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May 6, 2010
- A&N announces the formation of the Coastal . Recovery Management Group (CRMG), a comprehensive environmental and ecological team of experts to provide site specific environmental, engineering, photogrammetry, survey and mapping services related to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill assessment and Recovery efforts. The assembled group of professionals consists of highly qualified project managers, ecologist, marine biologist, land and hydrographic surveyors, photogrammetrists, LiDAR survey specialists, civil engineers and cartographers. Most important is that CRMG has personnel, equipment and numerous boats and barges ready for immediate deployment along the Gulf Coast. Please find us on facebook or visit us at www.coastalrmg.com for more information.

May 3, 2010

- A&N Principal Scientist, Dr. Brent Nichols, has inspired a fictional character in Steve Alten's new book about Carcharadon megalodon, the prehistoric cousin of the modern-day great white shark. The paperback version is now on shelves at your favorite bookstore.

Welcome...

Adams & Nichols Ecological (A&N) provides professional services ranging from environmental permitting to construction design and methodologies. We have a vast background of experience in the fields of biology, zoology, botany, wetlands ecology, and oceanography. This broad range of skills makes us one of the few environmental firms with the background to employ state of the art survey techniques and provide expert logistical guidance. We have assisted individuals, development groups, and government agencies with a variety of environmental services. A&N currently services the entire state of Florida from the Florida Keys to the panhandle, Alabama, and the Southeast.

Experience...

A&N specializes in Environmental Project Planning, Environmental Resource Permitting (ERP’s) and Environmental Due Diligence. The A&N team has a combined 25+ years working in environmental consulting! Dr. Brent Nichols, Principal Scientist, has a Ph.D. in biology and has consulted in both Florida and Alabama for the past 12 years. Dr. Nichols is an expert marine/estuarine ecologist and a professional PADI/NAUI certified scuba diver. He has currently published research in five major scientific journals and has logged over 800 hours underwater. Mr. Jason Adams, Principal Ecologist, has a master’s degree in aquatic/marine ecology and has been an environmental consultant for the past 15 years in Florida and Alabama. Mr. Adams’ is a expert in the field of wetland’s ecology with a primary focus on wetlands mitigation, environmental permitting, regulatory agency negotiation, littoral shelf design, and wetland functional capacity.

A&N offers a wide range of services that include but are not limited to Wetland Delineations and Determinations, Uniform Mitigation Assessment (UMAM), Private Wetland Mitigation Bank Credit Determination, USACE Dredge and Fill Permitting, Hydrology Surveys and Designs, Benthic Surveys, Bathymetric Surveys, Seagrass and Coral Reef Community Assessments, Gopher Tortoise and Scrub Jay Surveys and Incidental Take Permitting and Marina, Dock, and Slip Design and Analysis. We also have extensive experience working with all regulatory agencies such as the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, (FDEP), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Florida Water Management Districts and County Agencies.