Working with Linesider
Private sector, nonprofit, local, state, and federal government, design and engineering firms trust Linesider Consulting with the implementation of ecosystem restoration projects and the associated construction management services.
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Experience
Decades managing ecological construction projects ranging from single-day events to multi-year, multi-million dollar government programs paired with a thorough understanding of construction techniques, execution requirements, scopes of work, cost estimating, and site safety.
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Collaboration
Our customizable approach allows for the integration of clients, regulatory agencies, funding partners, design and construction firms, and the general public. By understanding all facets of your project, we'll work with your stakeholders to ensure the delivery of a high-quality project, executed efficiently and safely.
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Insight
As a member of the restoration community for nearly two decades, we have participated in the evolution of ecosystem restoration and resiliency project delivery. Public policy will continue to change as procurement methods, and risk transfer paradigms shift. Linesider's insights help ensure your risk exposure is minimized.
Practice Areas
Ecological Restoration and Resilience
Stream Restoration & Wetland Creation
Stormwater Management
Pond Maintenance or Repairs, Low Impact Development/Green Infrastructure, Underground Structures, & Outfall Stabilization
Services We Provide
Site Assessment
Assess streams and wetlands to determine the level of effort needed to create a cost-effective solution to your project.
Provide Green Infrastructure (GI) facility, stormwater pond, or underground stormwater structure assessments to determine a scope of work for maintenance or repairs.
Team Development
Provide the experience and vision to work with prospective clients, design and permitting professionals, regulatory agencies, and contractors to lead them through the process of developing an idea into a designed, permitted and constructed project.
Utilize relationships with environmental service providers to bring capital to the table and facilitate project execution.
Construction Management
Utilizing our years of in-the-field experience to provide direct or indirect oversight during the construction of an ecosystem restoration project. Linesider has the ability to represent the client or the contractor depending on the situation.
Provide constructability reviews during the design phase to create value for clients by reducing design and permitting time while minimizing potential constructability issues during implementation.
Funding Support
Linesider can provide grant writing and management support services.
Linesider A Striped Bass, Striper, or Rockfish, depending on where you are from. One of the iconic species of the Chesapeake Bay and East Coast of the US. The Linesider has captured the imagination of founder Scott Macomber (pictured above) for most of his life.
About Linesider and its founder Scott Macomber
Linesider was born out of a passion for watersheds, estuaries, and the oceans they drain into and especially the fish that swim in them. This passion has led Scott Macomber, Founder, and President, into a career that has spanned 30 years and covered everything from oceanography and chemistry to policy development. And for the last 16+ years, the ecological construction industry.
Scott's Professional Involvement
- Maryland Stream Restoration Association
2010 - Present / Past Member of the Board of Directors and Past President - Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals
2021 - Present / Current Secretary