Baxter & Woodman Natural Resources, LLC (BWNR) has extensive experience working within naturalized detention basins, wetland mitigation areas, rain gardens, forest preserves, public park areas, and other native landscaping areas. Whether an existing natural space needs restoration, a new corporate campus is trying to establish a sustainable landscape, or a homeowners’ association is looking to manage community resources, we have expert sustainable solutions for every project.

Services

Ecological Design/Build
  • Stream Restoration
  • Wetland Mitigation
  • Native Area Restoration
Assessments
  • Wetland Delineations
  • Ecological Surveys
  • Management Plans
Construction
  • Ecological Construction
  • Detention Basin Retrofits
  • Seeding/Planting/BMPs
Stewardship
  • Prescribed Burning
  • Invasive Species Control
  • Performance Monitoring

Natural Resources Services Contact

Coilin McConnell, CPESC, DECI
Baxter & Woodman Natural Resources Department Manager
Steve Zimmerman, M.S. CERP
Ecological Services Manager/Senior Restoration Ecologist
Mariah Melone, DECI
Restoration Ecologist
Lane Linnenkohl
Ecological Stewardship Department Manager/Restoration Ecologist
Prescribed Burns

Prescribed burning helps “clean up” an area by eliminating the past year’s materials. Less material build up allows the soils to warm more quickly in the spring resulting in quicker germination of native species and easier regrowth. Burning is recommended on a 3-5 year cycle for any native ecosystem. BWNR facilitates over 100 prescribed burns annually.

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Client Comments

Coilin was very knowledgeable and extremely professional and resourceful. He assisted us with documentation and meetings with the Army Corps of Engineering. He also offered us ideas and suggestions that enabled us to perform a better job.
Consultant
I appreciate everything Baxter and Woodman did to get the City a $9.0 million dollar loan while not on IEPA intent list. Your team worked through many obstacles but always came out the other side in a positive manner. I want to THANK YOU for leading your projects to the finish line allowing the City to be positioned to get the loan.
Village Manager
I’ve appreciated your patience in dealing with the native plants I’d inserted into the masses of invasive species! The knowledge you bring to this work as well as the ideas and cautions you’ve shared is helping to create an openness in our landscape that encourages the habitat we’ve wanted to create.
Property Owner