Monarch Butterfly

EC3 Environmental Consulting Group, Inc. (EC3) is located in Madison, Wisconsin, with satellite offices servicing Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa.

Among the tallgrass prairies, savannas, wetlands and several forest types, the Arboretum also houses flowering trees, shrubs and a world-famous lilac collection.

NES Ecological Services (NES) is a natural resource consulting firm with expertise on issues associated with wetland, native habitat restoration and wildlife.

Applied Ecological Services (AES) joined RES in February 2021 as one of the nation’s longest-standing ecological restoration firms and a leader in applying the science of ecology to land-use decisions.

The Bee Research Lab conducts research to improve the health of honey bee colonies and help the beekeeping industry maintain an adequate healthy supply of bees for the pollination of crops.

Monarch Health is a citizen science project in which volunteers sample wild monarch butterflies to help track the spread of a protozoan parasite across North America.

Research Interests Forest and native plant nursery propagation, outplanting, and establishment including biophysical and physiological limitations and adaptations within each system.

The Conservation Biology Institute (CBI) provides scientific expertise to support the conservation and recovery of biological diversity in its natural state through applied research, education, planning, and community service.

We work with private landowners, business & industry, municipalities and government agencies to help these stakeholders understand and benefit from the expanding market for ecological assets, including mitigation and conservation credits, water quality credits and carbon sequestration credits.