Author: Crista Reed
Coastal Resiliency: Creating Resilient Habitats for Colonial Waterbirds
Colonial nesting waterbirds play key cultural and ecological roles in coastal ecosystems. Freese and Nichols, in collaboration with Audubon Texas, worked on the strategic location and design of new nesting islands for colonial waterbirds, recognizing their crucial roles in coastal ecosystems.
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A Proactive Approach to Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Sea Level Rise
Originally given at the 2021 GAWP Annual Conference by Craig Wells and Paula Feldman. With sea level rise for the […]
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Coastal Resiliency: Enlisting Oysters for Shoreline Protection
As our coastal clients and communities face challenges like erosion, sea level rise, storm surge, and more frequent disasters, Freese and Nichols is helping them combat these issues to protect their residents and assets. The Schicke Point Living Breakwater Resiliency and Extension project is a perfect example of how Freese and Nichols integrated multiple levels of shoreline protection.
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Mason Jones Named TSPE Fort Worth Young Engineer of the Year
Mason Jones was named TSPE Fort Worth Young Engineer of the Year, an award recognizing his professional and humanitarian activities.
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Diane Glass Receives Medal from SAME San Antonio Post
Diane Glass receives a medal recognizing her dedication to scholarships through the SAME San Antonio Post.
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Leaders and Legacies: Bob Herchert
With experience in government and business, Bob Herchert as CEO brought Freese and Nichols a perspective that added a competitive edge in a fast-moving engineering marketplace.
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Transformative Downtown Plan Unites Midlothian’s History, Vision and Community
The City of Midlothian undertook a Downtown Master Plan that provides an overall strategy and guidelines for what future development could look like in the area. This includes addressing the design of building forms, streets, public spaces and branding strategies, coupled with a catalyst-based implementation plan combining market-based and city-based solutions in strategic combinations to build momentum. The goal of the plan was to reset Downtown Midlothian as an economic driver for the community amid transformative growth.
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Coastal Resiliency: Rebuilding Critical Marshes in Louisiana
Coastal marshes are critical to Louisianans’ way of life: generating commercial fishing jobs, providing public recreation areas and shielding communities from storm surge. To protect lives and livelihoods, Freese and Nichols is working with Jefferson Parish to design a 600-acre marsh terrace field in the open waters of Upper Barataria Basin. This will improve coastal resiliency in an area with the highest rate of land loss in Louisiana.
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1894 to 1909: Innovative from the Start
When John Hawley started his own business in 1894 — the business that today is Freese and Nichols — he became the first independent consulting engineer in Texas in water and sewer work.
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Cindy Milrany Receives Baldrige Foundation Leadership Award
Congratulations to Cindy Milrany on being honored with The Harry S. Hertz Leadership Award by the Baldrige Foundation, for encouraging and empowering others to achieve performance excellence.
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TWDB Opens Annual Water and Wastewater Funding Opportunities
The Texas Water Development Board has unveiled more funding to support communities in financing their water-related infrastructure projects. Deadlines are in February, March and April. Learn how Freese and Nichols can help.
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APA Texas Honors Dan Sefko’s 50 Years in Urban Planning
The APA Texas recognizes Dan Sefko, FAICP, for his robust urban planning career with the Texas Legends Award.
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