Environmental Planning & Permitting

Services

Archaeological Survey & Investigation
Aquatic Resource Delineation & Permitting
Aquatic Resource & Prairie Restoration Services
Architectural History
Interpretative Planning & Design
Local Government Unit Services
Protected Natural Resource Surveys
NEPA/Environmental Review & Documentation
Funding Opportunities
Pollinator Consultation

Bolton & Menk specializes in comprehensive environmental planning services tailored to meet your unique needs.

Our offerings include detailed surveys, strategic management plans, ongoing monitoring, thorough documentation, and seamless permitting processes. Our team of cultural and natural resource professionals brings extensive expertise in cultural and ecological assessments, environmental planning, and permitting. Whether it’s a roadside corridor or a large-scale project, we are committed to finding cost-effective and sustainable solutions that align with your goals. We meticulously assess each project site and craft a customized plan designed to deliver economical and effective results.

Experienced Archaeologists

Our environmental planning and permitting team have the depth of experience to aid in every phase of archaeological investigation. We help deliver projects, including unforeseen archaeological investigation needs, off-site research, and on-site excavations by professional archaeologists. When avoidance is not possible, we work to identify and evaluate or mitigate sites.

In-Depth Permitting Knowledge

All impacts to wetlands and waterbodies must be properly permitted through both state and federal regulations, including delineating resources and quantifying or mitigating impacts. Our natural resources team has a deep understanding of the nationwide permits of the Clean Water Act and the Wetland Conservation Act. We can navigate the complicated process of aquatic resource permitting, including no-loss and exemption applications and replacement plans (impact mitigation).

Improving The Natural Environment

Our restoration and mitigation team provides permitting, design, and monitoring services in the restoration of wetlands and prairies to create opportunities for landowners to improve the natural environment and/or collect income from selling credits due to erosion and other wetland and prairie conditions. We can answer wetland-related questions and address local resident wetland concerns without going to the county or Soil and Water Conservation District, saving you time and money.

Your Environmental Review Guide

It is critical to consider environmental impacts and review/documentation requirements at the front end of any project. Our environmental planning and permitting team help limit these impacts and guide you to regulatory approval, ensuring review and documentation is completed in a timely and effective manner. We are here to help you navigate agency processes for federal and state funding programs requiring environmental reviews as part of the application and/or plan approval process.

Aerial view of a completed roadway interchange featuring roundabouts, bridge crossings, and improved highway connections near commercial development

Highway 10 Ramsey Gateway, Anoka County, Minnesota

Today, the corridor supports long-term growth, improved emergency response, and a safer future for all

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Dakota Prairie Composting Facility, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Bolton & Menk led the design and delivery of Minnesota’s largest organics recycling facility, pioneering

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CSAH 70 Final Design, Cass County, Minnesota

The Gull River Crossing project delivers a safer, more efficient connection with a modern roadway,

TH 41 and CSAH 61 Improvements, City of Chaska, Minnesota

Just like anything, [this project] really meant getting the right people in the room at

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2050 Comprehensive Plans: Climate, Sustainability, Resilience

At Bolton & Menk, sustainability and resilience are central to how we help communities plan

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A More Sustainable Future through Snow Storage Design

Snow storage is a primary Low Salt Design consideration, yet it is an overlooked part

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Riffing On a River’s Renewal

As public agencies in Oregon and California demolish massive dams along the Klamath and other

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Revitalizing Downtown Chaska Through Collaboration

The City of Chaska aimed to revitalize downtown as a community hub, preserving its historic