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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. By restoring and protecting streams, we rebuild the vitality of the affected area and ensure the waterways connect to maximize the well-being of the entire region. To better illustrate the importance of stream restoration, we wanted to hear from a few individuals about their thoughts…

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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 of time to mate and lay their eggs. Those eggs hatch and the young metamorphose into adults, before the vernal pools dry up for the year. These seasonal pools are in high demand by our amphibious friends because their impermanent nature means there are fewer…

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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 mathematical constant of a circle’s circumference divided by its diameter, which is essential to many formulas in mathematics and physics. Here at GreenVest, we use it often – for example, to get the diameter of a tree or pipe by measuring its circumference. March 14th…

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The Chesapeake Stormwater Network hosts their biennial Best Urban BMP in the Bay Area awards—the BUBBAs—a stormwater management project competition. GreenVest is thrilled to announce our Bacon Ridge Branch (Elks Camp Barrett) Project placed 3rd in the 2021 Best Stream Restoration category. We are proud that our Bacon Ridge Branch Project was recognized in a category that highlights efforts to “enhance the function, stability, and ecosystem services of an urban stream.” This pride includes not only our results, but also, of course, extends to our fabulous partners in this venture: Biohabitats, Inc. (project engineers), Environmental Quality Resources (project construction), MDOT|SHA…

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“Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up, they will change the world.” – Jack Ma, entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist One of the best tools we can use to preserve the health of our planet is knowledge. And some of the most important minds to plant that knowledge in are those of children. Recently, Bobby Miller—one of our Ecologists—spoke to a local third grade class about what GreenVest does to make the world a better place. Bobby is normally out in the field,  so virtually interacting with the wildlife that is a…

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GreenVest is proud to announce our upgrade from a Prince George’s County-Located Business to a Prince George’s County-Based Business. We show a continued commitment to our headquarter-county and look forward to future opportunities in the area. While most conferences, seminars, and presentations looked a bit different recently, GreenVest had a presence and made contributions in 2020. At the National Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking Conference, GreenVest’s Senior Vice President, Brett Berkley, participated in a panel discussion on emerging market trends with other notable industry leaders including ASWM, Westervelt, and SWCA. Our Senior Project Manager, Dr. David Merkey, co-presented the results of…

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GreenVest is proud to announce credit releases from multiple mitigation banks in 2020. In Maryland, the Completion of Construction stream and wetland credits were released from the Mattawoman Creek Mitigation Bank site in May 2020, allowing application of stream and wetland credits to our client’s critical infrastructure projects. The End of Year 2 credit release is anticipated during the first quarter of 2021. Successful establishment and operation of this bank has provided our client with mitigation on a timely basis to support their various programs, thus validating their vision and dedication. In New Jersey, the Oradell Reservoir Mitigation Bank received…

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Maintenance & monitoring is an important aspect of GreenVest’s work, ensuring that all our sites continue their respective journeys to self-maintaining restored ecosystems. In addition to tracking each site’s performance, we actively inspect and maintain our sites—adaptively managing to proactively address each site’s unique needs. Last year, our staff monitored and maintained 18 projects spanning the Mid-Atlantic region from Maryland to New Jersey. Notable ecosystem restoration benefits were achieved on a group of stream and wetland restoration projects for various agencies, including the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration.  These included some truly amazing wildlife habitat improvements for rare,…

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Among our projects in progress, GreenVest is proud to report efficient progress and strong performance on our Tinkers Creek Stream Restoration project, which will restore just over 7 miles of degraded and actively eroding stream once completed. This stream stabilization project facilitated by GV-Petro, a partnership between GreenVest and Petro Design Build Group, LLC, designed by Princeton Hydro, and implemented for the benefit of Prince George’s County Department of the Environment is expected to finish ahead of schedule during the Spring of 2022. Currently, we are 70% complete with over 20,000 linear feet of stream restored. In July, a powerful…

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GreenVest was awarded multiple projects in 2020. In turn, these projects support jobs, important infrastructure improvements, and environmental resilience. In Maryland, we were awarded multiple Section 404 Stream and Wetland Mitigation contracts to support MDOT’s Managed Lanes Study focused on transportation-related improvements in the I-270/I-95 corridor. The project consists of 3 different sites assembled from over 15 parcels from 8 different landowners. Together, the 3 sites total 16,371 linear feet of stream and 28.74 acres of wetland restoration. GreenVest was contracted to provide Long-term Stewardship Support for a mitigation project in Agawam, Massachusetts with our strategic partner, GreenTrust Alliance, stretching…

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