Founded in 1997, Anchor QEA is a nationally recognized environmental firm focused on coastal and nearshore planning, science, and engineering. We provide full-range service to public and private sector clients and have developed innovative solutions to some of the most challenging sites in the nation – whether that be in environmental restoration, climate change or technology innovation related to aquatic resources. We work alongside our clients to formulate and implement solutions to improve the resiliency of coastal communities in the face of changing climate, sea-level rise, and storm events.

Anchor QEA pioneered the balanced design process between engineering and ecology, and our coastal practice supports the design of coastal protection, beach nourishment, and shoreline stabilization projects, including habitat restoration and mitigation. We focus our solutions on functional, sustainable, and resilient habitat restoration design principles – combining the essential principles of coastal and fluvial geomorphology, environmental science and engineering, coastal processes and predictions, nearshore biology and ecology, and visualization of natural features via landscape architecture.

As recognized leaders in design and management of nearshore- and aquatic-based projects, our engineers offer innovative and cost-effective technical solutions to address unique challenges and implement sustainable solutions. We work with our clients through every stage of the design and implementation process.

Our environmental scientists apply cutting-edge analytical skills and a deep understanding of the science to solve environmental problems, cutting-edge analytical skills and a deep understanding of the science to solve environmental problems with innovative and cost-effective solutions.

Our experience gives us insight into the issues that affect data quality and the knowledge to circumvent those issues. We excel at visual representation of site data to facilitate communication of complex concepts and the overall story of a project.

Our planners and biologists develop strategies to secure necessary environmental approvals at federal, state, and local levels, and our landscape architects offer environmentally sensitive solutions that incorporate habitat restoration and public access.

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