Follow us on:
  • Home
  • Services
  • Mitigation
  • Featured Projects
  • Who We are
  • Contact Us
  • Partnerships
  • Properties for sale

Forests.  Wetlands.  Rivers.  Wildlife.
Whether you're a project manager in search of a contractor specializing in ecological construction, a public or private entity in need of compensatory mitigation credits, or a landowner looking to enhance the value of your land, Ecotone, Inc. has the knowledge, experience, and creativity to provide you with economically feasible and effective solutions to solve the complex environmental challenges of today.

Ecotone, Inc., a Maryland Corporation founded in 1998, is one of only a few companies that provides full delivery ecosystem restoration and mitigation, restoration design, consulting, and construction services throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.  Our unique blend of multi-disciplinary staff consisting of ecologists, geomorphologists, landscape architects, and construction specialists (to name a few) has over 95 years of experience in all aspects of ecosystem restoration.  We have built our reputation around providing these services at a competitive price to a diverse group of clients including public and private developers, landowners, governmental agencies, and nonprofit organizations.

Services

Our diverse cross-trained staff provides a wide ranging blend of services (core capabilities listed below).  Please feel free to contact one of our specialized staff for more information on how we may assist you.


Consulting & Regulatory Coordination/Permitting
  • Clean Water Act Section 401/404 Review and Compliance
  • NEPA & NPDES Permitting/Compliance
  • Agency Negotiation and Coordination
  • Enforcement & Corrective Action Plans
  • Erosion & Sediment Control Plans/Review
  • Nationwide, Regional, & Individual Permits (State & Federal)
  • Construction Inspection/Oversight


Restoration Assessment & Design
  • Watershed Assessments & Planning
  • Stream Restoration (Natural Channel Design)
  • Wetland Restoration
  • Sediment Transport/Loading Analyses
  • Hydrologic/Hydraulic Modeling
  • GIS Mapping & Analyses
  • Water Quality Assessments
  • Natural Resource Inventories
  • Forest Stand Delineations
  • Waters of the U.S. Delineations
  • Terrestrial/Aquatic Habitat Management & Restoration
  • Invasive Species Control


Ecological Construction
  • Stream Restoration
  • Wetland Restoration (Tidal & Non-tidal)
  • Stormwater BMP installation and retrofit
  • Shoreline Restoration
  • Bio-Engineering
  • Erosion and Sediment Control
  • Upland & Riparian Planting
  • Invasive Species Control
  • Native Grassland Establishment
  • Wildlife Habitat Management
  • Specialized Aquatic Habitat Implementation
  • Asbuilt Surveys
  • Long Term Monitoring & Maintenance
  • Contract Bid Estimates & Procurements (local/state/federal)
  • Construction Management/Oversight


Mitigation 
  • GIS Site Search/Screening Analyses
  • Real Estate Negotiations/Acquisition
  • Conservation Easement Development and Recordation
  • Natural Resource Grant Development & Support
  • Prospectus & Mitigation Banking Instrument Development 
  • Regulatory Coordination & Permitting
  • Stream/Wetland Restoration Assessment & Design
  • Forest Mitigation Banking
  • Ecological Construction
  • Baseline and Post-Construction Monitoring (Chemical/Biological/Geomorphological)




Resource Links

Forests...
Forest Conservation Act
U.S. Forest Service
Maryland Forest Service
Invasive Species of Concern 
Pesticide Application
Maryland licensed Tree Expert
Maryland Arborist Society

Wetlands...
Clean Water Act
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

Wetlands Delineation Manual
Society of Wetland Scientists
Wetland Training Institute

National Wetlands Newsletter

Rivers...
Luna Leopold 
David Rosgen - Natural Channel Design
North Carolina State University 
Stream Restoration Institute
Ohio DNR STREAMS
RiverMorph

National Center for 
Earth Surface Dynamics

Wildlife...  
Maryland Environmental Trust
National Park Service
Genessee Valley Outdoor learning Center
Long Green Valley Land Trust
Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF)
Nature Conservancy
Delta Waterfowl

Trout Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited


Other...

Mitigation 

2008 Mitigation Rule
National Mitigation Banking Association
Regulatory In Lieu Fee and Banking 

Information Tracking System (RIBITS)
Watershed Resource Registry

Total maximum Daily Loads (TMDL)
Chesapeake Bay TMDL

Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Marketplace
Virginia Nutrient Trading
Maryland Nutrient Trading


Professional Organizations
American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES)
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Amercan Socierty of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Maryland Stream Restoration Association
Keystone Stream Team
Society of Ecological Restoration
Chesapeake Bay Program

Natural Resource Agencies

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District (USACE)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR)

North Carolina Ecosystem 

Enhancement Program (NCEEP)

Services
Who We Are
Mitigation
Contact Us
Projects
Partnerships
Properties for Sale
Resource Links

Phone: 410 420 2600 / Email
Copyright 2013 Ecotone, Inc. - All Rights Reserved