Normandeau’s Gainesville, Florida, staff members have a long history of studying and working with gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). Found in upland habitats throughout Florida and in portions of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, the gopher tortoise is the only native terrestrial tortoise east of the Mississippi river. The gopher tortoise is protected across […]
Our last Featured Fish (the ugdorable Lumpsucker) came equipped with its own personal suction cup and a name that can’t be beat. So for this month, we’re featuring another dramatically named fish that takes its own approach to sticking around—the Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus)! The New York field team at Normandeau might give a groan at hearing […]
Each year, the Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) recognizes companies, organizations, and individuals for outstanding accomplishment in environmental management, energy resources and management, and climate change through the EBEE Awards. These awards were established by the EBC to encourage companies, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and environmental professionals to serve as models for others to emulate […]
The concept for an acoustic and thermographic detection device for offshore wildlife risk studies originated in Gainesville, FL, in 2009 during the first mid-term meeting of Normandeau’s Offshore Bird Project Team, which included BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) representatives. The project team (composed of some of the world’s leading experts on offshore wind and […]
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A “specialist” species is one with a narrow range of habitat or food preference. As such they have a narrower tolerance range than normal and are more prone to be eliminated by loss of (or change to) the habitat for which they are specifically adapted. Or, to put it another way, a change in conditions […]
In May of 2020, Normandeau Associates, Inc., conducted a direct survival and injury evaluation of adult river herring at a hydroelectric station in New England using our proprietary HI-Z Turb’n Tag technology. Normandeau has used this technology to assess the direct effects of downstream passage of 27 species of fish through turbines, spillways, and bypass […]
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In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we wanted to take a moment to showcase the voices of our female staff members. Normandeau is fortunate enough to employ some incredible science, tech, and engineering professionals—both seasoned and relatively new to the field of environmental consulting. Although the industry has come a long […]
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In recent years, acknowledgement of the gender disparity in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) has garnered a lot of attention. These particular areas have historically been dominated by men. To grow awareness of this fact and to inspire young women to consider careers in these fields, the Women in STEM Movement was […]
Over the last few years, Normandeau has been expanding expertise and staff in the construction environmental monitoring arena. While we have provided this service sporadically for several utilities in the past, our involvement and level of effort increased significantly for both Eversource Energy’s Seacoast Reliability Project (SRP) in NH and the US Army Corps of Engineer’s Muddy River […]
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Environmental Business Journal® (EBJ), a business research publication that has provided strategic business intelligence to the environmental industry since 1988, has honored Pam Hall with a Lifetime Achievement Award and Normandeau Associates with a 50-Year Recognition Award. Both Pam Hall and Curt Thalken were in attendance at this year’s virtual awards ceremonies on February 11th and […]
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Cyclopterus lumpus: say it out loud; it’s kind of fun. We’ve chosen the humble Lumpfish (aka Lumpsucker) as our featured fish—continuing with our “ugdorable” theme. (See the last ugdorable featured fish article on the Northern Stargazer.) Ok, so why the name Lumpsucker? Well, it is kind of literal. This little beauty has a number of […]
Expansion into Massachusetts, Florida, and California Since Normandeau became an employee-owned company in 2000, the organization has continued to grow and diversify. Company strategy included acquisition of niche businesses that further enhanced Normandeau’s service offerings and expertise. In 2006, Normandeau acquired Marine Research, Inc. (MRI) in Falmouth Massachusetts. This expanded Normandeau’s service area to include […]
December 10th marked Normandeau’s Annual Company Meeting. Close to 100 employees of the 100% ESOP employee-owned company tuned into this virtual gathering to review the successes and challenges of 2020, as well as the company goals for 2021. Presentations included an introduction from Board Chair Pam Hall, and reports from CEO Curt Thalken, President Robert […]
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The 1990s: Expansion into PA Normandeau Associates, Inc., continued to grow and diversify in the 1990s. In 1994, Normandeau acquired RMC Environmental Services based out of Pennsylvania. The acquisition of RMC was pivotal for Normandeau, as RMC was very similar as a company; however, it operated in a different geographical region—mainly PA, surrounding states, and […]
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In 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued final regulations to establish requirements for cooling water intake structures (CWISs) at existing power generating plants and industrial facilities under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act (2014 §316(b) Rule). At the time of the rule’s implementation, over 1,000 existing facilities withdrawing greater than 2 million gallons […]
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Meet the Northern Stargazer (Astroscopus guttatus), a fish with a beautiful name but a face only a mother could love! These fish live along the East Coast from New York to North Carolina. We’ve seen several of these guys in our Hudson River and Chesapeake Bay projects. Adults can reach over 1.5 feet in length, […]
Normandeau Associates, Inc.—The 1980s: Expansion into New York and South Carolina, The 1980s was a period of major change not only for the environmental consulting industry but also for Normandeau Associates, Inc. as it grew, diversified, and faced more competition. In 1980, Don Normandeau sold the company to Bank Building Corporation (BBC), which built small […]
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To help ensure that the New Hampshire Seacoast Region can continue to grow and thrive, Eversource has completed construction of the Seacoast Reliability Project (SRP), a new transmission line connecting two existing substations in Madbury and Portsmouth, NH. Normandeau has contributed to this project by conducting environmental permitting, providing continued construction monitoring, and more. One […]
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