environmental consulting in the Pacific Northwest since 1982

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The Watershed Company

The Watershed Company integrates science and design to assess and enhance natural resources – particularly wetlands, streams, shorelines and wildlife habitat. With nearly 30 years in resource evaluation, landscape architecture, mitigation and restoration design, monitoring and planning, we have a reputation as one of the leading specialty environmental firms in the Pacific Northwest. We serve public, commercial, and private clients from our Seattle area location. Learn more »

Services

Critical Areas (Wetlands, Streams & Shorelines)

Feasibility / reconnaissance, assessment, delineation, classification and OHWM identification
Mitigation, restoration, buffer averaging, and mitigation banking
Bank / shoreline stabilization and bulkhead removal
On-call consulting

Fish & Wildlife

Habitat assessment
Fish & wildlife population studies
Biological Evaluations (BE's / BA's)
Best Available Science, literature reviews and functional assessment models

Landscape Architecture

Site master planning
Municipal, commercial and residential landscape architecture
Native, drought-tolerant and ornamental planting
LEED and LID development
Interpretive design

Planning & Permits

Local, State and Federal permitting
GMA compliance - CAO and SMP updates
SEPA / NEPA compliance

Project Implementation

Bid estimates and construction oversight
Compliance monitoring
Fish removal during construction (electrofishing)
Water quality monitoring

Featured Projects

Novelty Hill Transmission Line Mitigation
The Watershed Company provided permit support, wetland mitigation design, construction oversight and monitoring for a Puget Sound Energy transmission line replacement project.
Squak Valley Park Interpretive Elements
The Watershed Company is developing trail and interpretive elements for Squak Valley Park, honoring local environmentalist Ruth Kees and highlighting the site's history and sensitive areas.
Bellevue Urban Habitat Functional Assessment Model and Guidance
The Watershed Company developed the first Functional Assessment Model (FAM) for urban wildlife habitat evaluation.
Tahuya River Assessment
Biologists are assessing salmonid habitat restoration opportunities on the Tahuya River in Mason County.
Parks On-Call Consulting
The Watershed Company provides on-call permitting services for the City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services Department, as well as other western Washington jurisdictions.
Shoreline and Stream Restoration at Lake Sammamish Residence
The Watershed Company restored riparian and aquatic habitat along a stream channel and lake shoreline while reducing the regulated critical area buffer to allow for home reconstruction.