At EDI, we provide services that support agricultural producers with their environmental stewardship initiatives. Our team includes Professional Agrologists and experts in planning, soil science, vegetation ecology, erosion and sediment control, GIS and mapping. Whether it be assessing an agricultural site before or after project activities, considering impacts of crop changes, restoring or reclaiming a site, categorizing competing land uses, evaluating biodiversity or navigating regulatory processes—EDI has it covered.
Services EDI provides in the agriculture sector include:
- Coordination and environmental support for the BC Agricultural Land Commission for projects located in the Agricultural Land Reserve, including agricultural soils capability assessments, preliminary and post-reclamation assessments, fill/soil management, and erosion and sediment control
- Assessment of riparian area management, erosion control, vegetation buffers, biodiversity and habitat enhancement
- Government agency liaison (Indigenous, municipal, provincial, territorial and federal) and permitting support
- Construction environmental management, planning and monitoring
- Effects assessment related to native grasslands, irrigation, drainage and Species at Risk.
