Landscape Architecture – Beacon Environmental

Urban Forest Management

• Urban forest management planning • Urban forest policy review and analysis • Woodland management plans • Ravine Stewardship Plans • Woodland and urban forest monitoring • Consultation plans and workshop facilitation

Training, Facilitation and Engagement

• Meeting and workshop facilitation • Development of consultation plans • Training programs in: • Wildlife management • Plant identification • Geomorphologic assessments and characterization • Natural heritage policy and planning in Ontario • Guest lectures on various topics related to ecology, geomorphology and natural heritage

Beacon Environmental Services - Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture and Ecological Design

• Conceptual and detailed designs for parks and trails • Habitat enhancement, creation and restoration • Designs and specifications for wildlife habitat structures • Bio-engineering designs • Naturalization / planting plans for habitat edge management / buffers, streetscapes and stormwater management facilities • Contract administration and construction oversight

Environmental Monitoring and Site Supervision

• Effectiveness and compliance monitoring • Water quality • Aquatic habitats and species • Terrestrial habitats and species • Species at Risk • Site supervision of mitigation and compensation works • Erosion and sediment control monitoring • Channel restoration monitoring • Long-term ecological monitoring for aquatic and terrestrial habitats • Approved plant and wildlife salvage warranty inspection • Approved fish, reptile and amphibian salvage

Environmental Assessment

• Municipal Class EA • Provincial EA (Class and Individual) • Federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Comprehensive Studies • Federal CEAA Screenings

Ecological Restoration

• Habitat enhancement, creation and restoration • Channel, shoreline and coastal habitats • Woodlands, meadows and riparian areas • Wetland compensation – creation and enhancements • Natural channel design and fish barrier mitigation • Stormwater management pond naturalization • Design of in-stream bio-engineering and wildlife habitat structures • Natural heritage aspects of Low Impact Development (LID) design • Regulatory permitting, contract administration and construction oversight

Arboriculture

• Arboricultural assessments / tree surveys • Butternut surveys and health assessments • Woodlot / woodland assessments • Tree management / preservation plans • Tree appraisals and risk assessments • Forest Resource Inventories • Forest carbon storage and sequestration assessments