restoration & enhancement
We apply ecological science to restoration and habitat enhancement, supporting the recovery and long-term resilience of freshwater, wetland, estuarine, and coastal systems.
These projects often require balancing ecological outcomes with practical constraints. Our role is to ensure restoration approaches are scientifically robust, clearly understood, and support effective design and delivery.
how we work in this context
We work across restoration planning, design, and implementation, integrating ecological understanding into projects that aim to improve habitat, biodiversity, and ecosystem function.
Our focus is on ensuring ecological intent is translated into practical solutions that can be successfully implemented and sustained over time.
what we do
- Ecological surveys & applied assessments
- Wetland delineation, assessment, & classification
- Threat & condition assessment for habitats & species
- UAV habitat mapping (CAA Part 102 certified)
- Restoration & enhancement implementation planning
- Habitat enhancement & biodiversity outcomes planning
- Restoration & enhancement ecological design & planting plans
- Threatened species management & translocation plans
- Fish passage remediation or improvement
- Restoration implementation support & technical oversight
- Threatened species translocation
- Ecological construction oversight
- Fish relocations during construction
- Long-term monitoring design, implementation, & reporting
- UAV habitat mapping & monitoring (CAA Part 102 certified)
- Ecological reporting informing restoration design, delivery, & long-term outcomes
featured projects
Te Papa Ōtākaro/Avon River Precinct – Urban River Regeneration
Ecological design leadership, transforming 3 km of degraded urban river into a functioning ecosystem through science-led in-river design and construction oversight.
Dudley Creek Flood Remediation
Ecology Lead – ecological investigations, design input, AEE reporting, construction oversight, fish rescue, community engagement.
Whaka Īnaka: Causing Whitebait
Project lead for an applied research and community engagement programme providing temporary whitebait spawning habitat in post-earthquake Ōtautahi/Christchurch.