Portfolio Archives: Environmental, Biological & GIS Consultants

The Coastal Trust is coastal and watershed conservation, support of water infrastructure, community resilience and quality of life, and fish and wildlife habitat restoration and protection.

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TCT offers equitable and affordable access to conservation and infrastructure program management and support services, including technical and financial assistance for governments and non-profits within the following disciplines:

Coastal Conservation – Aquifer, Forest, Wetland, Shoreline, and Watershed Restoration and Preservation. Capacity building for local land trusts, Expansion of the National Wildlife Refuge System, Creation of City Parks

Water Resources – Flood Mitigation, Coastal Resilience, Governance, Source Water Quality, Shoreline Management, Wetland Restoration and Protection

Infrastructure – Drinking Water Infrastructure Asset Management, Source Water Protection, Sewer and Wastewater Treatment Asset Management, Stormwater and Watershed Asset Management, Septic to Sewer Conversions

Fish and Wildlife Habitat – Forest, Wetland, and Grassland Restoration and Preservation with focus on the expansion of USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System and protection of shorelines, wetlands, and coastal plains.

Fisheries Management – Program Management and project implementation, Habitat protection plan development and implementation. Coordination of integrated habitat protection programs for fish and wildlife migratory routes.

Integrated Watershed Management – Coordination between jurisdictions and disciplines to form and implement watershed partnerships for water quality management and watershed restoration and protection on a watershed scale.

​Management Services – Socioeconomic Analysis to Identify and Address Environmental Justice issues, Stormwater Utility Development, Management of Watershed Partnerships, Budget Management, and Grant Coordination

The Wildlife Habitat Federation (WHF) is dedicated to the restoration, management, and long-term sustainability of native grassland habitats in Texas. Working closely with landowners and conservation partners, WHF implements tailored strategies to combat habitat loss caused by urbanization, agriculture, and extreme weather. By fostering resilient ecosystems, WHF enhances soil, water, and air quality while supporting diverse wildlife populations, contributing to a healthier environment for both nature and communities.

Professional Services & Areas of Expertise:

Habitat Management

Identify Your Goals: What plant and/or wildlife species would you like to see on your land?

Site Evaluation: An on-site evaluation of your land by a trained professional will provide you with information about the soil and what vegetation is currently on your property.

Habitat Management Planning: This 3-5+ year management plan will include a timeline indicating when to implement practices needed to improve your property as a native prairie habitat.

Implementation: We provide on-the-ground restoration, management, and generational sustainability of prairie habitat for the conservation of soil, water, air, and wildlife.

Monitor: WHF utilizes accepted monitoring protocols of our restoration and management systems to measure their impact on biodiversity and to provide scientific data for WHF as well as our local conservation community. WHF collects and analyzes water samples to demonstrate enhancements in water quality for the benefit of freshwater aquatic species, primarily freshwater mussels, and restoration sites are monitored for quality of Monarch butterfly habitat.

Special Programs
In coordination with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and The Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation, WHF is providing technical assistance in the planning of conservation activities to landowners in a 17-county area located in the lower Colorado, Lower San Bernard and the lower Brazos River watersheds free of charge to the landowner.

In a cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and WHF (Recipient), WHF will strive to increase the conservation of natural resources and agricultural sustainability of Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers, and small acreage landowners, in Central Texas through a program of Outreach and Technical Assistance, adding to NRCS’s conservation planning capacity. This agreement covers expenses of WHF Conservationists and is free of charge to the landowner.

Headquartered in Texas, Collaborative Water Resolution LLC, provides its clients with the highest level of professional assistance through facilitation, mediation, research, strategic analysis, personnel evaluation and recruitment, and training.

Professional Services & Areas of Expertise:

Facilitation and Mediation

Conflict over water and the environment is increasing to the point that it is becoming a common theme throughout the world. Yet in most cases mechanisms and institutions to manage disputes are either absent or inadequate. Facilitation and mediation provide alternatives to conflict. Collaborative Water Resolution LLC provides its clients with facilitation and mediation services tailored to address your dispute.

Problem Solving through Research and Strategic Analysis

Managing our water resources and environmental problem solving present crucial challenges of the 21st century. Collaborative Water Resolution draws on decades of training and experience in a wide range of disciplines to address complex problems.

Personnel Evaluation and Executive Recruiting

Determining whether your executives are performing and meeting your organizations goals is critical to any organization’s operations. Collaborative Water Resolution can evaluate the performance of your executive staff and recommend modifications or replacements.

Recruiting is often necessary for employers to find qualified executive and senior level professionals. With the baby boomer generation rapidly entering retirement, the need to find qualified candidates to replace retiring employees has never been more challenging. Collaborative Water Resolution’s principal has recruited and hired executives and senior level land and water professionals for a range of organizations. His decades of experience combined with almost 10,000 professional contacts can find right professional to meet your needs.

Tailor-Made Training

Need a workshop on a specific topic, or topics, designed to meet specific needs and requirements? Collaborative Water Resolution uses its vast network of professionals to provide specific training through workshops that address tailored to your needs, and saves you money by allowing your employees to avoid extra time away from the job due to travel, as well as avoiding the expenses of travel, lodging, meals and other incidentals.

Conservation Equity Partners is an enterprise that merges traditional natural resource management, real estate investment and ecological services while developing, operating and monetizing integrated conservation strategies. Projects include rural land investment, regulatory-driven ecological offsets and legacy asset development. CEPs business philosophy for success is simple and encompasses a three-pronged strategy: work with quality people, maintain a friendly and enjoyable working environment for all participants, and develop superior project outcomes that deliver enhanced value.

Professional services:

Environmental consulting and permitting
Natural resource management
Ecological baseline and assessments
Timber and Forest Management
Wetland Delineation and Permitting

Areas of expertise:

Conservation Banks
Stream and Wetland Mitigation
Financial joint-ventures
Conservation easements
1-D-1 Tax exemptions
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Wildlife Management

Credentials:

Principle and co-owner of Conservation Equity Partners; Terry Anderson received his B.S. in Forestry with an emphasis in Wildlife Management from Stephen F. Austin State University and has spent the last 27 years working in the private sector of the natural resource field. Terry has worked with a series of companies made up of foresters, ecologists, GIS specialists, real-estate developers, and marketers, specializing in working with land, water, and wildlife resources through traditional approaches and creative enterprises. Working with landowners, private equity groups, venture capitalists, state and federal regulators, realtors, and land trusts, Anderson focused much of his time and energy in developing integrated conservation and mitigation projects. Over his career, Mr. Anderson has been involved with the development of over 25 mitigation banks, and countless other conservation projects. He is also co-owner of Wildlife Systems, Inc. and is actively involved with the Texas Wildlife Association as well as a current Board Trustee for Texas Wildlife Association Foundation. In addition to having expertise in applied field biology disciplines, Anderson is well-versed in conservation finance strategies and federal environmental policy, while also being a believer and advocate for the merits of “good to great” principles in the business world.

Principle and co-owner of Conservation Equity Partners; Greg Simons graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University in 1987, with emphasis on wildlife ecology. After graduation, Greg immediately formed Wildlife Systems, Inc., which is a company he still owns and operates today. This company currently operates hunting and wildlife programs on over 800,000 acres of private land in Texas, scattered over many different properties across the state. This company was named Dodge Outfitter of the Year in 2003 from a cast of over 450 hunting operations in North America. Greg has also worked with various hunting programs in several other states including Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Utah, and various foreign countries, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, New Zealand, Canada, and Mexico. Greg past officer in the Texas Chapter of TWA, Past President of Texas Wildlife Association (10,000+ members), current Board Trustee for Texas Wildlife Association Foundation, current member of White-tailed Deer Advisory Committee for the State of Texas, past board member of the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce, past San Angelo CVB Board Chairman, current member of the Legacy Advisory Committee for Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Department at Texas A&M University, current member of Advisory Board for Conservation Force, and has served on many other appointed committees. Greg has spent much time with wildlife policy work, helping to craft legislative language, working with members of the Texas Legislature, and providing testimony before House and Senate committees.

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Siglo Group uses the power of geographic information to help our clients integrate land use with natural systems. We specialize in conservation planning, regional analysis, site assessment, cartography, natural area management, and spatial analysis. Our work has contributed to land being set aside in perpetuity for conservation, policies that work towards more sustainable land use, parkland restoration, good development, and a greater understanding of the attributes and values of land.

Areas of expertise:

GIS Mapping and analysis, Baseline documentation

Client list:

• City of San Antonio
• City of Austin
• CAPCOG
• Texas Land Trust Council
• Texas Land Conservancy
• Hill Country Conservancy
• Hill Country Alliance
• Conservation History Association of Texas
• The Trail Foundation
• Pease Park Conservancy
• The Contemporary Austin
• Wilbarger Creek Conservancy
• Victor Emanuel Nature Tours
• Wimberley Valley Watershed Association
• Clear View Alliance
• Hill Country Land Trust
• Cullinan Park Conservancy
• Cook’s Branch Conservancy
• Texas Agricultural Land Trust
• Numerous Private Land Owners

Primary Customers:

Government agencies, Land Trusts, Land Owners, Lawyers, Real Estate Professionals

Credentials:

We are highly motivated individuals who have come together for work that we find challenging, enjoyable, and purposeful. Our backgrounds include private sector, government, and non-profit work. We balance the need for rigorous intellectual understanding with real world applications of technology and processes. We make solutions that work for geographic information.

Example Projects:
• City of San Antonio Edwards Aquifer Protection Program Conservation Lands Prioritization
• Land for Water Strategic Conservation Plan for Texas Land Trust Council
• Conservation Lands Inventory updating and anlaysis for Texas Land Trust Council
• Strategic Conservation Planning for Hill Country Conservancy
• Mapping the Hill Country– a suite of over 40 maps associated with analysis, growth, projected futures for Hill Country Alliance
• Jacob’s Well Preserve Expansion Analysis
• Sustainable Places Project — small area plans for Elgin, Hutto, Dripping Springs, and Lockhart using the Envision Tomorrow GIS analysis tool.
• Mapping Ecotours of the World for Victor Emanuel Nature Tours
• Storm Ranch Baseline Documentation Report for Hill Country Conservancy