Natural Area Management and Monitoring

Services Include

(but are not limited to):

Mechanical / Herbicide control of invasive and non-native perennial plant species
Prescribed burns and permit authorization
Installation of live native plants (including plugs, trees, and shrubs)
Proper installation of seed (includes native grasses, forbs, woodlands, prairies, wetlands, sedges, and rushes)
Proper mowing and/or weed-whacking of non-native, invasive annual plant species
Removal of non-native, woody vegetation
Installation of proper erosion control blanket to meet erosion control requirements
Proper monitoring of natural areas and coordination with management crews to meet required performance standards (includes meander search, transect, hydrology, and wildlife monitoring)
Overseeing of a project from start to finish

In order for newly planted natural areas to establish, and in order to enhance preserved natural areas, proper management and monitoring of the area is essential. At ENCAP, Inc., we dedicate ourselves to provide the best natural area management and monitoring in the industry. It is critical to have direct coordination between native landscape managers and ecological consultants during management periods. Our Native Landscaping and Ecological Consulting Staff are comprised of specialists with a critical understanding of ecological challenges facing land development, today and for the future. See the Company Profile page for more information on ENCAP, Inc. staff.

ENCAP, Inc. not only services the development community, but municipalities, forest preserves, park districts, Homeowners Associations, and individual land owners as well. We are unique because of our thorough understanding of the development process, compliance issues, sign-off requirements, regulatory authorities, land stewardship, and ownership liabilities and responsibilities. We strive to relieve the developer, project manager, property manager, or owner of undue responsibility related to the success of native plantings. We strive to be proactive in recognizing site issues that may affect NPDES compliance or the successful establishment of designed vegetation. We strive to be adaptive to changing site conditions to ensure proper installation, establishment and monitoring of natural areas.

Natural Area Monitoring We are so confident in our ability to satisfy performance standards that we offer a guarantee unmatched in the native landscaping industry.

With the rare exception of climatic hardship (severe drought or flooding, outside contractor negligence or vandalism), ENCAP, Inc. guarantees that native plantings performed by ENCAP, Inc. and managed through the designated management period by ENCAP, Inc.) will meet desired performance standards or ENCAP, Inc. will satisfy the standard at no additional cost to the client.

ENCAP, Inc. will provide the client with a proposal with not to exceed costs covering all necessary tasks to meet performance criteria. These costs will remain firm throughout the term of the contract.

The ENCAP, Inc. Native Landscaping and Ecological Consulting Staff is capable of handling projects of any size, from the smallest to the largest. We are proud of our experienced staff and laborers and are equipped with a large enough fleet of trucks, tractors, fine grading equipment, and seeders to tackle the most complex projects. We are experts at managing time constraints and budgets.

Our restoration/management crews consist of individuals trained in natural area management techniques. In addition to site supervision by restoration ecologists, these crews are backed by the ENCAP, Inc. Ecological Consulting Staff which includes; WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS, CERTIFIED ARBORISTS, LEED CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS, AND WETLAND SCIENTISTS.