Habitat Restoration and Mitigation
Restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat are key features of many of our projects. Anchor QEA provides a full scope of habitat restoration and mitigation services for rivers, streams, wetlands, and shorelines. Our approach to restoration design begins with understanding the client’s vision, conducting a thorough assessment of current conditions, and efficiently designing projects that achieve restoration objectives. Our team has designed and constructed restoration projects in small forest streams, urban channels, and large meandering alluvial rivers. One of our greatest areas of technical expertise is salmonid habitat restoration in Pacific Northwest rivers and streams. Our projects have included engineered log jam designs; geomorphic, hydrologic, and hydraulic analyses; sediment transport analyses; side-channel reconnections; levee setback and removal; and riparian restoration designs.
Anchor QEA has developed restoration designs to mitigate for new infrastructure and utility impacts, offset natural resource injuries from past or present contamination, or alleviate concerns associated with likely future impacts. We seek to maximize the cost-benefit ratio of projects by drawing from our experience, embracing system dynamics, and striving for innovative solutions.
Construction Management
Elliott Bay Seawall Replacement and Habitat Restoration
Anchor QEA was a part of a multidisciplinary consulting team working for the Seattle Department of Transportation on the planning, design, and construction of the 7,000-foot-long Elliott Bay Seawall Project along the downtown waterfront for seismic stability improvements.
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Construction Management
Pier 62 Rebuild and Habitat Improvements
To improve infrastructure and the surrounding habitat on the downtown Seattle waterfront, Anchor QEA worked with a construction management team for the City of Seattle to replace the old timber Pier 62 with a steel and concrete pier, providing a new and improved public park.
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Habitat Restoration and Mitigation
Port of Seattle Wetland Mitigation and Habitat Conservation Umbrella Bank
The Port of Seattle (Port) is proposing to develop a joint wetland mitigation and habitat conservation umbrella bank (bank) to provide compensatory mitigation for three separate sites totaling approximately 60 acres.
The bank is a unique opportunity to restore crucial habitat for federally threatened Chinook salmon, providing important natural resource values and habitat functions within the largest economic engine of the Puget Sound region.
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Construction Management
Grasse River Sediment Remediation and Habitat Reconstruction
Historical industrial activities along the Grasse River in upstate New York released polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that accumulated in more than 7 miles of the river’s sediments. These compounds can bioaccumulate up the food chain, which led to a fish advisory put in place for the Lower Grasse River due to elevated levels of PCBs in fish. Anchor QEA’ supported the successful completion of a 3-year-long remedial construction phase, which included dredging, capping, and habitat reconstruction.
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Habitat Restoration and Mitigation
Chehalis Basin Strategy
Anchor QEA led preparation and analysis of a comprehensive long-term set of actions to reduce flood damage and restore aquatic species habitat in the 2,700 square mile Chehalis River Basin.
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Get in Touch
For inquiries about Anchor QEA’s Planning and Restoration capabilities, please contact:
Kim Marcotte, Principal Planner
Planning and Restoration Practice Lead
kmarcotte@anchorqea.com |
