SWCA Main Navigation ABOUT US OUR WORK SERVICES CAREERS NEWS & INSIGHTS SEARCH Quick Links Navigation MEDIA INQUIRIESCONTACT US OUR WORK LAND DEVELOPMENT The challenges of land development are unique and complex. SWCA helps land development clients and landowners seeking entitlements meet these challenges so that they can effectively and responsibly achieve project goals. We provide environmental assistance for the development of master planned communities as well as urban, open space, commercial, resort, and recreational areas. SWCA assists federal and state agencies as well as development, mining, and transportation clients with services for land exchanges. For all projects, we provide creative, environmentally sound solutions that maintain and build project value and demonstrate environmental leadership. Association Involvement • Ecological Restoration Business Association (ERBA) • Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) • Society of Wetland Scientists LATEST NEWS VIEW ALL Regulatory Alert: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Release Proposed Waters of the United States Rule NOVEMBER 22 Regulatory Alert: Alligator Snapping Turtle Proposed for Listing as Threatened NOVEMBER 12 Regulatory Alert: California District Court Ruling Pauses Some USACE Permit Verification NOVEMBER 10 RELEVANT SERVICES PERMITTING National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Full Service Support Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Environmental Assessments (EA) Third-party Technical Review California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Full Service Support Phase I Environmental Site Assessments National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 Permitting Nationwide, State, Regional, Local, and Individual Permits Endangered Species Act (ESA) Compliance, including Section 7 Consultations, Section 10(a) Permitting, and Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND RESTORATION Archaeological and Cultural Resources Surveys Archaeological Monitoring Paleontological Monitoring Conservation Banking Wetland and Stream Mitigation Banking Ecological Restoration Habitat Assessments and Evaluations Biological Surveys, Assessments and Evaluations Land and Site Development INTEGRATED PLANNING Management Plans (Wildlife, Forestry, Grazing, Recreation, River, and Watershed) Natural Resource Management Planning Wildfire Planning Services Habitat Conservation Plans Special Area Management Plans (SAMP) MEET THE EXPERTS TEAM LEAD KENNY CAROTHERS Kenny is a Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner with more than 26 years of experience in mitigation planning/banking, ecological restoration, and environmental assessment. Kenny is also a Regional Advisor to the Ecological Restoration Business Association (ERBA) Board for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Southwestern Division. CONTACT KENNY → WEST REGION ROB MACALLER Robert has provided expertise in habitat restoration and natural resources for over 27 years. He specializes in negotiating, planning, implementing, and managing projects for land development throughout the west. CONTACT ROBERT → RELEVANT CASE STUDIES CONSERVATION BANKING A MARKET-DRIVEN SOLUTION TO PRESERVING WETLANDS This case study takes a look at how SWCA is helping a Texas land owner and partner of Gin City Land Company create a wetland mitigation bank to bring back wetland habitat and maintain her family's ties to the land. READ MORE → ENDANGERED & THREATENED SPECIES GOT SPECIES? ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT TOOLS & TIPS Once a species is protected by the Endangered Species Act, activities that negatively impact those species could require authorization from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. SWCA tracks threatened and endangered species issues closely and offers the following tips for staying ahead of the game. READ MORE → LAND DEVELOPMENT ON THE WATERFRONT: REDEVELOPING AN INDUSTRIAL SHORELINE IN PORTLAND The Willamette River waterfront in downtown Portland was once the site of WWI and WWII shipbuilding efforts. An effort began in 1987 to transform the industrial shoreline and “brownfield” into a livable landscape. Based on more than 15 years of comprehensive analysis and a concerted effort to safeguard the public and the environment, the redevelopment project has been one of the most extensive privately funded, voluntary cleanups undertaken on the Willamette River. READ MORE → GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SERVICES KEEPING CURRENT: MAPPING THE NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORY Wetlands morph and shift over time, but one thing remains the same: the need for accurate data about the landscape so that developers and land managers can accommodate the needs of people and nature. Knowing how and where wetlands fit into the landscape makes adequate decision-making and planning possible. READ MORE → TAKE THE NEXT STEP Request more information about our land development capabilities. CONTACT US → SWCASOUND SCIENCE. CREATIVE SOLUTIONS.® MAIN NAVIGATION ABOUT US OUR WORK SERVICES CAREERS NEWS & INSIGHTS QUICK LINKS NAVIGATION MEDIA INQUIRIES CONTACT US FOLLOW US FACEBOOKINSTAGRAMLINKEDINYOUTUBE © Copyright 2017–2021 SWCA Environmental Consultants FOOTER NAVIGATION SITE MAPTERMS OF USEPRIVACY POLICY