Ecotones, Inc.

What Ecotones, Inc. does

Ecotones, Inc. is a privately held environmental consulting firm incorporated circa 1989/1990 and headquartered in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The firm provides research, assessments, monitoring, and permitting assistance for sensitive ecological environments — wetlands, coastal zones, terrestrial habitats, and marine settings — to federal, state, and municipal government clients as well as commercial/industrial and residential development customers across New England (Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine). Its service portfolio is organized around seven practice areas: Wetland Ecology, Wildlife, Coastal Ecology, Soil Science, Environmental Studies, GIS Analysis, and Coastal-Marine services, with technical capabilities spanning side-scan sonar imaging, hydrographic survey, sediment and biota sampling, underwater video documentation, non-invasive wildlife inventory techniques (remote cameras, tracking devices, hair sampling, call playbacks), and GIS-based preliminary site evaluation.

The business is delivered by a small team of approximately 10 employees anchored by two principals: President Kevin Fetzer (Principal Biologist, ~20 years experience, ex-RIDEM) and Vice President Joe Klinger (Principal Environmental Scientist, ~13 years experience, ex-RI Coastal Resources Management Council). Ecotones monetizes through professional-services fees on a quote-based, project-by-project basis, with pricing not publicly disclosed and no standardized pricing models. The go-to-market is consultative direct sales to government agencies, engineering primes (where Ecotones frequently serves as subcontractor — e.g., Tetra Tech NUS, ENSR/AECOM, St. Jean Engineering), and waterfront infrastructure developers. The firm's underlying technology stack is conventional field science and GIS rather than software/AI platforms; its competitive basis is regulatory credentials (PWS, RWS, CRMC, RIDEM Class IV, CPESC) and accumulated New England-specific ecological data and relationships, with no disclosed revenue, funding, M&A, or external investment activity.

Name

Ecotones, Inc.

Legal name

Ecotones, Inc.

Website

https://ecotonesinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ecotones, Inc. is a Rhode Island-based environmental consulting firm providing wetland delineation, wildlife surveys, coastal/marine assessments, soil evaluations, and GIS analysis for government agencies, municipalities, engineering primes, and commercial developers across New England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Wetlands & Waters of the U.S. Delineation / Riparian Assessments (EUAHAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH), Coastal & Marine Resources Administration (Oceans, Fisheries, Shorelines) (BPAIAMAI), Wildlife, Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation Administration (BPAIAMAG)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting
• Wetland delineation
• Environmental permitting
• Ecological assessment
• Soil evaluation

Headquarters

HQ city

East Greenwich

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for research, assessments, monitoring, and permitting assistance in sensitive environments including wetlands, coastal areas, and terrestrial habitats. Services include wetland delineation, soil evaluations, wildlife inventories, environmental studies, GIS analysis, and coastal-marine surveys.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Ecotones, Inc. is an environmental consulting firm providing research, field assessments, ecological monitoring, and permitting assistance in sensitive coastal, wetland, and terrestrial environments. Core service offerings include wetland delineation and permitting, wildlife inventories and habitat assessments, coastal feature delineation, soil evaluations for septic and stormwater systems, environmental studies (nutrient loading, erosion and sediment control), GIS-based site evaluation, and coastal-marine surveys (sediment sampling, eelgrass delineation, side-scan sonar, shellfish surveys) for government, municipal, and commercial/industrial clients primarily in the U.S. Northeast.

Product overview

Ecotones, Inc. is an environmental consulting firm providing comprehensive ecological research, assessments, and permitting services for sensitive environments. The company offers a unified suite of services that includes Wetland Ecology, Wildlife, Coastal Ecology, Soil Science, Environmental Studies, GIS Analysis, and Coastal-Marine services. These services are delivered through a core team of two principals (Kevin Fetzer, President/Principal Biologist and Joe Klinger, Vice President/Principal Environmental Scientist) and are designed to work together to provide complete environmental consulting solutions from site evaluation through permitting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wetland Ecology Services Wetland delineation, classification, assessments, permitting, restorations, and violation resolution for freshwater and coastal wetland environments, delivered to government agencies, municipalities, and commercial clients in the U.S. Northeast.
• Wildlife Services Wildlife inventories, habitat assessments, non-invasive sampling techniques (remote cameras, tracking devices, hair sampling, call playbacks), and statistical analysis for wildlife population studies (density, abundance, diversity).
• Coastal Ecology Services Coastal feature delineation, submerged aquatic vegetation assessments, coastal buffer management, waterfront and dock permitting, and violation resolution for coastal zone projects.
• Soil Science Services Soil evaluations for septic system design and stormwater management, estimated high water table determinations, percolation tests, and OWTS (on-site wastewater treatment system) design and installation support.
• Environmental Studies Scientific research and analytical services including nutrient loading studies, habitat assessments, erosion and sediment control, stormwater management, and compliance support.
• GIS Analysis Services Geographic Information System services for site evaluation, data compilation, preliminary property assessments, field data management, and report and permit document preparation using existing GIS data.
• Coastal-Marine Services Coastal and marine environment services including sediment sampling (grab and core), eelgrass delineation, underwater video documentation and photography, shellfish surveys, side-scan sonar imaging, and hydrographic study support.

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RI Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState regulatory agency partnership for wetland delineation, soil evaluations, and environmental permitting. Work with RIDEM standards and guidelines for submissions related to on-site wastewater treatment system design and freshwater wetland applications.
• RI Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState coastal zone management agency partnership for coastal feature delineation, waterfront permitting, and coastal buffer management. Work within Metro-Bay Special Area Management Plan framework.
• US Army Corps of Engineers New England DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal regulatory agency partnership for wetland delineation per federal standards along utility right-of-ways and other regulated waterways.
• Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS)minorOthersProfessional membership organization for wetland scientists. Provides certification programs including Certified Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS).
• Society of Soil Scientists of Southern New England (SSSSNE)minorOthersProfessional membership organization for soil scientists in the southern New England region.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tighe & Bond: Larger New England engineering and environmental consulting firm offering a broad portfolio that includes wetlands, site assessment, and permitting — a broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities.
• TRC Companies: National environmental consulting firm offering wetlands, permitting, ecological restoration, and site assessment services — broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities and larger scale.
• VHB: Large Northeast-based engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm with wetland, ecological, permitting, and coastal capabilities across a much broader portfolio — a regional incumbent competing for similar NE work.
• Tetra Tech: Global environmental and engineering consulting leader with extensive wetland, coastal, and permitting practices — also an Ecotones customer (subcontractor relationship) and a much broader incumbent competitor.

Direct peers

• Woods Hole Group: Coastal and marine environmental consulting firm based in Massachusetts providing hydrographic surveys, coastal engineering, and environmental assessments — directly comparable in coastal-marine service specialization and New England geography.
• ESS Group: New England environmental and engineering consulting firm offering wetland delineation, permitting, site assessment, and ecological services to government and private clients — closely comparable in scale, geography, and service portfolio.
• GZA GeoEnvironmental: New England-based environmental and geotechnical consulting firm offering wetland delineation, site assessment, permitting, and ecological services to government and commercial clients — directly comparable in service mix, geography, and client base.
• Normandeau Associates: Ecological and environmental consulting firm specializing in wildlife surveys, aquatic biology, wetlands, and natural resource assessments across the Northeast — directly comparable in technical capabilities and regional focus.
• EA Engineering, Science, and Technology: Environmental consulting firm providing ecological assessments, wetlands delineation, wildlife surveys, and restoration services to government and commercial clients — comparable in technical service mix.

Regional players

• Atlantic Environmental Solutions: Northeast-based environmental consulting firm providing wetland delineation, permitting, and ecological services in the Mid-Atlantic/New England region — a regional peer in scale and service offering.

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

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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