Register-Nelson specializes in natural resource services, primarily associated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Section 404 of the Clean Water Act Permits and State Stream Buffer Variance requirements.

Permitting and Land Planning
• Wetland Determinations and Stream Classification
• Global Positioning System Service – Mapping Services
• Ecological Inventory and Environmental Assessment
• State Natural Heritage Surveys
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pre-Construction Notification
- Nationwide Permit Applications
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Individual Permit Applications
- 404(b)(1) Alternative Analysis
• Advanced Land Planning
• State Stream Buffer Assessments and Variance Applications
- Water Quality Management practices
• NEPA and GEPA Documentation Preparation

Wetland and Stream Restoration
• Stream Restoration – Design and Construction Management
• Wetland Restoration – Design and Construction Management
• Riparian Buffer Restoration

Endangered Species
• Threatened and Endangered Species Sampling (in the Etowah Basin)
• Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys

Mitigation Banking
• Stream/Wetland Mitigation Site Assessment
• Stream/Wetland Mitigation Design
• Stream/Wetland Mitigation Implementation
• Stream/Wetland Mitigation Monitoring
• Mitigation Bank Management – Credit Sale Coordination

Watershed and Water Quality Management
• Physical, Biological and Chemical Water Quality Sampling
• Habitat Assessments
• Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District (MNGWPD) Watershed Management Plans
•NPDES Permitting
• TMDL compliance
• Stormwater Management Design & Coordination