GreenVest seeks a full-time Project Manager and/or Senior Project Manager 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 with flexibility to split time between GreenVest’s Bowie and Baltimore offices. GreenVest is an entrepreneurial, land-based, resilience and restoration practitioner focused […]
At GreenVest, it’s important that our team members are engaged in their local and professional communities, and our General Counsel, Dana Cooper, does just that. Dana recently completed a year as Chair of the Maryland State Bar Association’s (MSBA) Environment and Energy Law Section, having been a member of the Section Council for several years. […]
“…Being found in great multitudes all over the country, their noise made the cow-bells inaudible in the woods.” – Rev. Andreas Sandel, 1715. Though cicadas are mentioned in Homer’s Illiad, the above quote is possibly the first known written description of the Brood X cicada. Brood X was mentioned again 17 years later by botanist […]
GreenVest is excited to announce our New Jersey office is moving. The office will provide a new home base for our NJ team to assist our clients while protecting, preserving, and restoring nature. Mailing Address: PO Box 200, Tranquility, NJ 07879 Physical Address: 35A Kennedy Road, Tranquility, NJ 07879 While we’re at it, we’d like […]
One of our Ecosystem Restoration Specialists, Jack Turner, was engaged by the Monarch Academy of Glen Burnie to present to their first-grade class about birds and birding. Jack’s virtual presentation taught 75 students, numerous teachers, parents, and guardians all about birds’ colors, sizes, diets, habits, habitats, importance, and significance. The students were heavily engaged: asking […]
To close out our Stream Restoration Series, we have one final testimonial from our Senior Project Manager, David. “Everybody has their favorite place, but many of us in the environmental research or consulting communities will also have their favorite site. Your favorite site is one that makes you happy just thinking about it and excited […]
A core part of GreenVest’s business is our relationships with a truly remarkable group of firms who are leaders in the environmental restoration field. We work with talented engineers, contractors, surveyors, landscapers, and more to accomplish each of our projects. Here are some words and pictures that our distinguished engineering partners have shared regarding the […]
Water is the lifeblood of Earth. The arteries, veins, and capillaries it flows through are our oceans, rivers, and streams. Just like the circulatory system within our own bodies, protecting those life-giving waterways is vital for the health of our surrounding ecosystems and, overall, our planet. One of GreenVest’s areas of expertise is stream restoration. […]
When the ground thaws and the snows melt, amphibians stir from their hibernation. The ground saturates with moisture, and vernal pools form. “Vernal” meaning “occurring in spring,” and “pools” meaning “places where new life will soon be swimming.” It is in these vernal pools that amphibians—frogs, toads, or salamanders—congregate. They only have a limited amount […]
On March 14, 1988, Larry Shaw, a physicist at the San Francisco Exploratorium, coordinated a circular march and pie eating extravaganza. Chosen for its resemblance to the first three digits of Pi, 3/14 has since become international Pi Day, and a reason for math and sweets themed parties around the world. Pi (3.1415926…) is the […]