JBR Receives Award for Nevada Wetlands Restoration Project

RENO, NV – May 15, 2008 -- JBR Environmental Consultants, Inc. (JBR) was awarded the Elmer H. Anderson Parks Excellence Award 2008 for its work on the Rancho San Rafael Regional Park Wetlands Restoration Project. This annual award recognizes outstanding efforts in the field of Park Planning, Design and Development in the State of Nevada.  The project was awarded Project of the Year at the Nevada Recreation and Park Society annual conference on May 15, 2008, in Reno, Nevada.

JBR teamed with Kennedy Jenks Consultants and Kelley Erosion Control to create 3.4 acres of riparian wetland for Washoe County Department of Regional Parks and Open Space.  The project consisted of the restoration of a creek located at the Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, in Reno, Nevada.  For this project, JBR conducted the biological baseline studies and successfully obtained the state and federal environmental permits. JBR performed the wetland delineation; vegetation and wildlife assessments; and water quality evaluation. JBR prepared the wetland mitigation and monitoring plan needed to obtain a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. JBR also prepared specifications for plant material installation and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).  Current ongoing tasks include monitoring to track success, annual compliance reporting, noxious weed inspecting, identifying erosion control needs, and providing permitting assistance.

About JBR:
JBR Environmental Consultants, Inc., is an environmental consulting firm serving both public and private clients throughout the West. Founded in 1985 in Sandy, Utah, the firm employs over 100 professionals in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah.  JBR’s wide range of services includes natural resource management; environmental engineering and science; and regulatory compliance consulting. For more information, please visit our website at www.jbrenv.com.

For more information contact:  Nadia Khawam, tel: 801.943.4144 or e-mail: nkhawam@jbrenv.com.