, monitoring, mapping, modeling, and restoration.
We provide reasonably priced, high-quality professional products and work with great attention to detail to meet the specific needs of our clients, project partners, and the public.
Building the bridge between science and civic engagement.
We combine scientific and technical knowledge with excellent communication and collaboration skills. We have extensive real-world experience with a wide range of stakeholders. Our sectors include:
Ecological Services
Wetland delineation & mapping
Vernal pool assessments
Local, state, & federal permitting
Amphibian & reptile surveys
Natural resource inventories (NRI)
Invasive species mapping & planning
Stream channel and floodplain mapping
Macroinvertebrate monitoring
Environmental Monitoring
Lake, pond, stream, estuary, & marine environments
Stormwater analysis, mapping, compliance
Stream geomorphic & habitat assessments
Pollution source tracking
Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination (IDDE)
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
MS4 compliance & monitoring
Conservation Lands
Open space planning
Baseline documentation
Stewardship training
Easement monitoring
Management planning
Strategic planning
Trail & property mapping
Master & comprehensive planning
Watershed & Technical Services
Watershed-based plan development using EPA’s nine elements
Watershed, shoreline, & septic surveys
Best Management Practice (BMP) design, planning, implementation, & monitoring
319 grant writing & management
Municipal ordinance review & development
Grant writing & fundraising
Partnership building & stakeholder participation
Public meeting facilitation & community outreach
Marine Sciences
Scientific diving
Marine mammal management
Aquaculture support
Marine & intertidal studies
Cooperative marine research
Fishing industry interface & outreach
Climate change resiliency
GIS Mapping & Analysis
Large & small format digital maps
Sub-meter GPS surveying
GIS analysis (topographic, watershed, viewshed, land use, impervious cover)
Our clients include lake and watershed associations, land trusts, private businesses and individuals, state and federal agencies, and municipalities. Here's what they say about us:
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FB Environmental was absolutely masterful at facilitating the discussion between the two planning boards…. an amazing foundation for moving forward and opened the lines of communication in a way I never thought possible. ❞
—Linda Schier, Executive Director Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance
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Your identification and description of the streams, wetlands, forest, and soil types brings far greater clarity to what we have [at our property] than I have ever seen before.
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—Former US Rep. Tom Allen, On FBE's Natural Resource Inventory of his property in Maine
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Simply stated, they do very good work in a highly efficient manner and have demonstrated the ability to continually evolve and find suitable answers to difficult questions.
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—David Halliwell, PhD, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
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By far the best report, strategies and recommendations I have heard as a Town Manager….Thank you!
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