Biohabitats

Biohabitats was founded in 1982 by landscape architect and restorationist {{cite web|title=Why We Must Put Nature Back to Work|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-s-becker/why-we-should-put-nature-_b_2915945.html|website=The Huffington Post|date=March 20, 2013 |access-date=20 June 2016}} Keith Bowers, who remains its president in 2016.

Biohabitats’ planning work has included the preparation of climate adaptation strategies for the Galveston Island State Park master plan.{{cite web|last=Holmes|first=Damian|title=Galveston Island State Park|date=September 22, 2011 |url=http://worldlandscapearchitect.com/galveston-island-state-park-studiooutside/|access-date=June 20, 2016}} Its wetland restorations have included Nine Mile Run {{cite news|last1=Hopey|first1=Don|title=Nine Mile Run back in natural state|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2006/08/17/Nine-Mile-Run-back-in-natural-state/stories/200608170476|access-date=20 June 2016|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=17 August 2006}}{{cite journal|last1=Bain|first1=Daniel|last2=Copeland|first2=Erin|title=Characterizing a Major Urban Stream Restoration Project: Nine Mile Run (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)|journal=Journal of the American Water Resources Association|date=December 2014|volume=50|issue=6|pages=1608–1621|doi=10.1111/jawr.12225|bibcode=2014JAWRA..50.1608B|s2cid=129851080 }} in Pittsburgh's Frick Park and the restoration of natural water flow to Barataria Preserve in Louisiana's Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.

In the early 2000s, Biohabitats expanded its services to include more stormwater design and work in urban areas. The company worked with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to prioritize vacant lands and modernize practices for stormwater management. At Freshkills Park, also in New York City, Biohabitats restored coastal wetland habitat on a former landfill.{{cite news|last1=Foderaro|first1=Lisa|title=To tackle an invasive weed, bringing in the hooved pros|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/22/nyregion/at-freshkills-park-borrowing-goats-to-tackle-a-weed-problem.html?_r=0|access-date=8 June 2016|publisher=New York Times Company|date=June 21, 2012|page=A18}}

In 2005, Biohabitats moved its offices into a converted horse barn in the Woodberry neighborhood of Baltimore City.[http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/north-baltimore/ph-ms-biohabitats-1112-20151111-story.html "Based in a former horse barn, Biohabitats creates new ecosystems"]. Baltimore Sun, Larry Perl November 12, 2015.

Biohabitats acquired Natural Systems International in 2010, and subsequently expanded its services to include the design of decentralized natural wastewater treatment systems, including Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC, and the Omnilife Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico.{{cite web|last=G-ForSE|title=Innovations in Wastewater Reuse at Omnilife Stadium|url=http://en.g-forse.com/?eid=250}}

In the 2010s, the company worked with Underwood & Associates to develop Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance.{{cite journal|last=Brown|first=Ted|author2=Berg, J., and Underwood, K.|title=Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance: An Innovative Approach to Meet a Range of Stormwater Management and Ecological Goals|journal=World Environmental and Water Resources Congress|date=2010|volume=2010|pages=3399–3413}} Biohabitats designed a floating wetland for the Waterfront Partnership in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor floating wetlands that was constructed from floating debris found in surrounding urban waterways.{{cite journal|last=Streb|first=Chris|title=Building Floating Wetlands to Restore Urban Waterfronts and Community Partnerships|journal=National Wetlands Newsletter|volume=35|issue=2|pages=24–27}}{{cite book|author=Regenesis Group|title=Regenerative Development and Design: A Framework for Evolving Sustainability|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YV_NDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT241|date=2 August 2016|publisher=Wiley|isbn=978-1-118-97291-5|pages=241–}} Biohabitats also created a natural water treatment system based on algae in the harbor.Wheeler, T. [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-gr-algae-scrubber-20120429-story.html "Scientists use algae to scrub harbor water"]. The Baltimore Sun, April 29, 2012.

In 2016 Biohabitats managed the restoration of Larder's Point Park on the Delaware river[http://philadelphiaweekly.com/2016/aug/31/shoring-shore/#.V_xBg8kxCHk "Shoring Up the Shore"]. Philadelphia Weekly, By William Kenny Aug. 31, 2016 and Washington Avenue Green in Philadelphia.{{cite book|author=Travis Beck|title=Principles of Ecological Landscape Design|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dSK8BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA105|date=1 February 2013|publisher=Island Press|isbn=978-1-59726-702-1|pages=105–}}

In 2016, Biohabitats received a Top Ten Projects award from the American Institute of Architects.{{cite web|title=The Dixon Water Foundation Josey Pavilion|url=http://www.aiatopten.org/node/476|website=The American Institute of Architects|access-date=June 20, 2016}} Then in 2015 Engineering & Science Award of Excellence from the Pittsburgh American Institute of Architects,{{cite web|title=Design Pittsburgh 2015|url=http://aiapgh.org/feature-articles/design-pittsburgh-2015|website=American Institute of Architects Pittsburgh|date=October 23, 2015 |access-date=June 20, 2016}} the 2015 Society for College and University Planning award,{{cite web|title=SCUP Excellence in Planning|url=http://www.scup.org/page/resources/awards/2015/recipients|website=Society for College and University Planning|access-date=June 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709151137/http://www.scup.org/page/resources/awards/2015/recipients/|archive-date=July 9, 2016|url-status=dead}} and again in 2016 the Louisiana Chapter President's Award of Excellence and the 2016 ASLA Analysis and Planning Honor Award as part of the planning team for the Baton Rouge Lakes Master Plan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.asla.org/2016awards/172896.html|title=2016 ASLA PROFESSIONAL AWARDS|website=www.asla.org|access-date=2016-10-11}}

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• {{cite web | author=van der Voo, Lee | title=Biohabitats opens Portland office, could add dozens of workers | website=Portland Business Journal | date=January 1, 1980 | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2013/07/portland-adds-what-could-be-good.html | ref={{sfnref | bizjournals.com | 1980}} | access-date=July 6, 2016}}

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