About Us
Our company works with landowners to complete environmental restoration projects that boost watershed health. These projects are selected through a multi-step process that includes: Assessing a watershed’s condition; Finding projects that fix problems; Developing restoration plans in coordination with landowners; Implementing those restoration projects;…
Our Products
Our company restores natural landscape functions damaged by development. Our work results inimproved water quality, enhanced habitat for wildlife, and natural controls to flooding. Successful project implementation has resulted in our ability to provide credits to offset environmental damage from development. Currently, we offer…
Investing in our Natural Systems
We’re invested in watersheds. Particularly those in North Carolina. That investment includes planning, fieldwork, engineering, and education. Through work in these areas, we restore the natural systems that we rely on and enjoy. Also, with long-term protection agreements, these investments will be enjoyed by…
Recent Blog Topics
North River Farms
In 1999, the largest coastal restoration project in NC began with funding from the State’s Clean Water Management Program to purchase nearly 2000 acres of farm land in Carteret County for the purpose of restoring wetlands that were drained to become North River Farms….
Scrubbing and Skimming
Skimming – A recent story on the Corps of Engineers use of algal skimmers in Florida to help combat toxic algal blooms reminded me of North Carolina’s own efforts to combat algal blooms. In Florida, the Lake Okeechobee skimming process uses “dissolved air flotation”…
Upstream Benefits
The Falls Lake Nutrient Strategy put in place by NC DEQ in 2010 provides more than just drinking water protections for Falls Lake. Communities in the Falls watershed such as Durham benefit from the rule protections, too. Durham’s drinking water supply comes from Lake…