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Information for Conference Attendees Conservation Development Green Roof Alternative Stormwater Management Prairie and Savanna Restoration Natural Resource Planning Streambank and Shoreline Restoration Wetland Restoration and Mitigation Mine, Quarry and Landfill Reclamation Watershed Studies Ecological Management Parks, Forest Preserves and Greenways Rain Garden Grant Program   Applied Ecological Services, Inc. Wisconsin Office 17921 Smith Road, P. O. Box 256 Brodhead, WI 53520 Phone: 608.897.8641 Voicemail: 608.897.4898 AES Fax: 608.897.8486 TCRN Fax: 608.897.2044 Info@AppliedEco.com Illinois Office 120 West Main St W. Dundee, IL 60118 Phone: 847.844.9385 Fax: 847.844.8759 Kansas City Office 1904 Elm Street Eudora, KS 66025 Phone 785.542.3090 Fax 785.542.3570 Minnesota Office 21938 Mushtown Rd Prior Lake, MN 55372 Phone: 952.447.1919 Fax: 952.447.1920 East Coast Office 1100 E. Hector Street Suite #398 Conshohocken, PA 19428 Phone: 610.238.9088

‘Plugging away’ in Wild Meadows It’s no surprise that the beautiful state of Minnesota is one of our nation’s leaders in ecosystem preservation, restoration and development. AES recently purchased a 10-acre site near Hamel with facilities to house the consulting, contracting and nursery staff. “We can provide Minnesota with an integration of landscape architecture, ecology and civil engineering using an ecological systems approach,” explained AES General Manager Carl Korfmacher. “For example, our Wild Meadows project is the first of its kind to combine stormwater management, quality of life and ecological restoration.” Wild Meadows in Medina is one of Minnesota’s very first conservation developments – creating a healthy community with minimal impact on the environment, a concept that has been steadily making its way across the Midwest with groundbreaking projects like Prairie Crossing in Grayslake, IL. The Wild Meadows project has proved a welcome challenge for the AES team, requiring almost every skill on their roster of contracting services. “We’ve done a lot of work around the retention pond for stormwater management – a lot of native prairie restoration and pond plants – as well as some formal prairie ‘enhancement zones’ in areas like cul-de-sacs. Instead of having a circle full of turf grass, we’re designing it with native flowers and native prairies – huge butterfly gardens, basically,” said Troy Anderson, AES contracting division manager. “Last fall and winter we also focused on woodland restoration, removing invasive non-natives while salvaging native species including hundreds of sugar maple saplings. We planted those into buffer zones between the woods and homes.” Upon completion of the project, AES will have installed a total of 52,960 prairie plugs and covered 104.11 acres with native seed. 536 trees will be transplanted and 565 new trees installed. And Minnesota will have a beautiful new conservation development in keeping with its statewide commitment to healthy natural environments. | Home | Services | GIS Services | Native Landscape Design | Staff | Projects | | Taylor Creek | Spring Lake | Kaw River | Copyright 2008 Applied Ecological Services, Inc. - All Rights Reserved Website Design - Computer Know How