In 2025, our team had the privilege of expanding our expertise through training and certification opportunities. Employees attended the Stream and Wetlands Foundation’s Hydric Soils Training and the Midwest Biodiversity Institute’s Ohio Rapid Assessment Method (ORAM) for Wetlands Training, strengthening our technical knowledge in wetland assessment. Additionally, we’re proud to share that Chip Wendt successfully […]
This year, Coldwater hosted a series of exciting company outings that brought the team together outside the office. January kicked off with a curling lesson and friendly competition, where teammates learned the ropes and enjoyed some icy fun. In May, the offices embraced a spirited rivalry cheering on the Cleveland Guardians and the Cincinnati Reds […]
Chip Wendt, PWS, CPESC, CESSWI, will be presenting a Watershed Planning and Restoration session. On Thursday May 11th at 4:30 p.m. Chip and City of Lorain Storm Water Manager, Kate Golden, will be presenting the Martin’s Run Ecological Restoration Project. Learn how to achieve stormwater management goals through stream and wetland restoration rather than traditional […]
Happy holidays from the very merry team at Coldwater. Wishing you holidays filled with joy and laughter. May this good cheer last throughout the year!
Coldwater assisted Hancock Park District with design and implementation of this successful H2Ohio project.
Coldwater recently supported Hilliard Davidson High School seniors as part of their Engineering Design and Development capstone class. The high school’s multiple-year pre-engineering program requires seniors to participate in a year-long capstone program that includes the development and creation of a new invention. Students identified an engineering project that involved the development of a concept […]
Coldwater is working on several restoration projects funded by H2Ohio grants, including wetland restoration at Oakwoods Nature Preserve. Coldwater assisted Hancock Park District in obtaining two H2Ohio grants to restore wetlands on a 125-acre area of retired farmland. The floodplain wetland restoration project is designed to improve water quality within the Maumee River watershed. Construction […]
Coldwater’s annual company meeting was at the Wilds this November. Employees had the opportunity to go behind the scenes for a tour of winter housing, including hands-on interaction with some of the animals. Tour guides from the animal management team educated Coldwater staff about the animals and their winter handling, including family groupings, diet, and […]
Kate Golden, City of Lorain, and Chip Wendt, Coldwater Consulting, presented “Aquatic Habitat Restoration along the Black River Using Fish Shelves” at the 2019 Ohio Stormwater Conference on May 10th in Sharonville. Modified and hardened shorelines along the Black River provide limited opportunities for habitat improvement, however improvements are possible with aquatic habitat structures, generally […]
