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What can Orbis do for you?

Does your property have sensitive cultural or natural resources? Will your project impact wetlands or endangered species? We can help you through the regulatory process.

Do you want to learn how to identify wetlands or native plants? We can provide custom training.

Are pest birds damaging your crops or disrupting your events? Our trained falconers can help.

Do you want more than just a lawn in your outdoor space? We can help you transform your outdoor space into a landscape with character, diversity, and purpose.

Cultural Resource Management

Identify – Want to know if archaeological sites are located in your project area? Want to find out more about that historic structure on your property? We’ll do the research and fieldwork that can give you in the information you need.

Manage – If your area does contain sensitive cultural resources we’ll help you feel confident moving forward.

Outreach and coordination – We can help you work with members of the public, landowners, officials, and regulatory agencies to keep your project on schedule.

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Our Cultural Resource specialists can help you manage the risk of impacting important historic or archaeological places. We can help you comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, NEPA, and other cultural regulations.

 

Our services include:

  • Background Research and Desktop Review

  • Phase I Archaeological Survey

  • Historic Architecture Survey

  • Phase II Archaeological Assessment

  • Phase III Archaeological Data Recovery and Mitigation

  • Agency Coordination

  • Section 106 800.11 Documentation

  • Public Outreach and Education

  • Preservation Planning

 

Ecological Surveys, Assessment, and Planning

We can provide you with the meaningful and accurate information you need to manage aquatic and terrestrial biological resources to comply with environmental regulations. Our experts also offer customized workshops allowing you to provide the stewardship that is essential to manage sensitive resources. Our services include:

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  • Aquatic Plant Surveys and Sampling

  • Biological Assessment

  • Botanical Inventories and Floristic Quality Assessment

  • Ecological Restoration Planning

  • Endangered Species Surveys

  • Habitat Assessment

  • Invasive Species Surveys

  • Plant Community Mapping and Quality Assessment

  • Tree Surveys

  • Wetland Determination and Delineation

  • Natural Area Management Plans

 

Wildlife Surveys, Assessment, and Management

Our wildlife biologists can help you identify and manage for wildlife, including rare, threatened, and endangered species. We perform habitat assessments, natural resource damage assessments and develop wildlife management plans to comply with federal, state, and local regulations.

We can conduct surveys for a variety of species: amphibians, mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and terrestrial insects across a range of habitats.

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Surveys:

  • Desktop Review – Provides basic ecological information on species.

  • Habitat Assessments – Provides detailed habitat information based on site conditions.

  • Presence/Absence Surveys – Requires on site surveys that attempt to determine if a species is present within a project area.

Our Senior wildlife biologist is federally permitted to conduct Indiana bat, grey bat, Virginia big-eared bat, and northern long-eared bat surveys.

In addition to identifying endangered species, we perform proactive services to help you reduce risk including Wildlife Hazard Assessments, Wildlife Hazard Management Plans, and Wildlife Control Plans. 

  • Wildlife Control Plan

    • A wildlife control plan will reduce nuisance wildlife by using adaptive management to insure a safe working environment for personnel, equipment, and clients.

  • Wildlife Hazard Assessments

    • Our certified airport biologist will provide the expertise needed to complete a Wildlife Hazard Assessment for airports.

  • Wildlife Hazard Management Plans

    • Our certified airport biologist can write or assist with a Wildlife Hazard Management Plan required by the FAA for airports that have wildlife issues.

 

Falconry Abatement

Pest birds can severely damage fruit and grain crops. They can cause numerous problems in cities and highly populated areas. Pest birds may also create dangerous conditions at airports and landfills. Our experts can use trained falcons to reduce or remove pest birds by encouraging them to find other foraging or nesting locations.

 

Training and Workshops

Our experts can provide the training you need to manage sensitive natural and cultural resources.

We offer training in plant identification and inventory, wetland delineation, approaches to restoration and mitigation, wildlife management, and archaeology. Whether your staff needs specific technical training or you need to understand how environmental regulations might affect you, our recognized experts can help.

Need specific ecological or cultural resource training for your staff? We can design customized workshops ranging from an afternoon refresher to week long seminars.

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  • Customized Plant Workshops

    • Our botanist leads specialized workshops on difficult plant families and genera to provide you or your staff with the information they need to better understand how to identify the taxa within the subject group.

  • Plant Identification Training

    • Our botanist conducts plant identification training courses for regulators, consultants, land trusts, naturalists, park staff, and others to provide valuable insight on species identification. Training sessions can focus on a specific group of plants or can be more broad and cover a wider range of the flora.

 

Regulatory Compliance

Do you need a wetland delineation? Will your project impact endangered species? Are historic places or archaeological sites located in your project area?

Our experts can give you the information you need to make the best decisions to keep your project on schedule and on budget. If you need a permit, we’ll help you identify any specific procedures or restrictions you’ll need to follow to complete your project. We will help you understand all the options available during project planning. This will help you avoid costly delays, regulatory violations, and bad publicity.

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We can help you with

  • Wetland Delineations and Permitting – Section 404/401 Clean Water Act

  • Wetland Mitigation Monitoring

  • Endangered Species Surveys – Section 7 Permitting

  • Bat Roost Tree Surveys and Emergence Counts

  • Section 106 Surveys, Evaluation and Mitigation – National Historic Preservation Act.

  • National Register Nominations

  • National Environmental Policy Act

  • Native Landscape Consulting

    Do you want more than just a lawn in your outdoor space? Do you want a landscape with character, diversity, and purpose?

  • We can transform your outdoor spaces.

    Wildlife– Do you want to attract birds, bees, and other pollinators?

    Plants – Are you struggling to grow your lawn in a shady spot? Do you have a place that’s always a little too wet for those shrubs?

    Lawn alternatives – Traditional lawns can require so much maintenance, from mowing to watering, to fertilizing.

  • It can be so time consuming that some people realize the only time they spend in the lawn is for maintenance. Do you want a space where you can enjoy your time?

  • Our experts can help you choose the best plants for your space.

     

     

     

      Orbis Environmental Consulting

      Phone: 574-635-1338

      email: info@orbisec.com

      Mailing Address

      PO Box 10235, South Bend, IN 46680

      Mission Statement: To provide solutions our clients need to make their jobs easier, while being a source of responsible management of natural and cultural resources, and a source of personal and professional growth for our employees.

      Our Values

        Integrity

      • We will display a strong environmental ethic through stewardship of environmental and cultural resources. We will encourage involvement in philanthropy, education, and outreach.

        Excellence

      • We will strive to earn recognition and trust through the quality of our service.

        Professionalism

      • We will always embody professionalism internally and externally.

        Enthusiasm.

      • We will show enthusiasm for providing solutions to clients and participating in significant ecological and cultural projects.

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