Habitat Restoration Sciences

What Habitat Restoration Sciences does

Habitat Restoration Sciences (HRS) is a habitat restoration landscaping and environmental engineering firm founded in 2004 and based in Vista, California. The firm delivers a full-service restoration offering organized across eight interconnected service lines: restoration ecology (sensitive resource planning, project monitoring, botanical studies, ecological functional assessments), habitat restoration design (construction documents, construction oversight, design/build, conceptual mitigation plans), mitigation services (planning, permitting, mitigation banking, in-lieu fee programs), land management (long-term management planning, preserve establishment and monitoring, endowment calculation), open space design, integrated pest management planning, habitat construction (grading, plant/seed/irrigation installation, biotechnical treatment, fencing and signage), and ongoing habitat maintenance and management.

HRS serves infrastructure and development projects whose environmental compliance obligations require mitigation planning, permitting, monitoring, and ecological functional assessment. Its primary competitive differentiator is end-to-end delivery, spanning planning through long-term maintenance, enabled by a team of more than 60 restoration design and construction specialists. The business operates as a B2B professional services model through environmental consulting engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Following its acquisition by Dudek, a nationwide environmental, planning, and engineering consulting firm with more than 900 planners, scientists, engineers, and technical experts, HRS now operates as a division within Dudek's habitat restoration practice. The combined platform delivers habitat restoration services nationwide across the United States, with HRS contributing specialist restoration capabilities and Dudek contributing broader environmental consulting scale and geographic reach.

Name

Habitat Restoration Sciences

Legal name

Habitat Restoration Sciences

Website

https://hrsrestoration.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Habitat Restoration Sciences is a Vista, California-based habitat restoration and environmental engineering firm delivering end-to-end planning, design, mitigation, construction, and maintenance services to infrastructure and development clients. Now operating as a division within Dudek following acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Restoration Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Biodiversity Conservation & Habitat Banking (AFAMAMAC)

Keywords

• Habitat restoration services
• Environmental consulting
• Mitigation planning
• Ecological restoration
• Habitat construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Vista

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Core offering

Habitat Restoration Sciences (HRS) delivers full-service habitat restoration and environmental consulting, covering sensitive resource restoration planning, ecological monitoring, mitigation planning and permitting, mitigation banking, design/build, habitat construction, and long-term land management and maintenance. The firm serves infrastructure, planning, and development projects through a team of more than 60 restoration design and construction specialists.

Product overview

Habitat Restoration Sciences (HRS), now part of Dudek, offers a comprehensive suite of habitat restoration and environmental consulting services organized into eight interconnected service areas. The portfolio includes Restoration Ecology Services (planning, monitoring, and ecological assessments), Habitat Restoration Design Services (construction documents and design/build), Mitigation Services (permitting and banking), Land Management Services (preserve management and endowments), Open Space Design Services (trails and parks), Integrated Pest Management Planning Services, Habitat Construction Services, and Habitat Maintenance and Management Services. These services are delivered through a team of more than 60 restoration design and construction specialists who support projects spanning from initial planning and design through construction and ongoing maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restoration Ecology Services Provides sensitive resource restoration planning, restoration project monitoring, vegetation and botanical monitoring and studies, and ecological functional assessments for infrastructure and development projects.
• Habitat Restoration Design Services Encompasses construction document preparation, restoration construction oversight, design/build services, and conceptual restoration/mitigation plans for habitat projects.
• Mitigation Services Covers mitigation planning and permitting, mitigation banking, and in-lieu fee programs for projects with environmental regulatory obligations.
• Land Management Services Provides long-term management planning, preserve establishment support, preserve monitoring, and endowment calculation for conservation lands.
• Open Space Design Services Includes nature trail design and open space park design services for public and private open space projects.
• Integrated Pest Management Planning Services Provides integrated pest management (IPM) and weed management planning, weed monitoring, and weed control recommendations for habitat areas.
• Habitat Construction Services Offers habitat restoration grading, plant/seed/irrigation installation, biotechnical treatment construction, and fencing/signage installation.
• Habitat Maintenance and Management Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DudekcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHabitat Restoration Sciences (HRS) has joined Dudek, a nationwide environmental, planning, and engineering consulting firm. Dudek is staffed by more than 900 planners, scientists, engineers, and technical experts. The acquisition combines HRS's habitat restoration expertise with Dudek's broader environmental consulting capabilities, creating a full-service habitat restoration offering that includes planning, design, mitigation, construction, and maintenance services.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Psomas: West Coast engineering and environmental firm with habitat restoration, biological resources, and CEQA/NEPA services—competing directly with HRS for infrastructure-driven mitigation work in California.
• RECON Environmental: California-based environmental services firm providing biological resource surveys, habitat restoration, and mitigation planning—directly overlapping with HRS's restoration ecology and mitigation service lines.
• Environmental Science Associates (ESA): West Coast-focused environmental consulting firm offering restoration planning, permitting, biological assessments, and mitigation design—a close functional match to HRS's service portfolio.
• SWCA Environmental Consultants: National environmental consulting firm with strong habitat restoration, biological monitoring, and mitigation services—competing for the same infrastructure and development-driven project pipeline as HRS.
• LSA Associates: California-based consulting firm delivering biological resource assessments, habitat restoration design, and regulatory permitting—a regional direct competitor to HRS's core offerings.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with large environmental and ecological restoration practices—bundles habitat restoration into larger engineering and infrastructure pursuits alongside HRS.
• Tetra Tech: Global environmental engineering and consulting leader with extensive habitat restoration and mitigation capabilities—competes with HRS for large, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Dudek: Now HRS's parent company; Dudek's broader environmental, planning, and engineering practice includes the habitat restoration division and competes with the same peer set HRS historically faced.
• ICF International: Major advisory and environmental services firm with restoration, mitigation, and regulatory practice areas that overlap with HRS's permitting and ecological assessment work.
• Cardno (now Stantec): Environmental and infrastructure consulting firm with habitat restoration, ecological services, and mitigation capabilities, now operating within Stantec—overlaps with HRS's full-service restoration model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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