ESSA Technologies is an innovative Canadian company specializing in environmental consulting and decision support.

Our mission is to bring together people, science and analytical tools to sustain healthy ecosystems and human communities.

The key to our success is a unique and rich combination of scientific expertise, advanced tools for systems analysis, and innovative communications techniques. We provide ideas, tools, and disciplinary expertise; our dedicated and knowledgeable team of scientists fills a niche in the consulting field — we work together in interdisciplinary teams with our clients, applying quantitative methods and qualitative concepts to resolve complex natural resource and environmental management problems.

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January 9, 2012 ESSA awarded climate change contract with the AfDB

ESSA has been contracted to design and develop a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework to help the African Development Bank (AfDB) implement their Climate Change Action Plan.
January 6, 2012 ESSA to Present at National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Congress – May 27th to 31st in Ottawa

Several members of the ESSA team will be presenting research, projects and tools at the National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Congress (NFWCC) in Ottawa, May 27th to 31st. From their website: “The National Fish & Wildlife Conservation Congress will showcase contemporary fish and wildlife restoration programs such as Eastern elk, Atlantic salmon, wild turkey and [...]
October 31, 2011 ESSA and Headwaters complete Adaptive Management Plan for Middle Rio Grande

ESSA, in collaboration with Headwaters Corporation, completes an Adaptive Management Plan for the Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program in New Mexico.
October 19, 2011 Leonardo Frid presents at the Invasive Plant Council Research Forum

Leonardo Frid presents at the Invasive Plant Council Research Forum of BC on Using Spatial Models to Evaluate Alternative Weed Management Strategies.
April 21, 2011 New RBT release.

Version 3 of the River Bathymetry Toolkit is now available for download. The RBT now supports both ArcGIS 9 and ArcGIS 10 and includes additional and improved functionality for raster detrending and calculating river metrics.
April 6, 2011 ESSA collaborates with USGS and SABCC to develop a decision support model for buffelgrass management.

Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) poses a problem in the deserts of the United States, growing in dense strands and introducing a wildfire risk in an ecosystem not adapted to fire. Given the urgency of the buffelgrass invasion and the limited resources available, land managers need tools to evaluate the potential efficacy of alternative mitigation strategies. The [...]

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