Tallgrass Restoration

What Tallgrass Restoration does

Tallgrass Restoration, LLC is a privately held, Midwest-based ecological restoration firm that installs and maintains native plant communities on behalf of private landowners, government and public land managers, community associations, and agricultural property owners. Service lines span native habitat installations (prairies, woodlands, wetlands, pond buffers, rain gardens, pollinator gardens), recurring stewardship and maintenance (hand weeding, selective herbicide application, mowing, prescribed burning, invasive species control), and a consulting practice covering wetland delineation, vegetation assessment using floristic quality analysis, GIS mapping, and written land management plans. The company operates from a Schaumburg, IL headquarters and a Milton, WI field office, with delivery executed by licensed professionals and IDNR Certified Prescribed Burn Managers trained under Chicago Wilderness and National Wildfire Coordinating Group protocols. Work is regional, project-based, and quoted per acre or per scope, with no standardized published pricing.

Underlying technical capability rests on practitioner expertise rather than proprietary software: GIS mapping, floristic composition analysis, soil sampling, and field-based wetland delineation support planning and compliance, while certified burn management and selective herbicide application form the operational backbone of stewardship engagements. The firm maintains a sub-brand, Tallgrass Land Conservation, that handles land use impact assessments, Endangered Resource Reviews, and wetland mitigation bank development and management, signaling an extension into the regulated mitigation market. Go-to-market is direct, field-led sales to both enterprise buyers (forest preserve districts, public land managers) and mid-market/private customers (small residential lots to large estate owners), supported by a content marketing footprint of plant profile articles and an interactive nature identification tool on the company website.

The revenue model is professional services: customized, quote-based engagements with no public pricing, segmented horizontally across customer types rather than concentrated on any single logo. The company is reported to have served 'hundreds of clients' over more than 20 years of operation, with stated intent to expand the wetland mitigation banking portfolio beyond Cook County IL into the broader Midwest and Southeast US. Ownership is private LLC with no disclosed external investment, and no public listing.

Name

Tallgrass Restoration

Legal name

Tallgrass Restoration, LLC

Website

https://tallgrassrestoration.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tallgrass Restoration, LLC is a privately held Midwest ecological restoration firm that installs and maintains native plant communities, performs prescribed burns and invasive species control, and delivers wetland delineation, vegetation assessment, GIS mapping, and land management plan services to private landowners, public agencies, and community associations in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ecological Restoration Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Ecological Restoration Planning & Monitoring (Habitat, Wetland, Stream) (EUAHAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH), Invasive Species Control & Site Restoration (Pre/Post Planting) (AFAMACAN), Regeneration & Reforestation Operations (Site Prep, Planting, Seeding) (AFAMAAAC), Watershed Protection & Water Quality Services (AFAMAMAB)

Keywords

• Ecological restoration services
• Invasive species control
• Prescribed burning services
• Native plant installation
• Wetland delineation

Headquarters

HQ city

Schaumburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Land Restoration Consulting: Expert consulting services tailored to client needs, supporting ecological health and biodiversity. Includes site evaluations, customized planning, and restoration plan implementation.
2. Native Plant Installations: Installation of prairies, woodlands, wetlands, pond buffers, rain gardens, and pollinator gardens. Revenue generated from live plants, plugs, trees, shrubs, and seeding services supplemented by ongoing stewardship.
3. Stewardship and Maintenance Services: Ongoing land stewardship including hand weeding, selective herbicide applications, mowing, prescribed burning, and invasive species control to maintain healthy ecosystems.
4. Land Management Plan Writing: Comprehensive management plans for landowners covering resource assessments, management objectives, actionable strategies, and monitoring guidelines.
5. Vegetation Assessments: Detailed analyses of plant communities using advanced mapping and monitoring techniques to evaluate species composition and ecosystem health.
6. Wetland Mitigation Banking: Services related to wetland mitigation banks including land use impact assessments, Endangered Resource Reviews, and all aspects of wetland mitigation bank management.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tallgrass Restoration provides professional ecological restoration and land management services across the Greater Chicago region and Midwest US. Core services include native plant installations, invasive species and buckthorn control, prescribed burning, natural area stewardship, wetland delineations, vegetation assessments, GIS mapping, and custom land management plans. The company also operates a related wetland mitigation banking business under the Tallgrass Land Conservation sub-brand.

Product overview

Tallgrass Restoration, LLC is a service-based ecological restoration company offering a comprehensive suite of native habitat services. The company operates as a unified service offering organized into interconnected divisions: Installations (prairies, woodlands, wetlands, rain gardens, pollinator plantings), Stewardship/Maintenance (prescribed burning, invasive species control, herbicide applications), and Land Restoration Consulting (wetland delineations, vegetation assessments, GIS mapping, land management planning). The subsidiary brand Tallgrass Land Conservation handles wetland mitigation banking and land conservation services. All services work together to provide end-to-end ecological restoration from assessment through ongoing maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tallgrass Land Conservation: Provides land use impact assessments and consulting services, Endangered Resource Reviews, and wetland mitigation banks management throughout the Midwest and Southeast.

Products and services

• Native Plant Installation
• Invasive Species Control
• Prescribed Burning
• Natural Area Stewardship
• Wetland Delineations
• Vegetation Assessments
• Land Management Plans
• GIS Mapping
• Tallgrass Land Conservation (Wetland Mitigation Banking)

Quantifiable outcome

• One acre of wetland can store 1.5 million gallons of floodwater
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• V3 Companies: Midwest engineering and ecological services firm with significant natural resource, restoration, and wetland mitigation practice — overlapping with Tallgrass's consulting and mitigation banking offerings.
• Hey and Associates: Chicago-area ecological and environmental consulting firm with wetland delineation, habitat restoration, and natural area management services — competing in the same geography and service categories.
• Applied Ecological Services: Midwest-based ecological restoration firm offering native landscape design, installation, prescribed burning, and natural area management — a close functional overlap with Tallgrass's core services and customer segments.
• Biohabitats: National ecological restoration consulting firm providing wetland delineation, restoration planning, and conservation services — directly comparable in technical consulting and project delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global environmental services firm with a substantial ecological restoration, wetland, and natural resource management practice — broader portfolio but directly overlapping on government and private restoration projects.
• Cardno (now Stantec): Environmental and ecological consulting firm with restoration planning, wetland delineation, and natural resource management capabilities — overlapping technical consulting offerings.
• Resource Environmental Solutions (RES): Large national ecological restoration and mitigation firm with a wetland and stream mitigation banking platform — comparable at the mitigation banking layer and broader restoration delivery model.

Emerging players

• Conservation Design Forum: Midwest ecological design and planning firm focused on conservation development and natural area design — adjacent to Tallgrass's consulting and land management plan writing services.

Regional players

• McGinty Brothers: Long-standing Illinois-based landscape and ecological services firm providing native restoration and land management in the Chicago region — a regional competitor for private landowner and HOA work.
• Integrated Lakes Management: Midwest lake, pond, and wetland management firm offering shoreline restoration, native plantings, and aquatic vegetation control — comparable in stewardship services and regional customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tallgrassrestor
• Facebookfacebook.com/Tallgrass-Restoration-LLC-94741887303
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tallgrass-restoration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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