Expertise
We are a specialized company committed to restoring and enhancing aquatic habitat throughout the Northwest. Our team of employees has a deep understanding of ecology, fisheries, forestry, restoration, project planning and permitting.
Customer Service
We take pride in our reputation and are committed to providing consistent and professional customer service as well as continued client satisfaction and a superior end product. Our repeat customer and referral business is a testament to our dedication to quality.
Superior Product
Aquatic Contracting brings specialized expertise to every project and we strive to provide customers with unique, cost-effective solutions for all their forestry, and restoration needs. Our projects consistently cost less, require less owner supervision and result in a better finished product than our competition.
OUR SERVICES
In addition to being a licensed General Contractor in Oregon, Washington and Alaska, Aquatic Contracting provides consulting, permitting and project planning services. Our focus on all aspects of stream and wetlands restoration, combined with staff expertise in fisheries, wetlands, forestry and heavy construction help ensure pragmatic solutions for your project – start to finish.
Project Planning & Feasibility
Project/Construction Feasibility l Cost Estimating | Grant Assistance | Emergency Permitting – Design/Build
Environmental Permitting
US Army Corps Section 10/404 | OR DSL Removal/Fill | Fish Passage | ODF/Forestry Permitting | City/County Permitting
Endangered Species Act Consultation
Biological Assessments | Programmatic Compliance | Planning
Habitat Assessment and Surveys
Threatened and Endangered Species | Vegetation | Fish Passage
Stream/Wetland Mitigation Planning, Design and Monitoring
Restoration and Enhancement | Design/Build | Compliance Monitoring
NEPA Compliance
Environmental Assessments | Technical Resource Reports
Wetland/Waters Delineation
Determination/Determinations | Functional Assessments
Whether for public or private clients, on a busy county road or well off the beaten path on industrial timberland, we have enjoyed installing all types of bridges throughout the region. Many of these have been in difficult conditions and/or remote locations, and required extensive environmental measures and permit compliance, increasing our capacity to successfully implement your bridge project.
Over the years AC has installed hundreds of culverts throughout the Northwest. We provide realistic pricing and proper installation meeting all fish passage standards.
We quickly respond to emergency situations, successfully addressing flood damage, culvert and roadway failures, landslide repair, storm damage and timber salvage projects for our clients.
We also interface with the regulatory agencies (if required) to provide post-emergency permitting and follow-up.
Many of our highly skilled operators and managers are 40-hour trained and have extensive experience working in the emergency response industry. We have safely and successfully provided these services to clients across the Pacific Northwest.
Our forestry division is highly skilled with a wealth of experience in selective thinning/harvest, hazard tree removals, access road construction and brushing. We also supply thousands of pieces of large woody debris for restoration projects on a yearly basis.
AC regularly sources and supplies LWD for stream and wetland restoration projects. Helping maximize environmental benefits by salvaging timber from blowdowns, road/development removals, as well as providing pre-commercial/commercial thinning and selective harvest. We regularly complete large-volume habitat wood harvest and delivery projects for government agencies, tribes, and other restoration contractors. We rely on our own equipment and staff operators to safely harvest (tip/clean), load and unload rootwads, logs, and vertical pilings. We typically contract with a small local pool of qualified trucking companies (including MWESB’s) and heavy haul transport specialists based on the needs of the project. AC has been harvesting, hauling, stockpiling, and installing large quantities of habitat wood for customers across the Northwest every year since our company began. We pride ourselves on providing quality trees ideal for fish habitat, that consistently exceed specifications for condition, log diameter, length and size of root wad.
Our diverse suite of services includes both constructing and decommissioning a variety of public and private access roads, typically providing this service for utility companies, government agencies and timber companies. Often these roads are in remote and difficult to access locations with a variety of associated environmental concerns.
We pride ourselves on constructing/maintaining or repairing these roads in a proper manner, providing these services while addressing environmental concerns and improving and constructing roadways in the best possible manner.
Additionally, we provide decommissioning services for old or obsolete roadways. This often includes culvert and/or structure removals and associated drainage and stream restoration.
Stream and wetlands restoration is our primary focus. Our operators and laborers are highly skilled and second to none when it comes to experience, and they bring a prospective and expertise above and beyond the construction aspect. Our equipment operators and construction project managers work together with our clients to collectively maximize the benefits of each restoration project, from inception to completion.
Our forestry division is highly skilled in tree tipping and cable and winch restoration methods. We have the experienced personnel and specialized equipment to safely and effectively implement these projects. Our clients have complimented our light environmental footprint, our experienced and respectful staff, and our ability to get the job done right.
Environmental Consulting / Permitting / Planning
In addition to being a licensed General Contractor in Oregon, Washington and Alaska, Aquatic Contracting provides consulting, permitting and project planning services. Our focus on all aspects of stream and wetlands restoration, combined with staff expertise in fisheries, wetlands, forestry and heavy construction help ensure pragmatic solutions for your project – start to finish.
Project Planning & Feasibility
Project/Construction Feasibility l Cost Estimating | Grant Assistance | Emergency Permitting – Design/Build
Environmental Permitting
US Army Corps Section 10/404 | OR DSL Removal/Fill | Fish Passage | ODF/Forestry Permitting | City/County Permitting
Endangered Species Act Consultation
Biological Assessments | Programmatic Compliance | Planning
Habitat Assessment and Surveys
Threatened and Endangered Species | Vegetation | Fish Passage
Stream/Wetland Mitigation Planning, Design and Monitoring
Restoration and Enhancement | Design/Build | Compliance Monitoring
NEPA Compliance
Environmental Assessments | Technical Resource Reports
Wetland/Waters Delineation
Determination/Determinations | Functional Assessments
Bridges
Whether for public or private clients, on a busy county road or well off the beaten path on industrial timberland, we have enjoyed installing all types of bridges throughout the region. Many of these have been in difficult conditions and/or remote locations, and required extensive environmental measures and permit compliance, increasing our capacity to successfully implement your bridge project.
Culverts
Over the years AC has installed hundreds of culverts throughout the Northwest. We provide realistic pricing and proper installation meeting all fish passage standards.
Emergency Services
We quickly respond to emergency situations, successfully addressing flood damage, culvert and roadway failures, landslide repair, storm damage and timber salvage projects for our clients.
We also interface with the regulatory agencies (if required) to provide post-emergency permitting and follow-up.
Many of our highly skilled operators and managers are 40-hour trained and have extensive experience working in the emergency response industry. We have safely and successfully provided these services to clients across the Pacific Northwest.
Forestry
Our forestry division is highly skilled with a wealth of experience in selective thinning/harvest, hazard tree removals, access road construction and brushing. We also supply thousands of pieces of large woody debris for restoration projects on a yearly basis.
Log Hauling / LWD Sourcing
AC regularly sources and supplies LWD for stream and wetland restoration projects. Helping maximize environmental benefits by salvaging timber from blowdowns, road/development removals, as well as providing pre-commercial/commercial thinning and selective harvest. We regularly complete large-volume habitat wood harvest and delivery projects for government agencies, tribes, and other restoration contractors. We rely on our own equipment and staff operators to safely harvest (tip/clean), load and unload rootwads, logs, and vertical pilings. We typically contract with a small local pool of qualified trucking companies (including MWESB’s) and heavy haul transport specialists based on the needs of the project. AC has been harvesting, hauling, stockpiling, and installing large quantities of habitat wood for customers across the Northwest every year since our company began. We pride ourselves on providing quality trees ideal for fish habitat, that consistently exceed specifications for condition, log diameter, length and size of root wad.
Road Maintenance & Decommissioning
Our diverse suite of services includes both constructing and decommissioning a variety of public and private access roads, typically providing this service for utility companies, government agencies and timber companies. Often these roads are in remote and difficult to access locations with a variety of associated environmental concerns.
We pride ourselves on constructing/maintaining or repairing these roads in a proper manner, providing these services while addressing environmental concerns and improving and constructing roadways in the best possible manner.
Additionally, we provide decommissioning services for old or obsolete roadways. This often includes culvert and/or structure removals and associated drainage and stream restoration.
Stream and Wetland Restoration
Stream and wetlands restoration is our primary focus. Our operators and laborers are highly skilled and second to none when it comes to experience, and they bring a prospective and expertise above and beyond the construction aspect. Our equipment operators and construction project managers work together with our clients to collectively maximize the benefits of each restoration project, from inception to completion.
Tree Tipping and Cable Yarding
Our forestry division is highly skilled in tree tipping and cable and winch restoration methods. We have the experienced personnel and specialized equipment to safely and effectively implement these projects. Our clients have complimented our light environmental footprint, our experienced and respectful staff, and our ability to get the job done right.
“Aquatic Contracting’s familiarity with navigating the complex permitting landscape, involving federal, state, and county agencies, made the projects go smoothly and made me feel comfortable that we were following proper procedures and requirements.”
Jeff Merril
Natural Resource Technician
Metro Parks and Environmental Services
“I was very pleased to see how well the structures were functioning; interacting with the floodplain, creating scour pools, and trapping salmon spawning gravels.”
Rachel Hoffman
Habitat Restoration Manager
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership
“The Aquatics Team on our Forest and local representatives of the ODF&W and ODOT all greatly appreciate the outstanding work performed by Mr. Herrick’s firm.
We encourage any restoration project manager to take a good look at Aquatic Contracting to successfully meet your implementation needs and exceed your expectations.”
Darren Cross and David Klug
United States Department of Agriculture