Projects

2009 Featured Projects

DuBois Wells Project
Wilson Ecological Consulting (WEC) has been providing consulting services in support of broader water supply studies for the City of DuBois in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.  Specifically, WEC provides two principles services: (1) project management of natural resource permitting and (2) wetland and waterway identification and delineation.  The project management task includes coordinating with several different consulting firms on various studies associated with the water supply project.  WEC organizes project team meetings, coordinates regularly with resource agencies, and oversees the project team’s assembly of permit applications.  The wetland and waterway identification was conducted on a 200+ acre project study area.  Wetlands were identified and delineated following the DRAFT Interim Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region.  Wetlands and waterways were mapped with a sub-meter accurate GPS and full-size color mapping was produced using a GIS.  A total of 37 wetlands equaling 38.44 acres and 22 streams totaling 17,725 linear feet were delineated.  The study was summarized in a report and a Letter of Jurisdictional Determination was obtained from Corps of Engineers.

Punxsutawney Hunting Club Wells Site
Wilson Ecological Consulting has been providing consulting services in support of a Marcellus shale natural gas extraction project for EOG Resources, Inc. in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.  Services routinely provided include: wetland and waterway identification and delineation; DEP Chapter 105/USACE Section 404 permitting; DEP ESCGP-1 permitting; threatened and endangered species studies; and associated coordination efforts and studies required and/or requested by the agencies.  This is an on-going project which by the end of 2009 has included the permitting of four different phases of well installation for 45 wells in total as well as the permitting of a centralized fresh water impoundment.  Some of the more interesting ecological studies performed thus far have been bat surveys and stream macroinvertebrate studies in conjunction with regularly collected water quality sampling.  In addition, 26 wetlands and ten streams have been delineated in the permit area.

Seneca-Tenn Pipeline
Wilson Ecological Consulting has been providing consulting services in support of this natural gas collection system pipeline project for EOG Resources, Inc.  The proposed pipeline will eventually tie together Marcellus shale gas wells being drilled by the client.  WEC’s role in this project is to provide ecological consulting services including wetland and waterway identification and delineation, protected species services, and DEP Chapter 105/USACE Section 404 permitting assistance.  The proposed pipeline traverses across approximately 6.5 miles of rugged forest habitat in Elk and McKean Counties, Pennsylvania.  A total of 22 wetlands and ten streams were identified and mapped with a sub-meter accurate GPS and then incorporated into a GIS to produce color mapping.  In addition, wetland and terrestrial habitats have been characterized and will be summarized in reports submitted to the resource agencies to address concerns over protected species.  WEC is preparing the natural/ecological components of the projects permit applications.

2009 Project Summaries

• Wetland I&D –  Paris Companies, Inc., Clearfield County, PA
• Wetland I&D and Permitting Assistance –  Nittany Engineering & Associates, LLC, Clearfield County, PA
• Compensatory Wetland Monitoring – City of DuBois, Clearfield County, PA
• Botanical and Wildlife Studies – Patton Township, Centre County, PA
• Wetland I&D and E&S Plan – Bricen Towing & Salvage, Clearfield County, PA
• Wetland I&D – Nittany Engineering & Associates, LLC, Huntingdon County, PA
• Mitigation Wetland Design – City of DuBois, Clearfield County, PA
• Wetland I&D – Nittany Engineering & Associates, LLC, Mifflin County, PA
• Wetland F&V Assessment – PennTerra Engineering, Inc., Mifflin County, PA
• Protected Plant Survey – Uni-Tec Consulting Engineers, Inc., Centre County, PA
• Wetland I&D – Pennsylvania General Energy Company, LLC, Lycoming County, PA1
• Wetland Determination – DuBois School District, Clearfield County, PA
• GPS/GIS Property Mapping – City of DuBois, Clearfield County, PA
• Wetland I&D – Pennsylvania General Energy Company, LLC, Lycoming County, PA2

2008 Project Summaries

• Wetland I&D and Permitting – City of DuBois, Clearfield County, PA
• Wetland F&V Assessment – PennTerra Engineering, Inc., Adams County, PA
• Wetland I&D and Permitting – Paris Companies, Inc., Clearfield County, PA
• Wetland I&D – Sweetland Engineering, Inc., Northumberland County, PA
• Wetland Stewardship Plan – Patton Township, Centre County, PA
• Wetland I&D – Nittany Engineering & Associates, LLC, Centre County, PA
• Wetland I&D and Permitting – City of DuBois, Clearfield County, PA
• Wetland I&D – Private Landowner, Clearfield County, PA
• Protected Plant Survey – Nittany Engineering & Associates, LLC, Centre County, PA
• Wetland I&D – Private Landowner, Clearfield County, PA
• Wetland Restoration – Uni-Tec Consulting Engineers, Inc., Clearfield County, PA
• Wetland I&D – Private Landowner, Clearfield County, PA
• Wetland I&D – City of DuBois, Clearfield County, PA
• Wetland Monitoring – City of DuBois, Clearfield County, PA
• Wetland I&D – Uni-Tec Consulting Engineers, Inc., Elk County, PA
• Sediment Characterization – City of DuBois, Clearfield County, PA