Brief Description of Northeast Wetland Restoration

Northeast Wetland Restoration (NWR) is a full service wetland restoration firm that was formally established in 1993.  The founder of NWR has 19 years of experience in over 50 individual wetland restoration projects and has provided technical assistance in over 40 additional projects. 

Our strength is in our size.  Having participated in over 90 projects NWR recognized early that with the diversity of site specific wetland projects it is impossible for any one firm to be fully qualified in all aspects of the restoration field.  With this in mind NWR has a business model based on the more successful consulting firms.  The firm’s infrastructure is based on a few highly qualified individuals with a broad base of experience.  On occasion skills are required that are outside of our core of experience, when this occurs we reach out and acquire these skills from the best suited source.  By reaching out for occasionally needed services we are able to maintain a lower overhead.

This business model, combined with a little ‘Yankee ingenuity’ has allowed NWR to save tens of thousands of dollars for their clients. 

• During the course of the Little River Restoration Project, NWR was able to provide the Town of North Hampton a slight change in the scope of services that resulted in the town saving over $60,000 in a three month period. 
• When soil salinity contamination caused well head protection issues for off site soil recycling for the Awcomin Salt Marsh Restoration Project, NWR spent two years finding new locations for 94,000 cubic yards of soil for no additional project management costs.  By agreeing to stay the course NWR provided the Town of Rye an estimated combined savings of $200,000 to $250,000 which prevented the town from needing to acquire additional funds to cover extended trucking distances. 

The make up of NWR’s client base is approximately 60% nonprofit grant funded projects supplemented by approximately 40% select private clients.  NWR prides itself on being the only wetland restoration company in New England that has wetland restoration as its primary focus.  Our largest private client is Waste Management Inc.  NWR has maintained a 14 year relationship with Waste Management designing, constructing, and managing a 207 acre wildlife sanctuary in the heart of the Rumney Marshes in Saugus, Ma.

Principle NWR Staff

Geoffrey M. Wilson  Founder of Northeast Wetland Restoration Urban Forester/Landscape Designer with 17 years of experience restoring sensitive wetland and upland resources.  Chief designer, construction coordinator, and current manager of the 200 acre Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary.  Chief designer of the Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Joppa Flats Tide Pool Restoration Project.  Profiles available for up to 37 successfully completed projects
Geoffrey H. Walker  Special Projects Development/ Category I Project Supervision/ Educational Outreach Coordinator Current Massachusetts Ducks Unlimited Marsh Committee Chairman.  Current Conservation Commissioner, Water Commissioner, and Planning Board Member for the Town of Newbury Massachusetts.  Current member of the Old Town Hill Steering Comity for Ma. Parks and Trusties of Reservations. Current member of Eight Towns and a Bay, the Great Marsh Committee, and the Sandy Point Association.  Current columnist for NH Wildlife Federation and The Outdoor Message.
Steven Holtby                        Category I Project Supervision Licensed pesticide applicator in the state of Maine.  37 years of experience in the construction field.