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Research design
Scoping questions, sampling frames and field protocols written down before anyone walks the site.
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Field evidence that holds up in review.
Independent land-use and environmental research for Oregon municipalities, watershed councils and land trusts.
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Overview
Fieldwork, analysis and practical land-use direction.
Site visits, archival research and plain-language reporting for land-use, watershed and zoning questions across the Willamette Valley.
Selected work
Fieldwork, analysis and reporting, start to finish.
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Site analysis
Parcel walks, soils and drainage notes and photo logs assembled into a findings memo planning staff can cite.
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Policy review
Zoning code, comprehensive plan and permit conditions read against what the proposal actually does.
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Research design
Questions, methods and sampling agreed in writing first.
Site analysis
Parcel walks, drainage notes and photo logs with map references.
Policy review
Zoning, comprehensive plan and permit conditions read line by line.
Stakeholder planning
Meeting formats, comment handling and a defensible outreach record.
Documentation
Field notes, data tables and appendices assembled for the file.
Advisory briefs
Short written briefs for councils, boards and committees.
Before work begins
Bring the parcel, the question and the deadline.
Most projects start with a site address, a decision date and the code sections already in play. That is usually enough to size the work and quote a fee.
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“The scope was clear, the fee held, and the report said plainly where the evidence ran out.”