What Catena Consulting does

Catena Consulting, LLC is a privately held environmental consulting firm headquartered in Billings, Montana, founded in 2006. The firm provides environmental studies, permitting, and compliance support services to resource development clients in the mining, wind energy, pipelines, and oil and gas sectors, operating primarily across Montana and neighboring states including Idaho. The firm operates as a project-based professional services practice rather than a software or product company, with three interconnected service lines: Mine Services (active since 2006, focused on coal, limestone, and phosphate mining), Wind Energy Services (since 2009, supporting utility-scale wind projects through siting, permitting, and post-construction monitoring), and general Environmental Studies, Permitting, and Solutions.

Catena's technical capabilities are grounded in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data management for project siting, constraint analysis, and informed decision-making, combined with specialized field survey methodologies. For mining clients, the firm delivers permitting strategy development, regulatory agency coordination, environmental baseline studies (surface water and groundwater monitoring, soil surveys, wildlife surveys, vegetation surveys, wetland surveys), Alluvial Valley Floor studies, NEPA/MEPA compliance documentation, environmental monitoring, reclamation and mitigation planning, and closure planning support including bond release applications. For wind energy clients, Catena conducts raptor (including eagle) nest surveys, avian use surveys, bat acoustical studies, Greater Sage Grouse and Sharp-tailed Grouse lek surveys, eagle fatality estimation, Eagle Conservation Planning consistent with US Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 guidance, Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy development, wetland surveys, and Tiered Assessments under the USFWS Wind Energy Guidelines.

The business model is sales-led, project-based professional services billed via contracts or hourly engagements. Catena engages clients directly through outreach, project proposals, and regulatory agency coordination, with no disclosed marketing channels and no publicly available pricing. The firm has 11-50 employees, operates from a single Billings office (PO Box 50538, Billings, Montana 59105), and has no parent company, institutional investors, or disclosed funding rounds. A publicly visible engagement includes environmental, archaeological, and wildlife baseline study work for Freeman Gold Corp.'s Lemhi Gold Project in Idaho, with completion expected in spring/summer 2026.

Name

Catena Consulting

Legal name

Catena Consulting, LLC

Website

https://catenaconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Catena Consulting, LLC is a Billings, Montana-based environmental consulting firm providing permitting, baseline studies, wildlife surveys, and regulatory compliance support to mining, wind energy, pipeline, and oil and gas clients across Montana and neighboring states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting
• Environmental permitting
• Wildlife surveys
• NEPA compliance
• Baseline studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Billings

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting services provided to mining, wind energy, pipelines, and oil & gas clients. Services are project-based and likely billed on a contract or hourly basis for environmental studies, permitting, and compliance support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Catena Consulting provides environmental consulting services in support of resource development and environmental management for clients in wind energy, mining, pipelines, and oil & gas industries. The firm delivers environmental baseline studies, permitting strategy, regulatory agency coordination, wildlife and wetland surveys, construction and post-construction monitoring, reclamation planning, and closure support, primarily across Montana and neighboring states.

Product overview

Catena Consulting is an environmental consulting firm offering a unified set of services rather than a modular software product. The company provides three interconnected service offerings: Mine Services (environmental studies, permitting, and compliance for mining projects since 2006), Wind Energy Services (comprehensive environmental support for wind energy projects since 2009), and Environmental Studies, Permitting, and Solutions (core technical services including wildlife surveys, wetland surveys, project siting, NEPA/MEPA compliance, and construction/operational monitoring). All services support resource development in wind energy, mining, pipelines, and oil & gas industries across Montana and neighboring states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mine Services Environmental studies, permitting, and compliance support for the mining industry, covering coal, limestone, and phosphate mining in Montana and Idaho since 2006. Includes permitting strategy, regulatory agency coordination, baseline environmental studies (surface water, groundwater, soil, wildlife, vegetation, wetland), alluvial valley floor studies, hydrology and wildlife monitoring, reclamation and mitigation planning, NEPA/MEPA impact assessment, and closure planning with bond release applications.
• Wind Energy Services Comprehensive environmental consulting for utility-scale wind energy projects in Montana since 2009, including siting evaluations and site assessments, wildlife studies (raptor and eagle nest surveys, avian use and migration surveys, bat acoustical studies, sage grouse and sharp-tailed grouse lek surveys, habitat evaluations), wildlife agency coordination, Eagle Fatality Estimation, Eagle Conservation Planning, Tiered Assessment under USFWS Wind Energy Guidelines, Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy development, wetland surveys, cultural resource surveys, permitting and regulatory coordination, construction monitoring, and post-construction wildlife monitoring.
• Environmental Studies, Permitting, and Solutions General environmental consulting services for resource development projects including technical studies, project siting, permitting coordination, construction monitoring, and operational monitoring. Provided to clients across wind energy, mining, pipelines, and oil & gas industries throughout Montana and neighboring states.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Freeman Gold Corp.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 8 April 2026Catena Consulting was engaged by Freeman Gold Corp. as an environmental contractor to support baseline studies for the Lemhi Gold Project in Idaho. Catena, along with GSI Environmental Inc., Spheros Environmental, and ARH Archaeology and Architectural History, LLC, conducts environmental, wildlife, and cultural resource assessments expected to be completed in spring/summer 2026.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Large global consulting and engineering firm with a major environmental services practice serving mining, water, energy, and renewables clients. Competes with Catena on environmental permitting and baseline studies, but operates at a much larger scale and across geographies.
• Stantec: Global design and consulting firm with a substantial environmental services group covering mining, energy, and infrastructure permitting. Comparable to Catena on environmental assessment and regulatory work for resource development, but with significantly broader geographic and service reach.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with extensive environmental, permitting, and NEPA practice serving mining, oil & gas, and renewables clients. Overlaps directly with Catena on environmental impact assessment and permitting, but competes at a national/multi-national scale.
• ICF International: Major consulting firm with a sizable environmental and energy practice covering NEPA, climate, and infrastructure clients. Competes with Catena on environmental and regulatory advisory for energy and infrastructure projects, but at much larger scale.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): World's largest pure-play environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consulting firm. Comparable to Catena on environmental permitting, impact assessment, and mining/energy client base, but at significantly larger scale and global footprint.
• Burns & McDonnell: Large US engineering firm with environmental services supporting power, transmission, oil & gas, and mining clients. Comparable to Catena on environmental permitting and siting for resource projects, though much larger and more diversified.

Direct peers

• SWCA Environmental Consultants: Mid-sized US environmental consulting firm offering natural and cultural resource services, permitting, and NEPA support for energy, mining, and infrastructure clients. Closely comparable to Catena in service mix (wildlife surveys, NEPA/MEPA, environmental baseline), with overlapping mining and renewable energy client bases.
• Merjent: Small environmental and regulatory consulting firm specializing in energy transmission, pipelines, wind, and mining projects. Highly comparable to Catena on size, regional focus, and core offerings (NEPA documentation, permitting, environmental studies for resource development).
• Montrose Environmental Group: Environmental consulting and testing firm serving oil & gas, renewables, and mining clients with permitting, compliance, and biological services. Comparable to Catena on environmental consulting for resource development, but operates at a larger, multi-region scale.

Regional players

• POWER Engineering Services: Western US engineering and environmental services firm supporting power generation, transmission, and mining clients. Comparable to Catena on environmental and permitting support for energy/resource development, with strong Western US presence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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