Orbis Environmental Consulting

Orbis Environmental Consulting Over 70 years of combined experience in cultural and natural resource management. Surveys:

Desktop Review - Provides basic ecological information on species.

Our experts in biology, ecology, native plants, history, and archaeology can help you with your project. Services:
Cultural Resource Management-

We can help you identify places with significant historic or cultural meaning. Whether archaeological sites, historic structures, or culturally important natural resources, we can help you identify the risks to these resources and help manage any potenti

al impacts. Our Cultural Resource specialists can help you manage the risk of impacting important historic or archaeological places. We can help you comply with the National Historic Preservation Act, NEPA, and other cultural regulations. Our services include:

Background Research
Phase I Cultural Resource Inventory
Phase II Cultural Resource Assessment
Phase III Cultural Resource Data Recovery and Mitigation
Agency Coordination
Public Outreach and Education
Preservation Planning

Ecological Surveys, Assessment and Planning –

We can provide you with the meaningful and accurate information you need to manage aquatic and terrestrial biological resources to comply with environmental regulations. Our experts also offer customized workshops allowing you to provide the stewardship that is essential to manage sensitive resources. Our services include:

Aquatic Plant Surveys and Sampling
Biological Assessment
Botanical Inventories and Floristic Quality Assessment
Ecological Restoration Planning
Endangered Species Surveys
Habitat Assessment
Invasive Species Surveys
Plant Community Mapping and Quality Assessment
Tree Surveys
Wetland Determination and Delineation
Natural Area Management Plans

Wildlife Survey Planning and Management-

Our wildlife biologists can help you identify and manage for wildlife, including rare, threatened, and endangered species. We perform habitat assessments, natural resource damage assessments and develop wildlife management plans to comply with federal, state, and local regulations. We can conduct surveys for a variety of species: amphibians, mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and terrestrial insects across a range of habitats. Habitat Assessments - Provides detailed habitat information based on site conditions. Presence/Absence Surveys - Requires on site surveys that attempt to determine if a species is present within a project area. Our Senior wildlife biologist is federally permitted to conduct Indiana bat, grey bat, Virginia big-eared bat, and northern long-eared bat surveys. In addition to identifying endangered species, we perform proactive services to help you reduce risk including Wildlife Hazard Assessments, Wildlife Hazard Management Plans, and Wildlife Control Plans. Wildlife Control Plan
A wildlife control plan will reduce nuisance wildlife by using adaptive management to insure a safe working environment for personnel, equipment, and clients. Wildlife Hazard Assessments
Our certified airport biologist will provide the expertise needed to complete a Wildlife Hazard Assessment for airports. Wildlife Hazard Management Plans
Our certified airport biologist can write or assist with a Wildlife Hazard Management Plan required by the FAA for airports that have wildlife issues. Training and Workshops

Our experts can provide the training you need to manage sensitive natural and cultural resources. We offer training in plant identification and inventory, wetland delineation, approaches to restoration and mitigation, wildlife management, and archaeology. Whether your staff needs specific technical training or you need to understand how environmental regulations might affect you, our recognized experts can help. Need specific ecological or cultural resource training for your staff? We can design customized workshops ranging from an afternoon refresher to week long seminars. Customized Plant Workshops

Our botanist leads specialized workshops on difficult plant families and genera to provide you or your staff with the information they need to better understand how to identify the taxa within the subject group. Plant Identification Training

Our botanist conducts plant identification training courses for regulators, consultants, land trusts, naturalists, park staff, and others to provide valuable insight on species identification. Training sessions can focus on a specific group of plants or can be more broad and cover a wider range of the flora. Wildlife control workshops

Our certified airport biologist provides training for airport personnel in a variety of wildlife control techniques and how to manage wildlife attractants. Wildlife/Habitat Management Workshops
Our team of biologists provides the best management practices for specific species or practical application for landscape level management for a variety of species. Cultural Resource Management/Archaeology Workshops
Our Registered Professional Archaeologist can provide presentations on regional archaeology, history, and other customized topics. We can also provide best practices for compliance with State and Federal Cultural Resource regulations. Regulatory Compliance

Clean Water Act
Endangered Species Act
National Environmental Policy Act

Happy bat appreciation day!Orbis attended the virtual Midwest Bat Working Group Meeting Wednesday and Thursday of this w...
04/17/2026

Happy bat appreciation day!

Orbis attended the virtual Midwest Bat Working Group Meeting Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Here’s some positive bat news we have learned:

The White-nose Syndrome vaccine reduces infection from the disease by 30%!

USFWS is looking to delist the gray bat (Myotis grisescens) potentially as soon as 2028. The species has met all of the recovery plan requirements and 100% of their major hibernacula are protected.

Indiana bat populations (Myotis sodalis, pictured here) are continuing to recover and the estimated population size is around 600,000 bats.

Little brown bat populations (Myotis lucifugus), are also continuing to recover and many large hibernaculum in Indiana and Missouri are seeing population increases.

Please join us in welcoming Tessa Aby-Kruger to Orbis. Tessa is a geologist, botanist, and vegetation ecologist with 10 ...
03/17/2026

Please join us in welcoming Tessa Aby-Kruger to Orbis. Tessa is a geologist, botanist, and vegetation ecologist with 10 years of experience managing and conducting projects, specializing in ecological and floristic inventories, rare plant surveys, and vegetation monitoring. She also performs wetland evaluations and is a guided hike leader.

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