Restorative Lake Sciences

What Restorative Lake Sciences does

Restorative Lake Sciences, LLC is a Spring Lake, Michigan-based professional services firm specializing in lake and waterbody restoration, management, and scientific consulting. The company serves lake associations, municipalities, and private lake communities across the Midwest, including documented projects in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. Service delivery is organized around a tiered, branded product line: LakeAdvise (consulting/advisory), LakeManage (recurring management), LakeRestore (full restoration projects), LakeEngage (community education), and LakeSustain (a college-level academic course), with additional specialized research in areas such as PFAS contamination, gravel mining impacts, and hypolimnetic oxygenation.

The practice is built on a small team of credentialed scientists, led by Dr. Jennifer L. Jermalowicz-Jones (Principal Limnologist and Owner), and supported by a senior hydrologist, district-level lake managers (Northern and Southern districts), and a GIS technician. Core technical work consists of conventional limnological and hydrological field methods, GIS-based spatial analysis, and reporting. Specialized research programs (PFAS, gravel mining, hypolimnetic oxygenation) extend the firm's intellectual scope beyond routine restoration into applied lake science.

The business model is project-based and contract-based professional services revenue, with no software, SaaS, or productized recurring revenue disclosed. Go-to-market is direct-to-client engagement with lake associations, homeowner associations, and municipal agencies, supplemented by an academic channel via the LakeSustain course. The firm has no disclosed external funding, no reported revenue, and operates as a private LLC with 1–10 employees.

Name

Restorative Lake Sciences

Legal name

Restorative Lake Sciences, LLC

Website

https://restorativelakesciences.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Restorative Lake Sciences is a Michigan-based lake restoration and management consulting firm serving lake associations, municipalities, and communities across the Midwest (MI, OH, IL, IN) through tiered advisory, management, restoration, education, and academic training services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lake Restoration and Watershed Management Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Lake restoration services
• Watershed management consulting
• Aquatic vegetation control
• Water quality monitoring
• Limnology consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Spring Lake

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. Lake Restoration and Management Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for lake restoration, watershed management, aquatic vegetation control, water quality monitoring, and long-term lake stewardship programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Restorative Lake Sciences provides scientific lake restoration, watershed management, and long-term stewardship services through five proprietary program tiers (LakeAdvise®, LakeManage®, LakeRestore®, LakeEngage®, and LakeSustain™). Services include water quality monitoring, invasive species mitigation, aquatic vegetation control, sediment reduction, fishery assessments, and expert witness testimony, delivered by degreed limnologists and hydrologists to lake communities and associations in Michigan and the broader Great Lakes region.

Product overview

Restorative Lake Sciences offers a comprehensive portfolio of lake restoration and management services organized into five distinct service tiers: LakeAdvise® (advisory), LakeManage® (management), LakeRestore® (restoration), LakeEngage® (community education), and LakeSustain™ (comprehensive education). The company also provides watershed management solutions and specialized lake consulting services including water quality monitoring, sediment reduction, aquatic vegetation management, fishery assessments, and expert witness testimony. They utilize state-of-the-art lake monitoring tools and GIS/GPS technology for watershed modeling and assessments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LakeAdvise®: Advisory service for lake communities with limited budgets seeking basic recommendations on lake management.
• LakeManage®
• LakeRestore®
• LakeEngage®
• LakeSustain™

Products and services

• LakeAdvise®

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful invasive species mitigation at Indian Lake with limited milfoil and controlled Curly-leaf Pondweed

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• North American Lake Management SocietycoreOthersProfessional society membership providing access to latest lake management research, best practices, and industry networking opportunities.
• IAGLR (International Association for Great Lakes Research)coreOthersProfessional membership supporting research collaboration and knowledge sharing on Great Lakes and inland water bodies.
• AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)coreOthersProfessional membership connecting scientists with broader scientific community and resources.
• Association for the Sciences of Limnology and OceanographycoreOthersProfessional society advancing the sciences of limnology and oceanography, supporting scientific excellence in aquatic sciences.
• Michigan Waterfront AlliancecoreOthersMichigan nonprofit focused on waterfront protection; active staff involvement including volunteer hours contributed annually by principal scientist.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SOLitude Lake Management: Largest US lake, pond, and wetland management company offering consulting, restoration, and aquatic vegetation management. Directly competes with RLS for lake community, HOA, and government clients across multiple states.
• Lake & Wetland Management: Florida-based lake, pond, and wetland management company offering lake restoration, water quality monitoring, and aquatic weed control. Mirrors RLS's service model targeting lakefront communities and HOAs.
• Aquatic Control Inc: Midwest-based lake and pond management company providing aquatic vegetation control, water quality testing, and lake restoration consulting. Operates in adjacent geography with comparable service offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Pentair: Global water treatment and management company serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Touches adjacent lake and water quality management through a broader water solutions portfolio.
• SePRO Corporation: Specialty chemical manufacturer focused on aquatic plant management and lake restoration products. RLS's consulting services are an adjacent offering to SePRO's productized aquatic restoration solutions used by lake managers nationwide.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/restorative-lake-sciences

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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