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Cardno and the Great Lakes Chris Kline September 11, 2012

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Cardno and the Great Lakes

Chris Kline

September 11, 2012

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> Founded in 1989> Over 150 Team Members

> Wetland Biologists> Environmental Scientists> Water Resource Engineers > Wildlife Biologists> Restoration Ecologists> Native Plant Specialists> Cultural Resources Professionals

> 130-acre Native Plant Nursery

Cardno JFNew Summary

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> Walkerton, Indiana/Nursery> Indianapolis, Indiana> Chicago, Illinois> Grand Rapids, Michigan> Lansing, Michigan> Ann Arbor, Michigan> Cincinnati, Ohio> Madison, Wisconsin

Office Locations

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JFNew is now Cardno JFNew

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> Professional infrastructure and environmental services company> Team includes leading professionals who plan, design, manage and

deliver sustainable projects> Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia> 7,500 staff and over 270 offices worldwide, 85 countries

About Cardno

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Cardno Office Locations

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No. of Staff 270 410 550 1100 1500 2400 2850 3350 3650 4600 7500

1945 1999 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission

Shoreline Softening and Habitat Enhancement

Muskegon Lake AOC

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Muskegon Lake - Heritage Landing

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Muskegon Lake - Grand Trunk

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Muskegon Lake - Grand Trunk

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Muskegon Lake - D’Alcorn Property

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Muskegon Lake - Ruddiman/Amoco

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> Dunes Creek outlet to Lake Michigan at Indiana Dunes State Park, Porter County, Indiana

> Watershed: 7,400 acres (2995 ha.)

Dunes Creek

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Motivated for removal due to:

> Limited use> Maintenance> Flooding> E. coli

Project Drivers

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Indiana Dunes State Park Auxiliary Parking Area November 2004

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Conceptual Plan

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Mix of wetland & upland seeding and planting

> Wetlands dominated by Prairie cord grass (Spartina pectinata)

> Uplands dominated by Dune grass (Ammophila breviligulata)

Vegetation Takes Hold – August 2007

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> 10,500 CY (700 truckloads) of sand fill removed

> 900 LF of channel restored> 2.2 Acres of restored riparian

wetlands and uplands> Significant reduction of e. coli

within project reach

Results

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2004

2009

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10/04/2023

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Results

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Chris Kline

Federal Business Manager

[email protected]

574 586 3400

www.cardnojfnew.com

Direct Additional Questions to:

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