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On August 20 and 21, 2018, the City of Middleton’s Pheasant Branch Creek Watershed received between 11 and 13 inches...

Why Have So Many of Our Native Woodlands Become Degraded? Native woodlands have become degraded for a number of reasons...

Does your project require a wetland delineation or wetland/waterway permit? The growing season in Wisconsin is quickly drawing near! It’s...

raSmith surveyors recover a unique survey monument. While establishing horizontal and vertical survey control for a highway design project, the...

Posted 1/27/2020 Are you developing or building on land in a forested area or environmental corridor? Are you concerned about...

While most municipalities include curb ramps, not all of them today meet the regulations in the Americans with Disabilities Act...

If you lived in a mobile home, where would you take shelter? For the 450 full-time residents of the Highland...

As part of our commitment to the environment, raSmith has been participating in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s (WisDOT) Adopt-A-Highway...

You’ve probably heard a lot about autonomous vehicles, but how much do you know about connected vehicle (CV) technology and...

Spring is drawing near in Wisconsin as temperatures rise, snow melts and frogs awake from their winter nap. Time to...

Over the past 20 years, many municipalities and government agencies have converted their incandescent traffic signal heads to LED to...

Sediment loadings take a toll on our waterways. While there are a variety of sources that contribute to these loadings,...

As we begin to approach the end of the field season once again, the wetland scientists at raSmith would like...

Don’t miss out on the April 16 (postmarked) application deadline for 2019 construction projects under the Urban Nonpoint Source (UNPS)...

With a May 1 grant application deadline right around the corner, I spoke to Jennifer Gihring, grant manager at the...

A potential client recently approached raSmith’s survey division for the completion of a hydrographic survey, also known as a bathymetric...

Land surveying documents are necessary for any real estate transaction; however, it is also important that buyers and lenders familiarize...

How Civil Engineers are Working With Developers to Adapt to Industry Changes….. The retail industry has changed over the last...

Did you know that, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), there are “5,289 miles of Class 1...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently conducted its first-ever evaluation of headlight performance. Government standards allow a wide range...

Image courtesy of ITE Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Traffic Operations. Joanna Bush, state traffic signal...

What you need to know about the new ALTA Survey standards. The revised ALTA Survey specifications are scheduled to take...

As a wetland delineator, the worst part of my job is giving bad news to someone who purchased property to...

From 1999 to 2009, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), acting under Administrative Rule Trans 233, reviewed land divisions for...

The WDNR made an announcement on Friday, November 21 that a new in-lieu fee program for wetland mitigation, also referred...

Why do I need a survey? This is a question that real estate attorneys often hear from their clients. The...

Private property is a major source of infiltration/inflow (I & I) entering into dedicated wastewater or sanitary sewer systems. Various...

When on an airplane or viewing Google Earth, have you observed how roads create a grid pattern? Have you ever...

J-turn intersections, also known as restricted crossing U-turns, are being implemented in Wisconsin and nationwide. These new intersections are changing...

Not all wetlands are as obvious as a stand of cattails in a concave depression. For wetland ecologists, farmed wetlands...