Mapping History: Environmental Insights
By: Jason McCabe Environmental Practice Leader One of the best parts of my job is getting to “play detective”…or at least that is how I think of it. This work includes many different methods, but spending time researching the documented history and background of sites can be both educational and enlightening. For instance, when we are completing environmental site assessments, reviewing sources such as fire insurance maps can provide historic insight that most people do not even know exist. The precise drawing, mapping, and labeling of individual buildings, all hand drawn to scale, is to many a lost art. However,…
Field Notes From Nearly 20 Years In Environmental Services
By Patrick Upham Environmental Service Manager While I have not been part of all 50 years of Triad’s history, joining in 2005 has given me a front-row seat to nearly two decades of change and progress within Triad and the environmental industry. My interest in the environment did not begin with one defining moment. It developed gradually, starting in the suburbs of Philadelphia, where I spent my childhood outdoors. I built bike trails and forts in the woods, made dams in streams, went fishing and camping, and spent as much time outside as possible. One moment that stands out…