Ecological restoration & geomatics · Banff
Ecological restoration, vegetation monitoring, remote sensing and applied geomatics.
# yak.py ecology = {"restoration", "vegetation", "fieldwork"} geomatics = {"maps", "data", "drones", "automation"} niche = ecology | geomatics # questions first project = scope(problem, using=niche) deliver = {"plans", "reports", "tools", "answers"} # one person, the whole picture
Services
01 · Early guidance
Advice, second opinions, and another experienced set of eyes when you don't need to hand over the whole project. I can help shape the approach, work through a problem with your team, or build capacity for next time.
More on Advisory →02 · Design & approvals
Restoration planning that starts with the site and what it will actually take to deliver the work. That can include revegetation plans, protocols, plant sourcing, and the technical pieces behind them.
More on Planning & Design →03 · Field & evaluation
Figure out what's there, what's changing, and whether it worked. I can take on the field assessment, the remote-sensing analysis, or build a monitoring approach that uses both.
More on Assessment & Monitoring →04 · Geomatics & data
Maps, analysis, remote sensing, data workflows, and small tools built around the problem you're actually trying to solve. Sometimes that's a one-off analysis; sometimes it's turning a repetitive process into something that runs itself.
Have data you want to use? →Environmental & construction firms
Your team may already have the people and experience to deliver most of the project. I can step in when something falls outside the usual scope, whether that means bringing restoration experience to a challenging site or finding a better way to mobilize field data as it's collected.
Agencies & conservation organizations
High standards, limited staff time. Give me the problem or the idea and I can take on the work around it, whether that means getting out in the field, working through the data, or building the thing your team needs. I can carry it through without adding to your staff's workload.
Not one of these? Let's talk anyway.
Need some extra senior ecology or GIS capacity without another full-time position? I can plug into a single project or provide ongoing part-time support, whatever the season calls for.
How I work
One window.
One point of contact. Nothing gets lost in internal handoffs or translation. You're hiring me, and you work with me directly.
Questions first.
What's happening on the site, what information you already have, what useful data I can find elsewhere, which approvals matter, and what you need at the end. Then we scope the work.
The technical detail has to be usable.
I can handle the technical detail, but what comes back should make sense to the people who actually need to use it.
The answer isn't always yes.
If I don't think something is going to solve the problem, I'll say so. The goal is to make it better.
Services in detail
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Focus Area · Vegetation Monitoring
Field ecology, satellite, drone and LiDAR all have a place. I use the mix that fits the question, then check what the data says against what's actually happening on the ground.
Scale
Field, satellite, drone or LiDAR, used where each actually adds something.
Measure
Cover, composition, condition and change measured around the question you need answered.
Validate
Remote-sensing results checked against field observations, with unexpected patterns flagged for a closer look.
Applications
Restoration, wildfire and WRR, invasive vegetation, riparian and wetland recovery, and long-term landscape change.
Focus Area · Photo Review & Reporting
Field photos pile up fast. I link them to locations, treatments and monitoring data so you can review a season at once, compare visits and find the photos that matter. Tag your selections and generate a PDF appendix without building it in Word.
Connect
Keep photos with the site, treatment history and monitoring results that explain them. Sort by what happened, not just the date or filename.
Explore
Filter by site, date, treatment or condition. Compare visits side by side instead of working through folders one photo at a time.
Create
Tag photos as you review. Generate a formatted PDF appendix from your selections, without dragging images around in Word or PowerPoint.
Applications
Restoration monitoring, wildfire recovery, repeat photography, environmental assessments, construction monitoring, and long-term project documentation.
Focus Area · Custom Program Tools
Plans say what should happen. In practice, the work ends up in spreadsheets, fixed schedules and task lists that go stale as conditions change. I build small tools that connect the plan to field records, so staff can see what's next and managers can adapt as they go.
Plan
Build timing, dependencies and management thresholds into the tool instead of leaving them buried in the plan.
Track
Keep activities and field records in one place. See what's planned, what's been done and what needs attention.
Adapt
Put adaptive management into the day-to-day work. Flag thresholds, revisit schedules and adjust priorities as new field data comes in.
Applications
Environmental and restoration programs, wildlife management, field operations, inspections, and long-term monitoring.
Focus Area · Restoration & Planting Plans
Restoration work has a lot of moving parts: site prep, soil work, erosion control, plant orders and field crews. I put these into one field-ready plan, whether I'm working from your design or helping develop it, so contractors aren't left piecing things together on site.
Prepare
Show planting areas, pre-treatments, soil work and erosion controls together, with quantities and instructions for each area.
Coordinate
Work out plant orders, delivery points, staging lists and crew packages from the same plan. Less recalculating or relaying instructions on site.
Deliver
Make maps and checklists a contractor can pick up and use. Keep a record of what was completed and what changed.
Applications
Ecological restoration, native revegetation, reclamation, riparian and wetland restoration, and large or multi-phase planting programs.
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Get in touch
It doesn't need to be fully figured out. Send me the site, the issue, or the idea you're working through and I'll tell you if I think I can help.
Let's start with a call, or a walk if you're in the Bow Valley.
Phone
(780) 298-4876Serving
Western Canada: field and restoration work