Sectors

ECOTONE principals have extensive expertise in environmental studies for Urban Development projects.

Specific responsibilities for Urban Development projects include:

• Biophysical Impact Assessment (BIA)
• Wetland Assessment and Impact Reports (WAIR)
• Ecological Screening and issues analysis
• Stormwater wetland design
• Nest sweeps
• Vertebrate Species at Risk surveys
• Rare plants and rare plant communities surveys
• Noxious and prohibited noxious weeds surveys
• Habitat Restoration Plan design and monitoring

Sample Projects:

• Wetland Assessment and Impact Report (WAIR) for the Cambridge Park Phase 4 property
• Wetland Assessment and Impact Report (WAIR) for the Crossfield Vista Crossing property
• Wetland Assessment and Impact Report (WAIR) for the East Silverado Cardel property
• Wetland Assessment and Impact Report (WAIR) - Nordegg Manufactured Home Park
• Wetland Assessment and Impact Report (WAIR) for the Painted Sky property
• Wetland Assessment and Impact Report (WAIR) for the Rivercrest Communities
• Wetland Assessment and Impact Report (WAIR) for the Rivercrest Qualico property
• Wetland Assessment and Impact Report (WAIR) for the Stock Feed and Seed – MELCOR property
• Wetland Assessment and Impact Report (WAIR) for the Summit of River Heights – La Vita Land
• Biophysical Inventory for the Providence Area Structure Plan – DREAM Developments
• Biophysical Impact Assessment (BIA) for the Trinity Hills Development Lands
• Biophysical Impact Assessment (BIA) and Species at Risk Surveys for the East Silverado Cardel Outline Plan
• Biophysical Impact Assessment (BIA) and Species at Risk Surveys for the East Silverado Carlisle lands
• Biophysical Impact Assessment (BIA) Elveden Drive property
• Biophysical Impact Assessment (BIA) and Species at Risk Surveys – West Keystone Offsites
• Biophysical Impact Assessment (BIA) and Species at Risk Surveys for the Painted Sky property
• Biophysical Impact Assessment (BIA) for the Sarcee Trail / Hwy 1 Interchange
• Habitat Restoration Project Plan for the Trinity Hills Development Lands
• Habitat Restoration Project Plan Monitoring 2017-2018 – Trinity Medicine Hills project
• Habitat Restoration Project Plan Monitoring 2019 – Trinity Medicine Hills project
• Weed Management Plan – Painted Sky property
• Preliminary Natural Site Assessment (PNSA) – 251 Sage Hill Boulevard property

Ecological assessments for Water Resources projects (notably water pipelines, stormwater facilities and reservoirs) are a growing area of business. Principals of ECOTONE have completed several ecological assessments for Water Resources projects.

Specific responsibilities for Water Resources projects include:

• Ecological issues analysis for water pipelines and reservoirs
• Wetland Assessment and Impact Reports (WAIRs)
• Wetland Assessment and Impact Forms (WAIFs), and Code of Practice forms
• Stormwater wetland design and monitoring
• Rare plants and rare plant communities surveys
• Vertebrate Species at Risk surveys
• Environmental Overviews

Sample Projects:

• Ecological Overview for the Cambridge Park Water Supply Line
• Wetland Assessment and Impact Report (WAIR) for the Burma Road Drainage Improvement project – Rocky View County
• Wetland Assessment and Impact Report (WAIR) for the Woodland Lane Catchment B Drainage Improvement project – Rocky View County
• Wetland and Coulee Inventory and Evaluation for the Glenbow Area Structure Plan – Rocky View County
• Ecological Overview for the Windhorse Subdivision Stormwater Upgrades
• Biophysical Impact Assessment (BIA) for the Springbank Schools Wastewater Lagoons Reclamation Project

ECOTONE principals and subcontractors have conducted ecological assessments for coal, uranium and nickel mining development projects in different ecological regions in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

Specific responsibilities for Mining projects include:

• Vegetation and wildlife baseline inventory
• Multi-year muskrat surveys
• Woodland caribou and moose inventory and habitat mapping
• Multi-year revegetation monitoring program

Sample Projects:

• Multi-year (four years) revegetation monitoring program in the Cluff Lake Project Reclaimed Area – AREVA Resources Inc
• Bow City Power Project wildlife and habitat baseline inventory (Luscar Ltd.)
• Multi-year muskrat monitoring surveys (Cameco Corp. Rabbit Lake mine)
• Woodland caribou and moose inventory and habitat mapping for two Saskatchewan gold mines (Saskatchewan Junior Gold Mine)

ECOTONE principals and subcontractors have conducted ecological assessments for several levels of government. There have included municipal, provincial and federal governments. Projects have included the design of Habitat Restoration Plans for multiple riparian sites, the evaluation of military training impacts, expansion of roadways; ecological assessments of stormwater systems.

Specific responsibilities for these projects include:

• Baseline wildlife and vegetation inventory and analysis
• Restoration alternatives to enhance wildlife habitat and native plant diversity while improving river bank stability
• Restoration techniques to naturalize stormwater ponds
• Environmental and cumulative impact assessments
• Mitigation planning

Sample Projects:

• Habitat Restoration Plan - Lindsay Park
• Habitat Restoration Plan – Macewan Woods
• Parkdale Riparian Planting project
• Habitat Restoration Plan – Montgomery
• Parkdale Plaza Riparian Restoration Plan
• Restoration Plan for Six Wetlands located in The City of Calgary
• Fire and Post-Fire Residual Mapping and Analysis for the Saskatchewan Boreal Shield – Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment

ECOTONE principals and subcontractors have conducted ecological assessments for oil and gas development projects in different ecological regions in Alberta.

Specific responsibilities for Oil and Gas projects include:

• Mammal and habitat assessment components for five SAGD Environmental Impact Assessments
• Long-term monitoring of ungulate and furbearer response to incremental and cumulative SAGD exploration and production
• Mammal, wetland, biodiversity, vegetation, and rare plant inventory and assessment
• Design of restoration plans to oil sands mines

Sample Projects:

• Conducted mammal and habitat assessment components for five SAGD Environmental Impact Assessment (Devon Canada (x3), Newmont Resources, and Mobil Oil)
• Long-term monitoring study of ungulate and furbearer response to incremental and cumulative SAGD exploration and production (Devon Canada)
• Mammal, wetland, biodiversity, vegetation, and rare plant inventory and assessment and Cumulative Impact Assessment for Suffield NWA in-fill drilling EIA (EnCana Corp.)
• Designed plans to restore ecosite phases, wetlands, biodiversity, and wildlife habitats for three Oil Sands Reclamation Plans (Shell Canada Energy (x2) and Suncor)