POSEIDON ENVIRONMENTAL

Environmental Consulting Calgary

Professional aquatic and terrestrial services specializing in minimizing impacts of road and stream crossings across Alberta.

Who We Are

Poseidon Environmental Ltd. (PEL) is a small environmental consulting company based in Hinton, Alberta. Established in 2012, our Alberta professional biologists provide aquatic services specializing in road and stream crossings on resource roads. Services include Qualified Aquatic Environmental Specialist (QAES) assessments and reports, obtaining permits and regulatory approval, stream and fish habitat assessments, fish isolation and salvages for construction projects, and stream crossing inspections.

Three workers electrofishing in a stream next to a culvert

    • Pre-Disturbance Bird Nest and Wildlife Sweeps

    • Species at Risk Surveys

    • Amphibian Surveys

    • Wildlife monitoring and assessment with remote cameras

    • Fish Habitat Assessments

    • Watercourse Assessments

    • Isolation of works during construction

    • Fish Salvages

    • Turbidity Monitoring during in-water works

    • Stream Crossing Inspections and management

    • eDNA Sampling

    • Qualified Aquatic Environmental Specialist Recommendations and Reports

    • Electrofishing

Two workers in reflective vests assess a stream on a blue sky day underneath a bridge

    • Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments

    • DFO Request for Reviews, Offset planning support and Authorizations

    • Water Act Code of Practice Notifications and Approvals

    • Environmental Protection Plans (EPP)

    • Post-construction monitoring

    • Spatial data support (GIS)

    • Long term monitoring plans

    • Development and implementation of client driven research projects

“The Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for.”

— Ernest Hemingway

A Team of Alberta Professional Biologists Dedicated to Preserving Ecosystems

A woman holds a frog on a work site.

Our Latest Projects

Projects
Wildlife and Bird Sweeps
2024 Wrap Up
World Fisheries Day

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A big welcome to our new and returning biologists! We are in for a great season, thanks for joining the team! 🐟 #poseidonenviro #biology #fieldwork
Does eDNA fish sampling work in our small, fast flowing foothill streams? Head over to our blog to learn from @radikally experiences and findings from our field work last summer.
Did you know?… Poseidon is owned, managed and operated by women. Today we celebrate our skilled and professional crew of women who work hard to keep our🐟safe! #internationalwomensday #womeninbiology #poseidonenviro
Excited to announce our new website is now live! Come check out who we are and what we do best 🌲 poseidonenvironmental.ca
Career opportunity! Are you an intermediate or senior biologist looking for the next step? Our team is growing and we are looking for someone to grow with us! Find the job posting at the link in bio.
Huge thank you to @hailey.gysbers, our UBC co-op student for this amazing poster highlighting her summer with Poseidon! We miss you Hailey, hope you have an amazing year at school. #ubcforestry #poseidonenvironmental #eDNA #fieldwork
A few beautiful Athabasca Rainbows captured in different life stages over the last 2 days using electrofishing. All fish were weighed, measured and released. #athabascarainbowtrout #electrofishing #edna #poseidonenvironmental #hinton
E-DNA Project: Poseidon Environmental is conducting an exciting project comparing the efficacy of eDNA sampling and electrofishing for identifying the presence of Species At Risk. Results from this project would provide additional tool for prioritizi
The condition of your stream crossings can change quickly. Heavy rains and beaver combined are particularly damaging to infrastructure and difficult to manage. Poseidon specialists can assist with planning, permitting and construction monitoring af
Fish Habitat Assessments Fish habitat characteristics vary by region. Fish expected in the foothills such as Bull trout and Cutthroat trout occupy fast flowing, cold, high gradient streams. These defined channels often have rocky substrate and pools