Our Services

Comprehensive environmental and land services for northern projects — delivered by people who know this land.

NNE provides consulting services to private, public, and government clients, including Indigenous, territorial, and federal organizations.

Our services support:

  • Roads & Pipelines
  • Mining, Transportation & Forestry
  • Hydroelectric & Transmission Lines
  • Natural & Cultural Resources
  • Community Development
Environmental management fieldwork in northern Canada
Photo credit: Ecofor Consulting

Environmental Management

  • Baseline studies and impact assessment
  • Construction and environmental monitoring
  • Cumulative effects assessment
  • Land reclamation and restoration
  • Permitting and authorizations
  • Contaminated site management
  • Surface and ground water monitoring
  • Sediment and erosion control design and monitoring
  • Risk assessment and adaptive management
  • Environmental auditing and monitoring
  • Community and agency consultation
  • GIS and mapping
  • Indigenous worker training
Wildlife habitat in northern boreal forest
Photo credit: Ecofor Consulting

Wildlife

  • Wildlife & habitat surveys
  • Wildlife monitoring
  • Species-specific management plans (caribou, grizzly bear, ungulates)
  • Species salvage
  • Species at risk inventory
  • Caribou and ungulate winter range surveys
  • Large mammal, furbearer, and terrestrial vertebrate studies
  • Bird breeding and nesting surveys, including migratory birds and waterfowl
Northern river and aquatic habitat
Photo credit: Michael Brown

Fisheries & Aquatics

  • Water quality studies and monitoring
  • Fish & fish habitat assessments
  • Watercourse crossing and riparian assessments
  • Land and water board and Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) plans, applications and authorizations
  • Habitat compensation & monitoring
  • Fish salvage
  • Aquatic invertebrate surveys (CABIN certified)
Lichen on rock, Northwest Territories
Photo credit: Michael Brown

Vegetation & Wetlands

  • Vegetation baseline, invasive species, and rare plant surveys
  • Caribou and lichen surveys
  • Wetland impact assessment and classification
  • Wetland restoration and compensation
  • Terrestrial ecosystem mapping
Bearberry on the tundra — roots and berries harvested on the land
Photo credit: Michael Brown

Cultural & Traditional Knowledge

  • Cultural heritage resource inventories
  • Ethno-historical research
  • Traditional use studies and resource mapping
  • Cultural awareness and sensitivity training
  • Community workshop facilitation and Elder interviews
Hydrological and weather monitoring in northern Canada
Photo credit: Ecofor Consulting

Air Quality, Hydrology & Weather

  • Ambient air testing
  • Hydrological & meteorological stations
  • Groundwater assessments
  • River geomorphology & flow analysis
  • Hydrodynamic modeling & bathymetry
  • Flood & erosion assessment
  • Ice dam studies
  • Water supply assessment
Environmental field team in northern Canada
Photo credit: Ecofor Consulting

Archaeology

  • Archaeological overview assessments (AOA)
  • Archaeological impact assessments (AIA)
  • Heritage resource impact assessments (HRIA)
  • Historic site survey & recording
  • Site alteration permitting
  • Archaeological monitoring & site excavation
  • Forensic laboratory analysis
Roadside vegetation along a northern highway, Northwest Territories
Photo credit: Michael Brown

Socio-Economic Studies

  • Socio-economic opportunity and impact assessments
  • Community outreach, engagement, and facilitation
  • Interviewing Elders and youth

Have a project in mind?

Our team can scope and staff a wide range of environmental assignments — contact us to discuss your project requirements.

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