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Wetland or Detention Basin – Timing is Everything

Do you own or are you planning to acquire a Massachusetts property with a detention basin that has turned into a wetland? When a detention basin is not maintained for several years, there can be standing water, woody growth, wetland plants, and even animals living within what was previously an engineered and constructed ...

Three Reasons Homeowners Should Contact A Surveyor

While you will often hear a surveyor extol the virtues of having a survey, it is the conversations we have with homeowners with buyer’s remorse that hit us the heaviest. We are often contracted to provide a survey after-the-fact. When a client has a boundary situation and needs to decide whether ...

Smart Strategies for Pollinator Enhancements in Your Landscape Design

Beneficial insects that include what we typically consider pollinators (i.e. bees, butterflies, etc.) are essential for human health, food production, and wildlife management. Pollinators are responsible for $18-27 billion in the US food industry. Simply stated, no pollinators equal no food, and there is an unprecedented scale of habitat loss ...