Many restoration firms focus only on planting and monitoring. Our multi-disciplinary team identifies underlying chemical, physical, and biological  constraints before designing restoration strategies. Choosing certified and experienced ecological restoration practitioners is a strategic investment in project success and risk management.

A well-designed restoration project improves key ecological attributes, which may result in enhanced biodiversity, climate resilience, and ecosystem services while meeting regulatory requirements. Our team employs innovative monitoring approaches—including eDNA analysis, passive acoustic avian monitors, bat acoustic sensors, and other biomonitoring and biodiversity assessments—to track progress, especially at scale.

We also use the Society for Ecological Restoration’s ecological recovery wheel and social benefits wheel to assess, visualize, and communicate the restoration trajectory, providing stakeholders with a clear understanding of ecological and social outcomes throughout the project. 

We recognize that external factors may impact the potential success or failure of restoration projects. To address these uncertainties, we can employ predictive modeling and root cause analysis to identify and mitigate potential failure points before construction begins. Additionally, we can design projects to succeed in current conditions and future conditions that may be characterized by different hydrologic and climate regimes due to climate change.   

Our multidisciplinary team addresses hydrology, soil chemistry, and ecosystem connectivity simultaneously, enabling us to resolve underlying issues rather than only responding to symptoms as they occur. Following project completion, adaptive management strategies are utilized to optimize outcomes in dynamic environments.  

Strategic restoration in key areas can protect supply chains and infrastructure from climate impacts while generating regulatory credits. We help companies identify restoration opportunities that serve both risk mitigation and compliance objectives. 

All three strategies aim to improve environmental outcomes by leveraging ecological processes and science-based approaches. Nature-based solutions use natural processes and ecosystems to address environmental challenges like climate resilience or water management. Mitigation refers to actions taken to offset or compensate for environmental impacts, and is often used to meet regulatory requirements. Restoration focuses on returning degraded ecosystems to a healthy, functioning state.  

At Integral, we offer each of these approaches depending on the regulatory and project context, ensuring our solutions are tailored to client needs and site conditions.