NATIVE RESTORATION SERVICES

What NATIVE RESTORATION SERVICES does

Native Restoration Services, Inc. is a privately held ecological restoration company founded in 2006 by Dave Coulter and headquartered in Lake Bluff, Illinois, with a second office in Round Lake, Illinois. The firm provides project-based restoration services across Midwestern ecosystems including oak-hickory woodlands, wetlands, tallgrass prairies, savannas, Lake Michigan ravines and bluffs, dunes, ponds, and shorelines. Its service portfolio is organized around four core offerings — invasive species removal (via cutting, pulling, herbicide application, and prescribed fire), native plant establishment through seed and live-plant installation with multi-year stewardship support, prescribed burns conducted under Chicago Wilderness Burn Training protocols, and ongoing stewardship/maintenance through monthly growing-season visits — supplemented by specialized services such as ravine and bluff erosion stabilization, shoreline erosion control, pond maintenance, and rain/butterfly garden installation.

The underlying technology is operational rather than digital: licensed herbicide application, prescribed burn management, native seed sourcing from remnant prairies, and steep-slope/ravine stabilization techniques. All crew members hold Illinois herbicide applicator or operator licenses and have completed Chicago Wilderness burn training. The Restoration Ecologist (Ryan Bovyn) holds an MS in Ecology from DePaul University and has publications in urban ecology and conservation biology. No AI/ML capabilities, software products, apps, APIs, or technology integrations are disclosed.

The business model is professional services revenue earned through direct, quote-based project contracts. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: direct outreach via the company website and phone, supplemented by referrals from forest preserve districts, departments of natural resources, and municipalities. The company serves two primary customer segments — public-sector land managers (forest preserve districts, DNRs, municipalities managing public natural areas and stormwater-conveyance ravines) and private property owners with natural landscapes. Revenue is generated from initial restoration projects and recurring multi-year stewardship contracts. No pricing, revenue figures, funding events, or institutional investors are disclosed.

Name

NATIVE RESTORATION SERVICES

Legal name

Native Restoration Services, Inc.

Website

https://nativerestorationservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Native Restoration Services is a Lake Bluff, Illinois-based ecological restoration firm providing invasive species removal, native plant establishment, prescribed burns, and erosion control for woodlands, wetlands, prairies, savannas, and Lake Michigan ravines, serving government agencies and private landowners in northeast Illinois.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ecological Restoration Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (115310)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Ecosystem Restoration & Rewilding Services (AFAMAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Invasive Species Control & Site Restoration (Pre/Post Planting) (AFAMACAN), Post-Fire Assessment & Rehabilitation (Erosion Control, Reseeding) (AFAMAEAH), Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH), Ecological Restoration Planning & Monitoring (Habitat, Wetland, Stream) (EUAHAHAF)

Keywords

• Ecological restoration services
• Invasive species removal
• Native plant establishment
• Prescribed burn services
• Habitat restoration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Bluff

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restoration Services: Project-based services including invasive species removal, native plant establishment, prescribed burns, and ongoing stewardship maintenance. Revenue is generated through direct contracts with property owners, municipalities, forest preserve districts, and departments of natural resources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Native Restoration Services delivers project-based ecological restoration services for Midwestern ecosystems, including invasive species removal, native plant establishment, prescribed burns, and ongoing stewardship. The company specializes in restoring oak-hickory woodlands, tallgrass prairies, wetlands, savannas, Lake Michigan ravines and bluffs, dunes, and ponds, and offers related specialized work such as ravine/bluff and shoreline erosion control, pond maintenance, and rain/butterfly garden installation for government agencies and private property owners in northeast Illinois.

Product overview

Native Restoration Services is a service-based ecological restoration company offering a unified suite of restoration services for Midwest ecosystems. Core services include invasive species removal, native plant establishment, prescribed burns, and ongoing stewardship. The company specializes in specific ecosystem types (woodlands, wetlands, prairies, savannas, ravines/bluffs, and dunes) and offers specialized services like ravine/bluff erosion control, shoreline erosion control, pond maintenance, and rain/butterfly gardens. All services are delivered by licensed personnel with expertise in regional ecosystems and restoration techniques.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Remove Invasive Species

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec (Environmental Services): Global engineering and environmental consulting firm with an ecological restoration practice delivering habitat restoration, mitigation banking, and natural-area management. Competes for larger public-sector RFPs where technical qualifications and bonding capacity matter.
• Resource Environmental Solutions (RES): Large, PE-backed ecological restoration firm delivering mitigation, stream and wetland restoration, and stewardship at national scale. Competes for the same public-sector conservation dollars but operates across many geographies and benefits from significant capital and scale advantages.
• Davey Tree Expert Company: National environmental services firm offering ecological restoration, invasive species management, arboriculture, and natural-area stewardship for utility, municipal, and private customers. Overlaps on invasive removal, prescribed work, and ecosystem management at scale Davey has and Native Restoration does not.
• SavATree: Large national tree-care and landscape services firm that has expanded into ecological services including invasive management and plant health care. Competes for private-property natural-area work in the same Chicago-area geography and overlaps on stewardship contracts.

Direct peers

• Native Edge Landscape: Regional native landscape design, installation, and restoration firm in the upper Midwest serving private landowners, HOAs, and municipalities. Comparable on native plant establishment, rain gardens, and small-scale restoration project delivery.
• Applied Ecological Services: Midwest-based ecological restoration contractor offering native landscape restoration, prescribed burns, invasive species control, and stewardship services for prairies, woodlands, wetlands, and savannas. Directly comparable on service mix, customer base (forest preserve districts, municipalities, private landowners), and ecosystem specialization.
• Heartland Restoration Services: Regional ecological restoration firm serving the Midwest with invasive species management, prescribed fire, native seeding, and stewardship services for prairies, woodlands, and wetlands. Closely comparable on service offering, ecosystem focus, and public-sector customer mix.
• Ecological Restoration Inc. Ecological restoration contractor delivering native habitat restoration, invasive species control, and stewardship services for public and private clients. Comparable on service mix, project-based delivery, and ecosystem focus.

Others

• Prairie Moon Nursery: Wholesale and retail native seed and plant supplier serving the same Midwest restoration and prairie establishment market. Not a direct competitor but a key input supplier and ecosystem participant for any contractor doing native seeding work.
• Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa: Nonprofit providing natural resource and habitat restoration services through conservation crews across the Upper Midwest. Indirectly competitive on labor-intensive restoration tasks (invasive removal, seeding, stewardship) but operates on a nonprofit labor model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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