Engineering and Restoration
AERC specializes in landscape services including erosion monitoring, environmental remediation, and coastal restoration. Learn more about our past and present projects below.
Restoration
Ship Creek Wetland Monitoring
Floodwaters from Anchorage's Ship Creek can damage military buildings on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. A wetland analysis identified potential areas for hazard mitigation.
Asbestos and Lead Monitoring
Several buildings on Japan's Kadena Air Force Base contain asbestos and lead. AERC surveyed the base's buildings and created an easy-to-access database to inform future usage and renovations.
Hawaii Dune Restoration
Invasive ironwood overran 32 acres of Bellows Air Force Base in Hawaii. AERC worked to remove the invasives and stabilize sand dunes with native plant species. (Photo: Lance Cpl. Nathan Knapke, Marine Corps Base Hawaii)
Mapping FUDS across Alaska
AERC helped make digital maps of Formerly Used Defense Sites, a critical first step in environmental restoration for the US Army Corps of Engineers (Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District)
Gravel Pit Restoration
Several gravel pits on Anchorage's joint base have outlived their use. AERC staff restored these spots into functional habitat that also support the health of neighboring streams.
Coastal Monitoring
Coastal Erosion
Anchorage's joint base sits on coastal bluffs that are slowly eroding into Cook Inlet. A shoreline analysis identified vulnerabilities and provided a timeline for response.
Protecting Radar Sites
Olitok and Barter Island are long-range radar sites under threat from coastal erosion. AERC surveys provided a 50-year erosion timeline to help guide the Air Force's decision-making on the North Slope.