Westervelt Ecological Services

About WES

Working with Nature

It's What We Do

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a national leader in mitigation and conservation

At Westervelt Ecological Services (WES), we are dedicated to implementing restoration projects that provide long-lasting benefits for future generations. We challenge ourselves to develop big, complex projects, that maximize local benefits beyond habitat restoration to flood management, water quality, and climate change.

Mission:

Westervelt Ecological Services looks to further the Westervelt Company's mission through the restoration and long-term land stewardship of ecological habitats for the continuing benefit of future generations.

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Services

Established in 2006, WES collaborates with private landowners, businesses, land trust organizations, non-profits, and government entities to develop environmental restoration projects that benefit local communities and native flora and fauna. Our professional staff contributed to over 30,000 acres of habitat nationwide, implementing restoration projects protecting and restoring vital natural resources. In addition, WES provides environmental mitigation options to help our clients meet local, State and Federal compliance requirements for public and private project impacts to streams, wetlands, and wildlife.

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Expertise

Our comprehensive and complex mitigation projects require a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team. WES has assembled a team that is considered “Best of Class” in their respective areas of expertise.

WES’s professional associates offer environmental conservation and restoration experience, along with proficiency in strategic planning for unique or specialized studies that are required for mitigation project implementation.

WES’s professional in-house associates include:

  • Conservation Planners/ Project Managers
  • Habitat Restoration Designers/Landscape Architects
  • Land Acquisition Specialists
  • Land Stewards

  • Market/Financial Analysts
  • Biologists/Ecologists
  • GIS Analysts
Careers
Internships

Working with WES

"I love working at WES because of the people I get to work alongside! My favorite thing is that being apart of the Land Stewardship team gives me the opportunity to get out on our project sites and see the fruits of our labor!”

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Dayna Cormany

Associate Ecologist

Western Region

“I love that I can pick up the phone and call anyone in the company and I’m greeted on the other end by a friendly and knowledgeable person.”

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Will Duggins

Business Development Representative

Rocky Mountain Region

“I love working with the people who really care about the environment and making an impact for future generations. The level of attention and care that goes into our everyday work is incredible.”

Randee Herford

Randee Herford

Division Controller

Central Leadership

Staff photos

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Leadership

Central Leadership

  • Travis Hemmen_2021
    Name
    Travis Hemmen
    Job Title 1
    Director and General Manager of Westervelt Ecological Services
    Job Title 2
    President of WES, LLC
  • Matt Gause
    Name
    Matt Gause
    Job Title 1
    Director of Operations
  • Marshall Cook
    Name
    Marshall Cook
    Job Title 1
    Director, Land Acquisition
  • Brent Helm_2023
    Name
    Brent Helm
    Job Title 1
    Director, Ecology
  • Randee Herford
    Name
    Randee Herford
    Job Title 1
    Division Controller
  • Mark Young_2021
    Name
    Mark Young
    Job Title 1
    Director, Ecological Restoration Design & Construction
  • Greg Sutter
    Name
    Greg Sutter
    Job Title 1
    General Manager, Emeritus
  • Greg DeYoung
    Name
    Greg DeYoung
    Job Title 1
    Vice President, Emeritus

Regional Directors