Aquatic Sciences

Ecoplans' professional aquatic biologists are experienced in the inventory and assessment of the various physical and biophysical components of an aquatic system, evaluating potential aquatic impacts and developing mitigation, management, monitoring and compensation plans. Aquatic studies have ranged in size from single-crossing impact assessments to full watershed studies. Some of the many aquatic services that we provide include:

• Aquatic and fisheries habitat assessments
• Fisheries mitigation and compensation plans
  
• Natural channel design and stream/valley restoration
  
• Benthic invertebrate community sampling, evaluation and monitoring
  
• Fish rescue and construction monitoring
  
• Federal Fisheries Act Authorization facilitation/preparation of compensation plans

Cold Creek The re-alignment/re-configuration of a section of Cold Creek (approximately 50 m in length) was required to accommodate the widening of ...