Happenings
Transmission Storm Hardening Program
Under a contract with Eversource Energy, BSC is identifying and mapping environmental constraints, determining suitable structure access, evaluating permitting requirements, preparing and filing any required permit applications, and overseeing construction in sensitive areas. Collectively, siting and permitting projects have involved wetland delineation and GPS survey for over 100 miles of ROW, GIS mapping of wetlands…Read More
Southwest Connecticut Reliability Project
BSC Group assisted Eversource Energy in preparing the Connecticut Siting Council (CSC) Application, which included collecting supporting environmental data and environmental permitting associated with a proposed 115-kV transmission line project. The new 115-kV transmission line will be approximately 3.4 miles long and will run from Plumtree substation in Bethel north to Brookfield Junction in Brookfield,…Read More
Mount Support Substation Expansion
BSC provided ecological, licensing and permitting services to National Grid and Liberty Utilities for the Mount Support Substation expansion and new 115kV tap line project. The purpose of this project is to upgrade existing electric transmission facilities in Lebanon, NH by removing an existing cross-country 13.8kV distribution line from the Wilder Switching Junction to the…Read More
Walden Pond Resource Management Plan and Visitor Center
BSC Group was retained to prepare the ecological and traffic components of the Resource Management Plan and Visitor Services Master Plan for Walden Pond State Reservation, an approximately 371-acre Historic Landmark located in historic Concord, MA. BSC conducted an ecological evaluation of existing conditions around the pond and within the Reservation. The site contains mixed deciduous…Read More
Silver Sands State Park and Walnut Beach
BSC Group was retained by the Connecticut Department of Construction Services to provide planning, site design, and landscape architecture services for the extension of an existing boardwalk at Silver Sands State Park, as well as the construction of a new boardwalk at Walnut Beach in Milford, Ct. The new boardwalk totals approximately 3,800 feet and…Read More
Open Space Initiative and Land Trust Alliance
BSC Group is providing climate resiliency outreach for northern New England land trusts. Outreach efforts provide climate science and GIS expertise to guide land trusts as they incorporate climate resiliency into their strategic conservation plans. BSC is providing technical outreach on the use of the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Collaborative's Conservation Planning Atlas, hosted on…Read More
MassDOT On-Call Environmental Services
BSC Group is providing on-call construction assistance to assure compliance with environmental permits for construction of state and interstate roadways and highways to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s Construction Division. Expertise provided includes erosion and sedimentation control inspection, roadway design and layout guidance during construction, wetland science, water quality science, and rare and endangered species…Read More
Hen’s Cove Dredging and Beach Nourishment
BSC Group worked with the Town of Bourne, Department of Environmental Protection, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Program, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) to complete a 27,000-cubic yard maintenance dredge and beach nourishment project at Hen Cove in Bourne, MA. An important aspect of the project was incorporating decades of USACOE and…Read More
Conservation Land Management
BSC Group developed ten Land Stewardship Reports for Conservation owned properties. Each report provided an overview of a specific parcel of land, which included site access, recreational uses, trail networks, and strategies for protecting resource areas, flora and fauna. BSC also developed comprehensive Land Management Plans for both Bells Neck and Island Pond Conservation Areas,…Read MorePages: