Pilchuck Dam Removal and River Restoration pilchuck dam removal and river restoration PILCHUCK DAM REMOVAL AND RIVER RESTORATION To reconnect 37 river miles of upstream habitat and address dwindling salmon stocks, Anchor QEA joined a community of partners to deconstruct the aging and obsolete 15-foot-high concrete Pilchuck Dam. Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Planning and Permitting permitting-and-regulatory-compliance planning and permitting PLANNING AND PERMITTING Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION Public, Agency, and Tribal Facilitation public-agency-and-tribal-facilitation public, agency, and tribal facilitation PUBLIC, AGENCY, AND TRIBAL FACILITATION Sediment Management sediment-management sediment management SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT Site Strategy and Process Planning site-strategy-and-process-planning site strategy and process planning SITE STRATEGY AND PROCESS PLANNING Water Quality water-quality water quality WATER QUALITY State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL Washington washington washington WASHINGTON
Pilchuck Dam Removal and River Restoration
Colorado Lagoon Restoration colorado lagoon restoration COLORADO LAGOON RESTORATION The Colorado Lagoon Restoration is a multi-phased approach for improving water and sediment quality, restoring aquatic and shoreline habitats, and providing valuable mitigation credits for other city projects. Civil Engineering civil-engineering civil engineering CIVIL ENGINEERING Coastal Engineering coastal-engineering coastal engineering COASTAL ENGINEERING Construction Management construction-management construction management CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Contaminated Sediment contaminated-sediment contaminated sediment CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Landscape Architecture landscape-architecture landscape architecture LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION Sediment Management sediment-management sediment management SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT Wetland Delineation, Assessment, and Mitigation wetland-delineation-assessment-and-mitigation wetland delineation, assessment, and mitigation WETLAND DELINEATION, ASSESSMENT, AND MITIGATION Ports/Harbors ports-harbors ports/harbors PORTS/HARBORS State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL City of Long Beach city-of-long-beach city of long beach CITY OF LONG BEACH
Colorado Lagoon Restoration
Dickman Mill Park Expansion and Head Saw Restoration dickman mill park expansion and head saw restoration DICKMAN MILL PARK EXPANSION AND HEAD SAW RESTORATION The Dickman Mill Park expansion connects the public to Tacoma’s past, integrating historical and ecological restoration while enhancing recreational opportunities along Ruston Way. The Anchor QEA team led the effort to return the restored head saw to the park in 2021, building off the earlier Master Planning and Phase 1 work led by Anchor QEA staff in 2001. Civil Engineering civil-engineering civil engineering CIVIL ENGINEERING Coastal Resiliency coastal-resiliency coastal resiliency COASTAL RESILIENCY Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Landscape Architecture landscape-architecture landscape architecture LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Planning and Permitting permitting-and-regulatory-compliance planning and permitting PLANNING AND PERMITTING Public, Agency, and Tribal Facilitation public-agency-and-tribal-facilitation public, agency, and tribal facilitation PUBLIC, AGENCY, AND TRIBAL FACILITATION Site Remediation siteremediation site remediation SITE REMEDIATION State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL Washington washington washington WASHINGTON
Dickman Mill Park Expansion and Head Saw Restoration
Pier 62 Rebuild and Habitat Improvements pier 62 rebuild and habitat improvements PIER 62 REBUILD AND HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS To improve infrastructure and the surrounding habitat on the downtown Seattle waterfront, Anchor QEA worked with a construction management team for the City of Seattle to replace the old timber Pier 62 with a steel and concrete pier, providing a new and improved public park. Construction Management construction-management construction management CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)/Drones unmanned-aerial-systems-uas-drones unmanned aerial systems (uas)/drones UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS)/DRONES State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL Washington washington washington WASHINGTON
Pier 62 Rebuild and Habitat Improvements
Construction Management and Water Quality Monitoring construction management and water quality monitoring CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING Anchor QEA helped carry out construction management and monitoring for Honeywell at the Lake Linden Area A Time-Critical Removal Action (TCRA) in Michigan, part of a Superfund site in the Great Lakes faced with elevated concentrations of various metals. Construction Management construction-management construction management CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)/Drones unmanned-aerial-systems-uas-drones unmanned aerial systems (uas)/drones UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS)/DRONES Industrial industrial industrial INDUSTRIAL Michigan michigan michigan MICHIGAN
Construction Management and Water Quality Monitoring
Port of Tacoma Advance Mitigation Planning, Design, and Construction port of tacoma advance mitigation planning, design, and construction PORT OF TACOMA ADVANCE MITIGATION PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION The Port of Tacoma (Port) has worked to develop habitat restoration projects in advance of development projects conducted by the Port or its tenants in order to make the permitting process more efficient and provide larger-scale restoration with greater ecological benefit. The Port recently received approval for the 41‑acre Upper Clear Creek Mitigation Bank, the […] Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Sediment Management sediment-management sediment management SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT Wetland Delineation, Assessment, and Mitigation wetland-delineation-assessment-and-mitigation wetland delineation, assessment, and mitigation WETLAND DELINEATION, ASSESSMENT, AND MITIGATION Ports/Harbors ports-harbors ports/harbors PORTS/HARBORS Washington washington washington WASHINGTON
Port of Tacoma Advance Mitigation Planning, Design, and Construction
Port of Seattle Wetland Mitigation and Habitat Conservation Umbrella Bank port of seattle wetland mitigation and habitat conservation umbrella bank PORT OF SEATTLE WETLAND MITIGATION AND HABITAT CONSERVATION UMBRELLA BANK The Port of Seattle (Port) is proposing to develop a joint wetland mitigation and habitat conservation umbrella bank (bank) to provide compensatory mitigation for three separate sites totaling approximately 60 acres.
The bank is a unique opportunity to restore crucial habitat for federally threatened Chinook salmon, providing important natural resource values and habitat functions within the largest economic engine of the Puget Sound region. Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Wetland Delineation, Assessment, and Mitigation wetland-delineation-assessment-and-mitigation wetland delineation, assessment, and mitigation WETLAND DELINEATION, ASSESSMENT, AND MITIGATION Ports/Harbors ports-harbors ports/harbors PORTS/HARBORS Washington washington washington WASHINGTON
Port of Seattle Wetland Mitigation and Habitat Conservation Umbrella Bank
Using Machine Learning Models to Evaluate Raptor Relocation for Red-Tailed Hawks at Portland International Airport (PDX) using machine learning models to evaluate raptor relocation for red-tailed hawks at portland international airport (pdx) USING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TO EVALUATE RAPTOR RELOCATION FOR RED-TAILED HAWKS AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PDX) Anchor QEA leveraged advanced machine learning techniques such as Classification and Regression Trees with Random Forest and Generalized Logistic Regression with exhaustive model screening, to develop various models and evaluate the relative significance each variable has on the operation’s effectiveness to predict the relocation success rate. Data Solutions data-solutions data solutions DATA SOLUTIONS Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Modeling modeling modeling MODELING Planning and Permitting permitting-and-regulatory-compliance planning and permitting PLANNING AND PERMITTING State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL Portland portland portland PORTLAND
Using Machine Learning Models to Evaluate Raptor Relocation for Red-Tailed Hawks at Portland International Airport (PDX)
Meydenbauer Bay Park Phase 1 meydenbauer bay park phase 1 MEYDENBAUER BAY PARK PHASE 1 Anchor QEA managed the first phase in the City of Bellevue’s long-term vision to reconnect Bellevue’s downtown to Lake Washington. The project transformed the site from private residential and marina uses to a public park with water-focused recreational use and access, upland recreation facilities, parking and vehicle access, pedestrian paths, habitat restoration, complex utilities, and […] Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Landscape Architecture landscape-architecture landscape architecture LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Planning and Permitting permitting-and-regulatory-compliance planning and permitting PLANNING AND PERMITTING Stormwater Management stormwatermanagement stormwater management STORMWATER MANAGEMENT Water Resources water-resources water resources WATER RESOURCES State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL Washington washington washington WASHINGTON
Meydenbauer Bay Park Phase 1
Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resources Management Plan yakima river basin integrated water resources management plan YAKIMA RIVER BASIN INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN The Yakima River Basin encompasses 6,155 square miles and includes portions of four counties in Central Washington. Anchor QEA has been helping the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Washington State Department of Ecology investigate water supply and fish enhancement alternatives. Groundwater groundwater groundwater GROUNDWATER Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION Water Quality water-quality water quality WATER QUALITY Water Resources waterresources water resources WATER RESOURCES State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL Washington washington washington WASHINGTON
Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resources Management Plan
Elliott Bay Seawall Replacement and Habitat Restoration elliott bay seawall replacement and habitat restoration ELLIOTT BAY SEAWALL REPLACEMENT AND HABITAT RESTORATION Anchor QEA was a part of a multidisciplinary consulting team working for the Seattle Department of Transportation on the planning, design, and construction of the 7,000-foot-long Elliott Bay Seawall Project along the downtown waterfront for seismic stability improvements. Construction Management construction-management construction management CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)/Drones unmanned-aerial-systems-uas-drones unmanned aerial systems (uas)/drones UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS)/DRONES State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL Washington washington washington WASHINGTON
Elliott Bay Seawall Replacement and Habitat Restoration
Hancock County Marsh Living Shoreline hancock county marsh living shoreline HANCOCK COUNTY MARSH LIVING SHORELINE Anchor QEA provided engineering design, permitting, and construction assistance services for a living shoreline project that involved preserving and protecting existing habitat while providing areas of secondary shellfish productivity.
The restoration project consists of three restoration components, 6 miles of living shoreline using a segmented rock breakwater, 46 acres of subtidal reef, and approximately 46 acres of marsh. Coastal Engineering coastal-engineering coastal engineering COASTAL ENGINEERING Construction Management construction-management construction management CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Planning and Permitting permitting-and-regulatory-compliance planning and permitting PLANNING AND PERMITTING State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL Gulf Coast gulf-coast gulf coast GULF COAST
Hancock County Marsh Living Shoreline
Chehalis Basin Strategy chehalis basin strategy CHEHALIS BASIN STRATEGY Anchor QEA led preparation and analysis of a comprehensive long-term set of actions to reduce flood damage and restore aquatic species habitat in the 2,700 square mile Chehalis River Basin. Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Planning and Permitting permitting-and-regulatory-compliance planning and permitting PLANNING AND PERMITTING Public, Agency, and Tribal Facilitation public-agency-and-tribal-facilitation public, agency, and tribal facilitation PUBLIC, AGENCY, AND TRIBAL FACILITATION Site Investigation site-investigation site investigation SITE INVESTIGATION Water Quality water-quality water quality WATER QUALITY Water Resources waterresources water resources WATER RESOURCES State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL Washington washington washington WASHINGTON
