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Natural Systems Design + Coastal Geologic Services

May, 2024

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Currently, at NSD + CGS...

  • AWARDS
  • BLOG
  • CONFERENCES
  • CULTURE
  • FAVORITE DAY
  • LOCATION SPOTLIGHT
  • PEOPLE
  • PLAY
  • PRESS
  • PUBLICATIONS
  • SPEAKER SERIES

AWARDS

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES - ACEC WA


Little Squalicum Estuary

The project received a Best in State Silver Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC WA) at the Engineering Excellence Awards ceremony in February 2024. 

JIM JOHANNESSEN

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BLOG

Protecting Thermal Refuges for Coldwater Fish in the PNW


By Davey French, April 2024

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CONFERENCES

It was a great experience for our President, and Principal River EngineerLeif Embertson, at the American Rivers Lobby Days, meeting with Pacific Northwest congressional and senate leaders on the importance of hydropower reform, Columbia River restoration appropriations, and FEMA policy.

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CULTURE

We take our culture very seriously here at NSD + CGS.


This year we created a 2024 Culture Action Plan workgroup. We look forward to providing you with updates on our goals and results as the year progresses.

KILGORE FRENCH

Standard Poodle-in-Charge

The picture on the left, featuring Kilgore French, represents a few of our favorite values, not necessarily in this order:


  1. Emergency Chocolate
  2. Safety
  3. Dogs
  4. Gathering where there is food

DAVEY FRENCH

(Davey is in the Culture Work Group and is the Human-in-Charge of Kilgore.)

FAVORITE DAY OF THE QUARTER

World Wetlands Day - February 02, 2024

TORREY LUITING

Associate Principal Ecologist



We love that there is an official World Wetlands Day!


Please enjoy this wetlands photo taken in November of 2021 of the Middle Fork Hoquiam River. (Sitka spruce swamp.)

Photo Credit: Torrey Luiting

LOCATION SPOTLIGHT

The Port Angeles Team has a New Office Space!

2032 South O Street | Port Angeles, WA

Tim Abbe, Aaron Lee and Olivia Vito

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PEOPLE


Promotions!

NIC TRUSCOTT

Associate Principal

MATT TIEDEMANN

Senior Engineer

OLIVIA VITO

Project Scientist

Welcome New Employee!

Meet Lillie Haddock

Staff Engineer


Lillie is our new staff engineer with an interdisciplinary background in water resources engineering, environmental science, and water quality research.


Coming from Arkansas, she is excited to familiarize herself with Washington’s waterways and to be supporting the engineering design and analysis of stream, river, and wetland restoration projects around the state.


We are so proud to welcome Lillie to our team!

Congratulations New Shareholders!

LISA REMLINGER

Operations Director

MEGAN NELSON

Associate Principal Engineer

PLAY

Ski Weekend Success!

POWDER PLAY DAY PICS

PRESS

Prioritizing Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Across Puget Sound


By Avery Maverick, December 2024

AVERY MAVERICK

Project Scientist, Coastal Geologist

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Homes along Birch Bay after a January 2022 storm event.


Photo credit: Jim Johannessen

Natural Systems Design Acquires Coastal Geologic Services

ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS JOURNAL


Volume XXXVI, Numbers 11/12, 2023

Mergers & Acquisitions

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PUBLICATIONS

Proactive river corridor definition: Recommendations for a process-based width optimization approach illustrated in the context of the coastal Pacific Northwest


NSD + CGS:


Northwest Hydraulic Consultants:

  • Andrew D. Nelson
  • Vaughn D. Collins
  • Jeremy S. Payne

SPEAKER SERIES

ELLEN WOHL

Come Ride the Currents With Us!

Location: Upper Wenatchee River

Client: Chelan County Natural Resource Department

Construction Slated for: Summer of 2024

Year of Photo Taken: 2022

Photo Credit: Nic Truscott, Associate Principal

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