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Governments and NGOs

Supporting Public Projects from Local to Federal and Everywhere In Between

No matter where you fall within the bureaucratic web, SWCA helps agencies, municipalities, Tribes, non-profits, and land management organizations with policy support, impact studies, permitting, and resilience planning.

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What Governments and NGOs Need to Know

You’re tasked with managing public trust, natural resources, and community well-being, all under tight budgets, timelines, and oversight. At SWCA, we support mission-driven work with regulatory know-how, science-based planning, grant support, and culturally sensitive engagement. Whether you’re stewarding land, responding to climate risks, or aligning with policy priorities, we help you deliver impact with integrity.

Sound Science. Creative Solutions.

  • Environmental Impact Studies
  • Land Management
  • Permitting
  • Policy & Grant Support
  • Resilience Planning

Pain Points We Address

  • Community Engagement Mandates
  • Complex Regulatory and Stakeholder Requirements
  • Limited Internal Capacity
  • Navigating Grants, Funding and Policy Requirements
  • Need for Custom, Scalable, Mission-Aligned Solutions
  • Pressure to Show Outcomes, Not Just Compliance
  • Resilience and Long-Term Land Stewardship

Clients Like You

  • Federal Agencies
  • Land Management & Conservation Organizations
  • Municipalities
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • State Agencies
  • Tribal Governments

“In all my dealings with SWCA, I have been impressed with their skills, suggestions for improvements, and opportunities to be creative with solutions. It has been my on-going pleasure to work with such dynamic and knowledgeable staff.”

Leslie Negritto
CFO & COO, Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County

“The entire team was awesome to work with. Knowledgeable professionals that kept the project moving forward on time and delivered more services then expected and all on budget.”

Eric Smith
Fire Chief, Gloucester Fire Department

Case Study

Driving Nature-Based Solutions Forward: Living Shorelines Stabilize Critical Evacuation Route Along North Carolina Coastal Highway

Following a devastating hurricane season in 2018, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) partnered with SWCA to stabilize and restore a particularly vulnerable portion of highway using a living shoreline.

As lead designer on this project, SWCA detailed plans for the creation of a living shoreline and coastal restoration efforts. Thanks to grant funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), along with funding by NCDOT, these designs have now come to life.

As NCDOT’s first living shoreline, this project serves as the pilot for a more extensive resiliency program to address North Carolina’s coastal erosion with nature-based solutions.

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Case Study

SWCA Assists Standing Rock Sioux Tribe With Environmental Services for Anpetu Wi Wind Farm

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is developing a 235-megawatt, 60-turbine wind farm named Anpetu Wi (“morning light”) to provide clean energy, independence and sustainability for their community.

As a part of their commitment to self-determination, the Tribe made history by creating their own public power attorney, the Standing Rock Renewable Energy Power Authority (also known as SAGE), to own and operate all the energy production assets within the reservation.

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Featured Projects

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Grand Teton National Park Colter Bay Master Plan Support

Government • Rocky Mountain Plains

North Carolina Resilient Coastal Communities Program

Government, Water • Southeast

Strontia Springs / Denver Water Sediment Management Program

Government, Water • Rocky Mountain Plains
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Kootenai River Restoration

Government, Water • Pacific Northwest
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TxDOT Archaeological Statewide Surveys

Transportation, Government • South Central

North Carolina Highway 24 Living Shoreline

Government, Transportation, Water • Southeast

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Project Spotlights

Preparing to Prevent: Cape Ann’s First Community Wildfire Protection Plan

The community of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, will now be able to better prepare for, reduce the risk of, and adapt to wildfire with its first Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) developed by SWCA.

Featured Stories

If You Give a Mouse an Albatross

On the northern end of the Hawaiian archipelago, there is a small island with a big problem: mice are eating birds.

Featured Stories

Driving Nature-Based Solutions Forward: Living Shorelines Stabilize Critical Evacuation Route Along North Carolina Coastal Highway

As NCDOT’s first living shoreline, this project serves as the pilot for a more extensive resiliency program to address North Carolina’s coastal erosion with nature-based solutions.

Written By
Quinn Zimmerman
Featured Stories

Snowbound Connections: Community Engagement in the Remote Reaches of Alaska

“It was really moving to witness the passion that people have and how everyone wants the best for their community. It was memorable to see how people showed up — to listen and to be heard.”

Written By
Sarah LupisSarah Lupis
Regulatory Alerts

California Steps in to Streamline Approvals for Renewable Energy

California's AB 205 creates a streamlined CEC review process for eligible solar, wind, and battery storage projects.

Featured Stories

Animas-La Plata: The Water Project That Spanned Generations

Often called the “last big water project in the West,” Animas–La Plata is celebrating several milestones this year.

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