GreenVest’s Laura Kelm Featured on In-Situ Podcast

GreenVest's Laura Kelm Featured on In-Situ's AQUAPOD Podcast

Project Manager, Laura Kelm, was interviewed for In-Situ’s AQUAPOD podcast to talk about her work on restoration and mitigation projects. Take some time to listen to what Laura has to say about her experiences with restoring hydrologic function, reducing sediment and nutrient flow into the Chesapeake Bay, and improving habitat. “It was great to talk […]

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A Field Trip to the Bacon Ridge Branch Stream Restoration Site

GreenVest Staff on Bridge at Bacon Ridge Branch Stream Restoration Project

Last month, the GreenVest Maryland staff took a field trip to the Bacon Ridge Branch Stream Restoration Project Site at the Elks Camp Barrett in Annapolis. Our team members got to see the completed stream restoration firsthand, while our Operations Staff shared information about the project and what makes it so special. For those that […]

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Tinkers Creek Stream Restoration Completion

Tinkers Creek Thriving Post Construction

GreenVest, LLC and Petro Design Build Group, under the GV-Petro Joint Venture, LLC, recently completed construction of the Tinkers Creek Stream Restoration Project. The Project is a full-delivery solution for the Prince George’s County Department of the Environment (DOE) to comply with their total maximum daily load (TMDL) and Impervious Acres Treated requirements as part […]

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Ecosystem Restoration Specialist, Maryland

Greenvest LLC Job listing

GreenVest seeks a full-time Ecosystem Restoration Specialist to work in the challenging and rewarding field of ecosystem restoration. The successful candidate would be primarily based out of GreenVest’s Bowie, Maryland office although a large percentage of their time will be spent on GreenVest’s restoration sites. GreenVest is an entrepreneurial, land-based, resilience and restoration practitioner focused […]

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GreenVest Hosts Fundraiser for State Senator Hester

GreenVest Senior VP Brett Berkley, his wife Jemiah Tacadena of JemTech Environmental, and Senator Katie Fry Hester

GreenVest recently hosted a fundraiser for State Senator Katie Fry Hester. It was a beautiful day, perfectly complementing the local food and beverages provided by Manor Hill, RED, and the Wine Bin. With the help of our sponsors—Ashton Manor Environmental, Environmental Quality Resources, JemTech Environmental, KCI Technologies, McCormick Taylor, Site Insight, Three E Consulting, and […]

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The Importance of Wetlands in Hurricane-Damage Prevention

This photo from May 2020 shows the main stem of Bacon Ridge Branch on the right, with the floodplain on the left. The wattles on top of the stream bank and in the floodplain dissipate flow energies during overbank flow events.

“[Wetlands] are nature’s flood defenses and we need them now more than ever.” – Dr. Tom Fairchild, Swansea University Protecting our wetlands is important—this we know. From the life they support, to the food they provide, to the cleansing of our water and storage of harmful carbon, healthy wetlands are essential to the wellbeing of […]

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In-Situ Features GreenVest Success Story

Greenvest LLC In-Situ news story

GreenVest’s Bacon Ridge Branch Stream Restoration project has been a resounding success. (To view our White Paper about this project, click here.) This was one of the first stream restoration projects in the Mid-Atlantic region to use beaver dam analogues (engineered log jam structures more commonly used in the Northwest and Rocky Mountains), and we […]

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