Our scientists participate in and coordinate grant-funded, large-scale ecosystem research designed to improve our collective understanding of aquatic system functioning and restoration techniques. We bring this research philosophy to all of our projects through the process of adaptive management. By approaching ecosystem restoration and natural resource planning as a process rather than a set of arbitrarily defined outcomes, we help our clients to continually improve project outcomes.

Adaptive management (commonly described as "learning to do, by doing to learn") capitalizes on the opportunity to learn from actions by explicitly identifying assumptions and data gaps, and then designing and implementing comprehensive monitoring programs that deliver meaningful feedback to project planners. Our scientists and engineers have proven research track-records and extensive experience in applying research practices and principles to project planning and implementation. Specifically, we provide our clients with the following skills and services: