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05/14/2026

A theme we keep hearing at RES from our permitting team is that on most large industrial projects in Maryland and Virginia, permitting eats half to two-thirds of the total delivery time. And most of that isn't agency review. It's incomplete applications, requirements that didn't get coordinated upfront, and mitigation that gets pulled together after impacts are already defined.

We think the fix isn't a faster process. It's an earlier one. The projects we see that hit their dates run permitting in parallel with design, not after it.

Read more on where the time actually goes, and what the projects that stay on schedule do differently https://hubs.li/Q04gD5Z80

Navigate the complex environmental permitting process in Maryland and Virginia to avoid project delays and ensure timely approvals for your development.

05/07/2026

Proud to share that the Klamath River Renewal Project has received the Distinguished Project Award from the International Fish Passage Conference.

As the largest dam removal and river restoration effort in U.S. history, this project reopened 400+ miles of habitat for salmon, steelhead, and lamprey and is already driving ecological recovery.

RES supported revegetation across 2,200 acres and restoration of key tributaries, helping rebuild critical habitat at scale.

Grateful to be part of this effort alongside Klamath River Renewal Corporation and McMillen, and to see this work recognized by leaders in fish passage and river restoration.

Follow the Klamath StoryMap for ongoing restoration updates and progress across the river system: https://hubs.li/Q04fNX_j0

05/01/2026

We’re proud to sponsor , a new documentary about the global movement to remove old dams and reconnect rivers. Hundreds of barriers came out in Europe last year. Smaller projects happen every season, including the Carpentersville Dam removal, which our team led on the Fox River in 2024. On the Klamath, we’re leading the restoration work following the dam removals.
More on our involvement and where to watch: https://hubs.li/Q04f2s150

Resource Environmental Solutions (RES), the nation’s largest ecological restoration company, is a sponsor of , a new documentary from Magen Entertainment that follows the global effort to…

04/29/2026

We’re proud to announce the approval of the Silvis Bat Summer Habitat Conservation Bank in Indiana, a meaningful step forward for species conservation and sustainable development.

Spanning more than 300 acres across Greene, Martin, and Vermillion Counties, this forested landscape will protect and restore critical summer habitat for four bat species that are federally protected, proposed for protection, or under review for protection, including the Indiana bat and northern long-eared bat.

Strategically located within U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conservation Focal Areas, the bank strengthens habitat connectivity, supports maternity-season needs, and contributes to long-term species recovery.

Click here for more about the project: https://hubs.li/Q04dLDy_0

See what else we’re doing for the sky pups in Indiana: https://hubs.li/Q04dLxmL0

04/28/2026

Right after construction, stream restoration sites often look rough. Trees gone, ground graded, temporary cover seed holding things together while native vegetation fills in. In visible areas, that’s the moment people notice.

But there’s something happening in those open floodplains that doesn’t get counted in the usual success metrics.

Through our Innovation Leadership Program, RES scientist Leah Purdy spent one growing season, 5 years post-construction, observing pollinators and other insect and invertebrate species inhabiting the floodplain of our restored stream at the University of Richmond. What she found reframes how we think about the “awkward phase” of restoration and what habitat riparian buffers can create.

Read the full study → https://hubs.li/Q04dDtgd0

04/24/2026

We’re proud to support this effort and play a small part in inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards. Huge thanks to Coatesville Area High School, Natural Lands and the many volunteers who brought this Earth Day event to life. Here’s to building a more sustainable future for the generations ahead. Photos by Finley Melvin.



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04/22/2026

This , we’re proud to celebrate the 2026 RES EcoGuardian Award recipients.

Now in its third year, the EcoGuardian Awards honor nonprofit organizations that our employees actively support through volunteer service. These groups are doing incredible work, restoring ecosystems, protecting wildlife, and strengthening communities across the country.

This year, RES is proud to award a total of $50,000 to support their missions, including a $15,000 Leadership Award to Homefields. Each organization embodies the spirit of an EcoGuardian, turning passion into real, lasting environmental impact.

We’re especially grateful to our employees who champion these organizations and give their time to make a difference. Your dedication is what makes this program so meaningful.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients:
Homefields (Leadership Award)
Acadiana Master Naturalists
Friends of Sausal Creek
Milwaukee Audubon Society
Severn River Association
Spay & Neuter Nation
Trees Atlanta
Save Our Streams / Izaak Walton League of America

Check out the full announcement and learn more about the inspiring work these EcoGuardians are doing every day: https://hubs.li/Q04cY0X_0

04/16/2026

Theodore Roosevelt once said that "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly... who spends himself in a worthy cause." These are fitting words today to describe the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library being built in Medora, ND.

Yesterday morning, Good Morning America stopped by the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library an exciting moment as national attention turns to this one-of-a-kind project nearing its grand opening on July 4th, coinciding with the 250th birthday of America.

We’re proud to play a role in bringing this vision to life with our Ecological Site Solutions approach, leading the seeding, planting, and irrigation across the 40-acre site. This includes the installation of a two-acre native green roof with more than 140,000 plants.

This project is a true testament to collaboration, and we’re grateful to work alongside an incredible team of partners to create a landscape that honors Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation legacy while setting a new standard for ecological design.

Watch the GMA segment: https://hubs.li/Q04cn2Qr0
Learn more about the full project: https://hubs.li/Q04cmLHH0

04/10/2026

A cattle ranch is designed to keep water out. Streams get straightened. Wetlands get drained. The water table quietly drops.

After 150 years of that, Riverby Ranch in North Texas had traded its original hydrology for efficient agriculture. Then the North Texas Municipal Water District needed to build a 16,000-acre reservoir – and needed someone to restore what the region had lost.

RES restored 17,000 acres of land and 69 miles of streams. Planted 6 million trees and constructed 300 wetland basins. All completed concurrently with the reservoir's construction, so there was no gap between when impacts happened and when ecological function was restored.

The result is one of the most significant wildlife corridors in Texas, and a new water supply for 13 cities in the Dallas–Fort Worth region.

Our new StoryMap tells the full story, habitat by habitat and watershed by watershed. It's also a case study in what permittee-responsible mitigation can accomplish when hydrology is the starting point, not an afterthought.

Explore the story → https://hubs.li/Q04br0dn0

03/03/2026

We are excited to announce the completion of the Follets Island Dune Restoration Project in Brazoria County, TX. The project was designed to address shoreline erosion and a weakened natural dune system as a result of hurricane damage.

RES restored more than 6,000 linear feet of dunes using biodegradable dune cores, strategic-sand capture, and more than 33,000 native grasses, which were grown at our plant nursery in Louisiana.

The restored dunes now serve as a critical natural barrier, helping protect Bluewater Highway, a key hurricane evacuation route, as well as adjacent wetlands, coastal habitats, and nearby communities.

Read more: https://hubs.li/Q045gKmZ0