After 25 years in public service, the universe has seen fit to offer new vision for old eyes. If you look carefully, you will see a small shingle hanging over my head wherever I go, that says, "I can help you understand the natural environment and how it affects you and your business."
That is the mission, and that is the goal toward which I have decided to devote my effort. Commencing operations as Natural Resource Specialists is my endeavor to do that. Environmental regulations, how government deals with the impact that things have on sensitive environments, shape the impact that those sensitive environments have on business. Wetlands, floodplains, endangered species, natural and scenic waterways, storm water quality and coastal considerations all have an impact on the design and construction of projects of all kinds, and often for good reason. I understand the concepts and the regulations, and can translate them into a language that reasonable people can understand.
I have spent half of my life learning to understand wetland and floodplain functions and managing the seemingly constant conflicts between environmental stewardship and development, in one of the fastest growing parishes in the state. That knowledge can be an asset for those that have ideas for development, but want help focusing those ideas into an environmentally responsible and compliant project.
I have finally constructed a website that attempts to explain what I can do and for whom. I have also decided that a blog post from time to time might be fun. I hope to showcase my photos on the page, too, since people seem to like looking at them. A fairly sophomoric effort at a cyber presence, but it should serve its purpose and I will work on it constantly I'm sure.
If you have anything to say, feel free. I will keep comments open on the blog unless someone gets ugly.
That is the mission, and that is the goal toward which I have decided to devote my effort. Commencing operations as Natural Resource Specialists is my endeavor to do that. Environmental regulations, how government deals with the impact that things have on sensitive environments, shape the impact that those sensitive environments have on business. Wetlands, floodplains, endangered species, natural and scenic waterways, storm water quality and coastal considerations all have an impact on the design and construction of projects of all kinds, and often for good reason. I understand the concepts and the regulations, and can translate them into a language that reasonable people can understand.
I have spent half of my life learning to understand wetland and floodplain functions and managing the seemingly constant conflicts between environmental stewardship and development, in one of the fastest growing parishes in the state. That knowledge can be an asset for those that have ideas for development, but want help focusing those ideas into an environmentally responsible and compliant project.
I have finally constructed a website that attempts to explain what I can do and for whom. I have also decided that a blog post from time to time might be fun. I hope to showcase my photos on the page, too, since people seem to like looking at them. A fairly sophomoric effort at a cyber presence, but it should serve its purpose and I will work on it constantly I'm sure.
If you have anything to say, feel free. I will keep comments open on the blog unless someone gets ugly.
