Congratulations Kirsten James, P.E.
Congratulations to our newest Professional Engineer, Kirsten James! She successfully passed the PE exam in May and has since earned her licensure in the State of Wisconsin.
Employee Spotlight- Sarah Burgess
Sarah has been an engineer at Hey and Associates, Inc for almost 7 years and enjoys the variety of project work including hydrologic and hydraulic analyses of riverine and urban drainage systems, stormwater permitting, and stormwater management planning and design. She has had the opportunity to perform detailed 1D/2D hydraulic modeling as part of the City of Evanston’s Stormwater Master Plan. Especially during the summer, Sarah loves spending as much time as possible by the Great Lakes (the beautiful Lake Superior shoreline is in the photo) and a favorite hobby is swing dancing.
Welcome Ben Gordon!
Hey and Associates, Inc. would like to welcome Ben Gordon to our team. Ben is a 2019 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a BS in Environmental Engineering. After a time interning with our friends at the @Lake Forest Open Lands Association, Ben will be a perfect addition to our interdisciplinary team. He will be assisting our environmental scientists with on the ground restoration work and also applying his engineering degree assisting on a range of other studies and projects. Welcome aboard Ben!
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Surface Water Grant Program is now accepting applications for 2022 projects!
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Surface Water Grant Program is now accepting applications for 2022 projects! From aquatic plant management to bathymetric survey and water quality projects to stormwater management, we’ve secured many grant awards for our lakes and river friends in pursuit of healthy waters and watersheds. The pre-application deadline is right around the corner - September 2nd - so let’s talk projects!
Message us to start a big picture planning discussion for your lake or watershed in advance of future grant cycles.
Click Here for more information on 2020 Surface Water Grants.
Employee Spotlight-Jeremy Husnik
Built upon an education in Civil Engineering Technology from Madison College, Jeremy has a wide range of knowledge in lakes, water quality sampling and watershed management.
The rain these past couple of weeks has kept Jeremy busy inspecting construction sites to minimize erosion and protect our surface waters. From surveying project sites and lake beds, to captaining vessels and piloting our UAV, there’s no one we’d rather spend a day in the field with! Jeremy spends a lot of time out on Crystal Lake monitoring water quality and surveying and treating aquatic plant communities to improve swimming and boating for residents and visitors.
Carol Stream Streambank Stabilization – Grow Plants Grow!
Tim Pollowy and Patrick Lach met Carol Stream staff on site to check out how the Kehoe Boulevard Streambank Stabilization project native plants were coming along. The project was constructed mainly in fall 2020 including native seeding followed up by native plant plugs being installed spring 2021. We were happy to see green growth along the stream corridor even with the current lack of rainfall the northeastern Illinois region is seeing so far this spring.
This project was designed by Hey and Associates with funding from Carol Stream and additional grant funding from DuPage County’s Water Quality Improvement Program.
Additional information can be found on the Village of Carol Stream’s project page:
Algonquin Approves 10-year Parks Master Plan
Congratulations to our friends at Hitchcock Design Group and Village of Algonquin, Illinois on the passing of the Algonquin Parks Master Plan. Hey and Associates, Inc. is proud to have been part of the project team, providing natural resource management input for the plan.
Click Here to read an article about the project!
Beyond the Basics Conference
It all begins with an idea.
Join other community leaders and professionals at The Conservation Foundation Beyond the Basics virtual conference on February 25, 2021. Hey’s very own Dave Kraft, PE, CFM, CPESC and Tim Pollowy, PLA, ASLA will be presenting the keynote talk on climate resiliency and waterway restoration.
Green Infrastructure Overpass Contest
It all begins with an idea.
We encouraged some of our talented junior staff to take on this Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District challenge and they made us all immensely proud with their effort! We’re excited to have such a talented group of younger professionals pushing us to grow and innovate!
