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Assessment, Permitting, Protection.

Field Proven Results.

About Us

Rundle Environmental is a Calgary based ecological consulting company, specializing in wildlife and terrestrial surveys. With extensive experience in western Canada and projects across the country, we are committed to providing environmental support while minimizing delays and ensuring compliance with industry, municipal, provincial and federal standards and best practices.

We strive to provide practical solutions and preemptive measures that benefit projects, communities, people, and the natural world, thereby reducing surprises and red-flags.

What’s in a Name?

The name Rundle Environmental pays homage to the iconic mountain known for its wedge-shaped peak and its signature backdrop for Mînî hrpa (Banff area, Alberta). While the mountain is commonly referred to as “Mount Rundle”, its original name is Waskahigan Watchi, meaning House Mountain in Cree. The Mountain, and surrounding area played an important role in our professional and personal development, and continues to do so. It also stands as a reminder to continually move forward In a Good Way, while we navigate the intersection of the natural world and needs of the modern age.

Services

Fauna

Environmental Planning

  • Desktop assessments

  • Wildlife and sensitive feature planning

  • Project planning around environmental risk timeframes

  • Risk evaluation and mitigation

  • Permit application support

Pre-Disturbance Biophysical Assessments and Baseline Inventories

  • Nest and Wildlife Sweeps

  • Sensitive feature surveys

  • Species at Risk surveys and habitat mapping

  • Aerial Ungulate Surveys and Habitat use

Construction, Behavioural Monitoring & Salvage

  • Reptile and Amphibian capture and release

  • Beaver trapping and dam removal

  • Construction monitoring near sensitive features and within sensitive habitat



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Flora & Water

Wetlands

  • Wetland identification, classification, and delineation

  • Historical and permanence assessments

  • Reporting, mitigation and submission for permitting

Water

  • Water quality sampling

  • Turbidity monitoring

  • Heavy metal analysis of riverbed sediments

Vegetation

  • Vegetation community characterization and mapping

  • Rare plant and native grassland surveys

  • Verification of predictive community mapping and databases

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Mapping & Regulatory

Study Area mapping and spatial analysis to support project submission and planning.

  • Vegetation and habitat mapping

  • Anthropogenic land use mapping

  • Historical assessments

  • Animal movement mapping and analysis

  • Wetland and watercourse mapping and assessment for ABWRET-A, ABWRET-D, Wetland Assessment and Impact Forms (WAIF), Wetland Impact and Assessment Reports (WAIR), and DLO submissions.

Environmental Reporting that meets the requirements of applicable Municipal, Provincial and Federal Acts, and Guidelines.

Permitting and regulatory reporting and submission including:

  • Biophysical Impact Assessments (BIA)

  • Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)

  • Environmental Assessments (EA)

  • Environmental Screenings (ES)

  • Preliminary Natural Site Assessment (PNSA)

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Our Team

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Tyler Lingnau

B.Sc., P.Biol.

Tyler is a citizen of Otipemisiwak Métis Government and the principal biologist at Rundle Environmental. He is a professional biologist with extensive experience in western Canada, and has worked on projects across Canada. Specializing in terrestrial and avian ecology, and geo-mapping, he is experienced in providing environmental compliance support through all project phases.

He has completed work on in-situ oil, open-pit oil sand mines, pipeline construction, orphan well, urban land and infrastructure development, utility construction, ore mining and renewable energy projects across Western Canada and Ontario. His field experience includes amphibian, avian, bat, Species-at-Risk surveys, reptile, terrestrial mammal inventory and assessment, as well as vegetation, habitat surveys, and wetland assessments.

His experience and background has translated to reliable results, with increased efficiency and reduce regulatory risk for clients.

Principle

Let’s Collaborate

Have a question or a project in mind? Let’s discuss how Rundle can support and navigate the regulatory process with you.

Email is the most reliable way to connect given the typical service restrictions of field-work. Prefer to chat? Our contact information is below.

 
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403-601-9957

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36 Tuscany Valley Lane NW

Calgary, Alberta T3L 2C2

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