Our team is experienced at coordinating with state and federal agencies to design sampling plans that satisfy regulatory requirements and collect the most useful information for the resources invested.

    • We are equipped for soil testing, water quality analyses, free product analyses, ground water sampling and other analyses to define site conditions such as plant and animal tissue testing and marine sediment sampling.

    • We have managed contaminants in wild foods research including experiment design, analyses and write up for research on marine mammals, seagull eggs, migratory birds, fish, shrimp, crab, shellfish and blue mussels.

    Our team often mobilizes to support other environmental companies to improve their cost efficiency through our local expertise and experienced staff.

    Our Staff have written many quality assurance project plans and is accustomed to working with state and federal agencies to design research that responds to regulatory demands. Chilkat Environmental has partnerships with laboratories to ensure our clients receive the most reasonable cost and turn-around time for results. Our Project Managers at Test America, SGS, Western Analytical and Shoalwater Bay have proven themselves and are instrumental for our team.

   Chilkat also conducts physical habitat assessments, designs and manages weir and fish wheel operations and conducts fisheries studies. Our team has conducted many bird surveys under NEPA as well as teaching and conducting benthic macroinvertabrate bioassessment throughout Alaska