Natural Resource Services

What Natural Resource Services does

Natural Resource Services, Inc. (NRS) is a privately held, B2B professional services firm headquartered in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, with a regional office in Princeville, Illinois, and a billing address in Cambridge, Minnesota. The company delivers ecologically sound restoration and land management services across five interconnected service lines: Ecological Restoration (prairie, savanna, wetland, and riparian consulting, design, and installation), Land Management (prescribed burning, spot herbicide application, mowing, interseeding, and wetland assessments), Woodland Services (buckthorn control, selective thinning, forestry mowing, oak wilt control), Solar Vegetation (national design, installation, and management of native vegetation on solar sites), and Agrivoltaics (sheep grazing, apiaries, haying, and vegetation management plans for agrivoltaic solar sites). Its underlying technical approach is an integrated plant management methodology combining establishment mowings, spot herbicide applications, prescribed burning, and interseeding to establish and maintain native plant communities, with co-founder Mike Hiltner credited with developing many of the land management procedures now widely used in the restoration industry.

NRS serves four primary customer segments via enterprise and public-sector field sales: Public Agencies (e.g., Minnesota DNR, Isanti County Parks, Three Rivers Park District, Sherburne County Parks), Renewable Energy Developers (e.g., One Energy Renewables, US Solar, Nexamp), Private Landowners, and Commercial Properties. Geographic reach is dual-scope: ecological restoration and land management services are concentrated in the Upper Midwest (Minnesota, Illinois, and broader Midwest), while solar vegetation consulting, installation, and management are available nationwide. Projects are won through competitive bidding on public sector work and direct, customized engagements with private and commercial clients.

Revenue is generated on a project-based professional services model with quote-driven pricing (no publicly disclosed rates). Customers cited include an 8-project Mastodon Portfolio totaling 24 MWp with One Energy Renewables in Wisconsin and Minnesota, the Bush Solar Community Solar Garden in Owatonna, MN (Gold Standard, MN Habitat Friendly Solar Program), and Fargo Road Solar in Tampico, IL (exceeding Illinois DNR Pollinator Scorecard standards). The company is structured as a founder/management-owned corporation (President Mike Evenocheck, since co-founder Mike Hiltner's passing in October 2020), with no disclosed external investors or funding rounds.

Name

Natural Resource Services

Legal name

Natural Resource Services, Inc.

Website

https://naturalresourceservice.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Natural Resource Services provides ecological restoration, land management, woodland, solar vegetation, and agrivoltaics services for public agencies, renewable energy developers, private landowners, and commercial properties, primarily across the Upper Midwest with nationwide solar vegetation delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ecological Restoration Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscaping Services (56173)

SIC

Forestry (800), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forest Health & Protection Services (Pest/Disease, Invasive Species) (IMAMAJAF), Tree Planting & Establishment Services (Manual/Mechanized) (AFAMACAE), Invasive Species & Vegetation Management (Woody Plants) (HSAIADAI)

Keywords

• Ecological restoration services
• Land management services
• Solar vegetation management
• Woodland restoration services
• Agrivoltaics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ecological Restoration Services: Consulting, design, and installation services for prairie, savanna, wetland, and riparian restoration projects. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for site assessment, design planning, seed mix design, site preparation, native seed installation, and erosion control services.
2. Solar Vegetation Services: Design, installation, and management of vegetation on solar sites nationwide. Services include initial vegetation design and planning, custom seed mixes, permanent seeding, landscape screening, site assessment, vegetation management plan writing, and long-term management.
3. Land Management Services: Ongoing land management including establishment mowings, spot herbicide applications, prescribed burning, interseeding, and wetland assessments. Revenue generated through service contracts and per-project engagements.
4. Woodland Services: Consulting and services for woodland restoration including buckthorn removal, selective thinning, timber stand improvement, forestry mowing, and oak wilt control.
5. Agrivoltaics Services: Vegetation management plans for agrivoltaic solar sites, including targeted grazing services, seed mix design for agrivoltaic practices, haying, and apiary services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Natural Resource Services provides ecologically sound consulting, design, installation, and ongoing management of native vegetation across five service lines: ecological restoration (prairie, savanna, wetland, riparian), land management, woodland services, solar site vegetation, and agrivoltaics. Services are delivered on-site to public agencies, private landowners, commercial property owners, and renewable energy developers.

Product overview

Natural Resource Services (NRS) is an ecological restoration and land management company offering five interconnected service lines. The core offerings include Ecological Restoration (prairie, savanna, wetland, riparian), Land Management (prescribed burning, invasive species control, mowing), Woodland Services (buckthorn removal, selective thinning, forestry mowing), Solar Vegetation (design, installation, and maintenance of solar site vegetation), and Agrivoltaics (sheep grazing, apiaries, haying on solar sites). Services are available throughout the Upper Midwest with solar vegetation consulting and management offered nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ecological Restoration Consulting, design and installation services for prairie, savanna, wetland, and riparian projects including site assessment, seed mix design, site preparation, native seed installation, and erosion control. Intended for public agencies, private landowners, and commercial property owners seeking ecological restoration.
• Land Management Integrated land management services including establishment mowings, spot herbicide applications, prescribed burning, interseeding of existing native landscapes, and wetland assessments. Sold to clients seeking ongoing stewardship of restored and natural areas.
• Woodland Services Ecologically sound woodland restoration and management services including site assessment, buckthorn control, selective thinning, understory restoration, tree and shrub planting, timber stand improvement, forestry mowing, and oak wilt control. Intended for private landowners, agencies, and conservation entities.
• Solar Vegetation National design, installation and maintenance of solar site vegetation including custom seed mixes, site assessment, vegetation management plans, long-term management, and landscape screening. Targeted at solar developers, EPCs, asset managers, and engineering firms.
• Agrivoltaics Vegetation management plans for solar sites that combine energy production with agricultural use, including apiaries, targeted sheep grazing, haying/baling of vegetation, and seed mix design tailored to agrivoltaic practices. Offered in partnership with Cannon Valley Graziers across the Upper Midwest.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of acres seeded and maintained across hundreds of projects
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cannon Valley GrazierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNRS partners with Cannon Valley Graziers on agrivoltaic solar site projects throughout the Upper Midwest. The partnership implements targeted grazing services using sheep, along with other agrivoltaic practices including apiaries and haying/baling of vegetation as part of overall vegetation management plans.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Davey Tree Expert Company: Large established tree care and vegetation management firm with utility vegetation management practice—competes with NRS in woodland services and broader vegetation management while offering wider geographic and service coverage.
• Tetra Tech: Large environmental consulting firm with ecological restoration and renewable energy permitting practices—a scaled competitor for high-end public agency and developer vegetation management contracts.
• Stantec: Global environmental services firm with ecological restoration and renewable energy siting practices—competes with NRS for large public sector and developer contracts while offering substantially broader service breadth.
• Bartlett Tree Experts: National tree care and vegetation management company with woodland restoration services—overlaps with NRS's woodland services line and represents a scaled competitor for institutional and commercial clients.
• Apex Companies: National environmental services firm offering ecological restoration, land management, and renewable energy support—scaled competitor for multi-site vegetation management contracts.

Direct peers

• Prairie Restorations Inc. Minnesota-based ecological restoration firm specializing in prairie, wetland, and savanna restoration across the Upper Midwest—the most directly comparable regional peer to NRS's core restoration services.
• Native Restoration Specialists: Ecological restoration contractor specializing in native landscape establishment and management—directly comparable niche peer with overlapping services in prairie, wetland, and riparian restoration.
• Habitat Forever: Solar pollinator habitat and vegetation management specialist serving utility-scale solar developers—directly comparable to NRS's solar vegetation service line and emerging agrivoltaics work.

Emerging players

• Swanson Environmental Inc. Ecological restoration and native landscape services firm operating across the Midwest—comparable emerging peer with overlapping service lines in ecological restoration and land management.

Regional players

• Heartland Ecological Services: Midwest-based ecological restoration and native landscape management firm—directly comparable regional peer competing for similar prairie, wetland, and woodland restoration projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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