Since 1997, we have applied the best technology to mitigate anthropomorphic change. We are fully systems oriented.

Our Team

  • Charles Cassagnol

    Founder, CEO, Consultant

  • In search of more team members

Methods, Qualifications, and Experience

Consider it.

Every project we work on started with clients desire to improve some aspects of their outdoor environment. We assist the two parts of the system to compromise, the owner and the site. The compromise yields a brilliant, beautiful marriage of flora, fauna and occupant(s).

Redesign it.

First drafts can be changed, to more or less drastic alterations or to account for cost-effectiveness, more or less cost. There is always a minimum and up the scale forward, a point of diminishing returns. Middle ground?

Discuss it.

Planning is the most critical part of the process and by planning we mean what can be accomplished. More often than not, less is more (except maybe data, more data is usually better). How should a system function?

Install it.

We can install or you can install or someone else can install. We prefer to do it, but that is not always possible, nor feasible. The important thing is that it get installed and completed to spec. We are the project managers.

Design it.

Every site is unique, even adjacent sites display variations. Our job is to identify those variations. Natural systems are elastic, adaptive and resilient. The quality and quantity of processes are key indicators. Functionality is often highly different from what it was and what it may become.

Enjoy it.

Hike, Forage, Observe, Count & Identify the flora & fauna, fish, hunt, birdwatch. We guarantee that you will learn a lot and know we will learn a lot.


Projects include:

Western Ecology, LLC has completed on-the-ground habitat restoration projects using proven applied science methods.

● Rangeland restoration on over 50,000 hectares in the Intermontane West & Pacific Northwest

● Clients include: Jicarilla Apache Nation, WY State Engineer, Colorado Div. of Water Services, NM Forestry​ ​and USAF.● (1997 to 2003). Arroyo stabilization 3,000 acres Ribera NM. Design and contracting services.

● (1997 to 2003). Pinon/Juniper control 2500 acres, private client Ribera NM. (Design and contracting services).

● (2004 to Present). Trout habitat restoration and installations for private clients in Pecos, Jacona and Ribera NM.(Design and contracting services).

● (2003 to present) Revegetation and erosion control over 50,00 hectares for private landowners and conservation organizations including:

(November 2003).The Nature Conservancy, (seeding with Dixon Land Imprinter)

(Nov. 2007 to January 2009).The University of Arizona and NM Abandoned Mine Lands. Work completed in Santa Fe, Ribera and Carthage, NM, (specification, manufacture and sale of Dixon Land Imprinter)

(2003). Discovery Park, Tucson, AZ. (Design, Manufacturing and contracting).

● Sub-contract (August, 2009 through January 2010) Kaiser S2 Excavator. Mechanical brush control under power-lines for Bonneville Power Authority in Bellingham, WA.

● US Federal BIA Contract February 2008. Jicarilla Apache Nation, Dulce, NM. Mechanical brush control w/Kaiser S2 Excavator.

● USFS IDIQ 5-year, (August, 2009 through January 2013) Variety of tasks w/Kaiser S2 Excavator. Salmonid Habitat Improvement/Bank stabilization, US Forest Service, Prineville, OR. (Construction)

● NM State Purchasing Forest & NM Game & Fish Brush Management 2017 through 2021. Various restoration and brush control projects with Spider excavators.

● (Design, Manufacture, Sales January 2003 to present) Dixon Land Imprinter


Recognition & Awards:

● American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, ​50 Most Innovative Products,​ AE50 Award for Dixon Land Imprinter.

● Scientist Magazine, April 2004. ​What Does it Take to save a Species? by Paddy Woodworth.

● Society for Ecological Restoration Magazine, ​Tools for Ecological Restoration for Walking Excavator and Dixon Land Imprinter Projects include:

● Arroyo stabilization 3,000 acres Ribera NM. Design and contracting services.

● Pinon/Juniper control 2500 acres, private client Ribera NM. (Design and contracting services).

● Limnological study and Trout habitat restoration and installations for private clients in Pecos, Jacona and Ribera NM.(Design and contracting services).

● Revegetation and erosion control over 50,000 hectares for private landowners and conservation organizations including The Nature Conservancy, the University of Arizona and NM Abandoned Mine Lands. Work completed in Santa Fe, Ribera and Carthage, NM, Pagosa Spgs CO, Tucson AZ. (Design, Manufacturing and contracting).

● Plant and seed specification for private landowners in NM, AZ and CO. (Consulting).

● Mechanical brush control under power-lines for Bonneville Power Authority in WA, private client in Bellingham, WA and BIA/Jicarilla Apache Nation, Dulce, NM. (Contracting).

● Montezuma Quail habitat study, private client, Patagonia, AZ. (Consulting).

● Salmonid Habitat Improvement/Bank stabilization, IDIQ 5-year, US Forest Service, Prineville, OR. (Construction)

● Other projects include consulting for revegetation in Mali and Egypt and mycorrhizal specification on several of the above revegetation projects.

● Dixon Land Imprinter (Design, Manufacture, Sales) Skills (generalized description for sake of brevity, please inquire for specific skills): Satellite Remote sensing & Interpretation: (Water quality, NDVI, Landsat); Chemistry: (Water quality, soils and hazardous contamination); Bio-Engineering (slope, erosion control, streambanks, upland vegetation); Biology & Wildlife.


Satellite and Remote Sensing Management tools for private property land management

Higher Perspective

​Recently, we added satellite remote sensing to our toolbox for landscape level cost-effective analysis of earth processes. Applications: health of river hydrology and forestry, agriculture, groundwater and rangeland. Projects completed

● Imus Ranch, Ribera, NM: 3,000 acres, Rangeland restoration, erosion control, Pinon juniper control, wildlife habitat, trout ponds

● US D.O.E: Analysis of vegetation cover on Yucca Mountain Repository

● Santa Fe, NM: Estimation of water salvage from riparian restoration projects

This technology is available to private landowners. Satellite yields better results and is less costly than non-satellite based information gathering methods. The difference is we can do more and better analysis from our office, rather than in the field across larger areas.

Methods: We employ a suite of analytic tools, examining 30 plus years of available weather data, aerial photography, satellite imagery, drone mounted & terrestrial LiDAR.

Examples: improvement of grazing, forestry or sporting opportunities are the prime focus. For stream restoration, we focus first on the factors upland of the watershed that affect quantity, quality and physical characteristics of a stream course.

Related Terms/Keywords: Erosion control, range management, fluvial geomorphology, soil health, infiltration, vegetation response, water quality & quantity, NDVI (normalized differential vegetation index), Deep learning.