Jim Nelson


Restoration Ecologist

 

Restoration ecologist and urban stormwater specialist with diverse experience in the fields of;

-applied ecological restoration of wetland, woodland, and prairie communities;

-watershed planning;

-construction site stormwater issues and;

-soil erosion and sediment control.

Compliance

 

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)

General Stormwater Permit for Construction Activities

Prairie and Ecological Burn Permits

Experience


-Hundreds of successful prescribed fires

-Plant identification and monitoring

-Biological identification and monitoring

-Threatened and endangered (T&E) species habitat restoration

-Design and restoration of bioswales and rain gardens throughout Illinois and Wisconsin

-Installation of native landscape projects, retaining walls, and hardscapes

-Facilitation of watershed based plans throughout Illinois