Natural Resources & Permitting
Natural Resource Services
Assessment and conservation of critical areas are increasingly important in environmental planning and development. This is particularly true in the Pacific Northwest and Gulf Coast.
Landau aids clients in accomplishing their project goals while complying with applicable environmental regulations and protecting valuable environmental resources. Our environmental scientists advocate for clients’ needs and provide cost effective and responsible solutions across a full suite of environmental services from permitting and environmental documentation to wetland delineation, characterization, mitigation, restoration, and monitoring.
Landau’s natural resources specialists have decades of experience navigating complete project lifespans, foreseeing permitting challenges and collaborating with design teams. They provide surveys, documentation, and permitting support services to ensure your project complies with all applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements. Our suite of services ranges from simple critical area assessments to the completion of complex biological assessment and formal consultations with federal agencies.

Natural Resource Services
Project Development & Permitting
Habitats
Wetlands & Waterways
Shorelines
Litigation & Mediation Support
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) – Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, and Categorical Exclusions
- State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
- Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 Permits for Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application (JARPA) and Joint Permit Application (JPA)
- Clean Water Act Section 408/404/401 Permits (JARPA/JPA)
- Endangered Species Act Compliance including Biological Assessments and Biological Evaluations
- Aquatic Use Authorizations and Leases from Washington Department of Natural Resources
- Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA) from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Critical area permits
- Shoreline permits
- Floodplain permits
- Land use permits
- Coordination with local, state, and federal agencies
- Tree surveys and forest health assessments
- Avoidance and minimization assessments
- Fish and wildlife habitat assessments
- Shrub-steppe assessment and mapping
- Habitat Management and Mitigation Plans
- Restoration and enhancement design
- Drone mapping of habitats for large sites
- Wetland delineation, mitigation, and restoration
- Assessment of project-related impacts to wetlands,
waterways, and buffers - Fish passage improvements
- Stream, riparian, and floodplain enhancement
and restoration - Dredge planning
- Sediment sampling, characterization, and reporting
- Water supply evaluation, hydrogeologic assessments,
and water right transfers - Marine mammal monitoring
- Historic shoreline change analysis
- Sediment transport dynamics
- Shoreline permitting
- GIS & LiDAR analysis
- Sea Level Rise scenarios
- Forage fish assessments and reporting
- Dredge planning
- Marine mammal monitoring
- Hydroacoustic monitoring
- Expert witness and expert reports for contested permits, Clean Water Act, violations, and other natural resource related litigation or complaints
- Deposition, declaration, and trial testimony