Great Ecology

Our thanks to Lee Womack, Senior Project Manager at Matrix New World Engineering for meeting with Great Ecology's own Mark Laska, Ph.D. in New Orleans this week! As partners on the True Environmental platform, Great Ecology and Matrix New World Engineering are collaborating on multiple ecological and natural resources projects in Louisiana, New Jersey, Arizona, and California!

?? Mentoring the world's future ecologists is an important role we play as practitioners and technical specialists. Earlier this month, Senior Quantitative Ecologist Joey Peters, Ph.D. participated in UC Santa Barbara's Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology alumni career panel for the 2025 Graduate Student Symposium. ???????? Here are a few pictures from the event!

?? This World Water Day, let's recognize the importance of responsible water stewardship, and the role ecologists and engineers play in building a sustainable water future! ? Water is essential to life, our communities, and the industries we work with. At Great Ecology and True Environmental, we are dedicated to providing innovative and sustainable nature based solutions that promote water conservation, improve water quality, and protect our water resources. #worldwaterday #waterconservation #ecology #naturebasedsolutions #sustainability #wetlands #environmentalconsulting

Had a great time at the New Jersey Coastal Resilience Collaborative Coastal Flooding Technical Workshop with Kathleen Haas PLA, ASLA today! I really enjoyed learning more about flood management while meeting new people and reconnecting with familiar faces. Looking forward to applying what I've learned and staying engaged in these important conversations! Interested in the coastal resilience work Great Ecology does? Contact me to learn about our living shoreline and ecological assessment services! #CoastalResilience #NatureBasedSolutions

Next Wednesday, March 19th,?Vice President of Habitat Restoration David Yozzo and Associate Coastal Ecologist Jessica Druze, AWB, WPIT will be attending the 2025 Coastal Flooding Technical Workshop hosted by New Jersey Coastal Resilience Collaborative and the Stevens Institute of Technology. We are excited connect with other coastal ecology and natural resource experts, exploring innovative solutions for enhancing coastal resilience!

During our continued celebration of International Women's Day, we got a chance to speak with Western Regional Director, Jennie Shield! ? Check out her interview here: https://lnkd.in/eibiiwdC

Celebrating the power of women in shaping a sustainable future! This International Women's Day, we honor the engineers, scientists, and changemakers driving innovation in environmental solutions. We wanted to take a moment to feature one of the incredible members of the Great Ecology team, Julie Johnstone, PLA, our Director of Design & Planning. You can read about Julie and her path to Great Ecology here: https://lnkd.in/eedkYvHz

We want to extend a big thank you to True Environmental CEO Jim Stamatis and COO Neal Weitman for their recent visit to Great Ecology’s San Diego office and for meeting with Founder and President Mark Laska, Ph.D.! ? It was a fantastic visit, and we’re thrilled about the exciting opportunities ahead!

As Black History Month comes to a close, we want to highlight the remarkable contributions of five Black environmentalists who have transformed the field and positively impacted countless lives in the U.S. and around the world.

Next week, our Senior Managing Ecologist Rex Bergamini, PhD will be attending the Desert Tortoise Council’s 50th Annual Meeting & Symposium in Las Vegas, February 25-28th. We are excited to explore the facets of tortoise demography and connectivity of populations, human effects on habitats, and the latest techniques for surveys, and methods for evaluating findings of the tortoise species!