Coastal and Navigation Services
Natural disasters, coastal erosion and human impacts are among the forces that regularly threaten our coastal resources. Freese and Nichols’ multidisciplinary teams provide coastal and navigation services, applying holistic, sustainable and resilient solutions to restore damaged coastal areas, prepare for the effects of unavoidable and unpredictable events, and protect the livelihoods and quality of life for those who depend on healthy coasts.
- Coastal Structures: Breakwaters, seawalls/floodwalls, levees, marshes, islands, beaches, dunes
- Ecosystems: Habitat restoration, wetlands assessments, sediment management, coastal watershed studies, living shorelines
- Environmental Work: Permitting, regulatory compliance, EIS-NEPA compliance
- Navigation Tools: Beneficial Use of Dredged Material, channel geometries improvements, dredged material management plans
- Agency Partnerships: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Texas General Land Office; Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority; cities, ports and NGOs
Project Gallery
Bahia Grande Rookery Island and Wetland Restoration Preliminary Design
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Lavaca Bay Receiving Water Monitoring Program
Formosa Plastics Corporation
Schicke Point Shoreline Protection
Schicke Point Restoration Partners
South Texas Gateway Terminal
Buckeye Partners LP
Bayou Eau Noire Ridge Restoration and Marsh Creation
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Big Lake Weir and Overbank Assessment
City of Plano, Texas
Coastal Texas Restoration Study Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement
Texas General Land Office
Oyster Restoration Feasibility
Texas General Land Office
Port of Liberty Navigation Study
Trinity River Authority, Texas
Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management, Orange County
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sediment Budget Analysis & Modeling
Texas General Land Office
West Lake Pontchartrain
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers