Natural Resource Consultants
Turning Wetland Complexities into Predictable Project Approvals
A private consulting firm with over 30 years of experience helping clients navigate compliance with Clean Water Act requirements for surface waters and wetlands.
Services
Natural Resource Consultants has a wide variety of expertise in the Piedmont region and surrounding areas, serving clients in need of environmental services and permitting. We serve land developers, universities, local governments, builders, and private homeowners.
Delineations
NRC staff delineates the extents of water resources and riparian buffers present within the project area. These water resources include streams, wetlands, ponds, and more. We provide a map depicting the locations and boundaries of all features identified. NRC generates approximations of these features from handheld GPS data, aerial photographs, and available LiDAR for use in preliminary project planning.
Permitting
We ensure project compliance with the Clean Water Act and various riparian buffer rules based on our extensive experience and by consulting with state and federal agencies in a joint application process to permit impacts to jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional waters.
Protected Species Assessments
We examine records and survey project areas for threatened and endangered species that could be in the project area to ensure compliance with the Endangered Species Act.
Cultural Resource Environmental Reviews
NRC requests environmental reviews from the State Historic Preservation Office to identify any potential cultural resources that may be affected by the project.
Mitigation Planning/Monitoring
We can develop and manage Permittee-Responsible Mitigation Plans to restore or enhance riparian buffers and support stream and wetland mitigation sites through providing visual assessment and vegetation plot monitoring.
Environmental Assessments
Our trained professionals identify and inventory natural resources present within the project area and are able to predict the environmental effects of a project on these resources in this all-in-one site investigation.
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Who We Are
A woman-owned private consulting firm that provides a comprehensive suite of related services, ensuring all environmental consulting needs are met. NRC conducts delineations, quality assessments, and permitting, ranging from simple, unavoidable impacts to complex projects that require extensive alternative analysis. Additional services include State and local riparian buffer determinations and requirements; environmental assessments; threatened and endangered species plant surveys and habitat assessments; stream and wetland monitoring; and cultural resources environmental reviews. NRC is expanding our services to support mitigation planning and monitoring, as well as other restoration work.
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Jennifer Burdette, PWS
Jennifer has over three decades of experience in surface water and wetland delineation, assessment, and permitting for private and public projects. She has been an environmental consultant in the private sector for most of her career. Jennifer has worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers and served as the 401 & Buffer Coordinator for the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR). She is the founder of NRC and currently the president of the NC chapter of the Association of Environmental Professionals (NCAEP). She also team-teaches their NC Wetland and Stream Assessment Method courses and the Stream Identification Class. Jennifer has developed excellent working relationships with state and federal regulatory personnel through her public service and long history as an environmental consultant in this area.
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Staff
A small team of trained professionals with a passion for environmental work, ready to support you and your project.
Alec Pierzga
Joined NRC as an Environmental Consultant in 2021. Before NRC, he worked at McAdams. He has seven years of environmental science experience focused on wetlands, streams, and protected species.
Kristina Morales, PhD
Joined NRC as a Project Environmental Consultant in 2026. She previously worked at NC DWR and brings an inside perspective to navigating Clean Water Act and Riparian Buffer regulations and compliance for our clients.
Contact Us
Trust in our expertise to achieve the best outcome for your project
Address:
308 W. Millbrook Road, Suite D #200
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
Email:
Call:
919-422-3605