Every Great Restoration Project Starts with the Right Piece of Land Location, location, location—when it comes to nature-based solutions, the success of every restoration project, from wetland mitigation to coastal resilience initiatives, hinges on one critical factor: starting with the right piece of land. GreenVest’s three decades of experience have taught us that effectively acquiring […]
Nature-based solutions are defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as “actions to address societal challenges through the protection, sustainable management and restoration of ecosystems, benefiting both biodiversity and human well-being.” However, the effectiveness of these solutions is intrinsically tied to the ecological potential and strategic positioning of the underlying land. Core Principles […]
Maryland Sea Grant showcases our Middle Branch work as a national model for urban coastal restoration and environmental justice An article in the latest Chesapeake Quarterly puts our work on the Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative (MBRI) on the national stage. In “A Marsh Grows in Brooklyn,” writer Ashley Goetz tells the full story of how, […]
The Environmental Markets Conference (EMC)—a national networking and collaboration event connecting mitigation, conservation, and restoration markets—has been serving the industry since its inception in 1997. This year, GreenVest had the privilege to present and lead two important panels during the 2024 annual conference. Matt Bouadana, Director of Environmental Markets, led a panel called 404 Solutions […]
On April 19, GreenVest celebrated the groundbreaking of the Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative’s (MBRI) lead project: the Hanover Street Wetland Site. This event, now nearly four years in the making, celebrated the commencement of construction for the first of many of the MBRI’s nature-based resilience projects. The MBRI is the ecological restoration arm of the […]
GreenVest was proud to participate in the Spring 2024 Stream Restoration Seminar and Job Fair hosted by the Maryland Stream Restoration Association (MSRA) at the University of Maryland on March 9. GV Project Managers Joe Garner and Bobby Miller represented our team during the event, which was geared toward undergraduate and graduate students in the […]
Today (3/14) is Pi Day, but GreenVest celebrated a day early! Since Team GV was spending Wednesday together in our Bowie office for our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Lunch and Learn training, we decided to enjoy pi(e) two circumferences of the clock sooner. As always, Pi Day involved enjoying various round foods, like pizza and […]
Even GreenVest’s legal team enjoys getting out in nature! Dana Cooper, Team GV’s General Counsel, recently chaperoned a trip to Masonville Cove (located in South Baltimore, near our MBRI projects) for her daughter’s Girl Scout Daisy Troop. Masonville Cove is the nation’s first Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership, in the heart of South Baltimore, with over […]
Implementation of the Waynesboro Stream Restoration Project is well underway! This project is restoring 5,192 linear feet of streams and associated floodplains in Virginia’s Potomac River watershed. GreenVest, in partnership with Environmental Quality Resources (EQR) and Stantec, is completing this project for the benefit of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). Construction began in September […]
At GreenVest, we champion coupling nature-based solutions with cutting-edge science to restore functionality to impaired systems in vulnerable communities. By managing stormwater, mitigating flood risk and storm damage, and uplifting water and habitat quality, GreenVest improves resiliency within local ecosystems. Since many of our projects positively impact the Chesapeake Bay – whether restoring a stream […]