Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Turning environmental ambition into action
Engineering and technical expertise for watershed restoration, green infrastructure, resilience, and environmental stewardship.
Trusted by nonprofits, research partners, and public agencies
Project experience across 25+ states
Watershed restoration • Green infrastructure • Climate adaptation • Water quality • Resilience
WHY IT MATTERS
Environmental progress takes more than a good idea
Environmental organizations often begin with a clear goal: restore a watershed, improve water quality, strengthen resilience, or bring green infrastructure into a community. Making it happen requires sound science and engineering, but also a path through funding, regulation, and implementation.
Drummond Carpenter helps organizations connect those pieces. We bring technical analysis and collaborative planning to environmental initiatives, helping turn ambitious ideas into practical solutions that can earn support and move toward implementation.
Who we support
We partner with organizations advancing environmental stewardship
Watershed councils and conservancies
Environmental and conservation nonprofits
Land trusts
Research institutions and university partnerships
Community coalitions
Environmental foundations and philanthropic organizations
Building shared understanding
Communicating complex systems clearly
Environmental projects often depend on broad understanding across agencies, funding partners, stakeholders, and the public.
Using tools such as ArcGIS StoryMaps and other interactive platforms, we transform technical analysis into clear visual narratives that help organizations:
- Explain watershed conditions and environmental trends
- Support grant applications and funding decisions
- Build stakeholder and community support
- Create shared understanding around implementation priorities
Good technical work gains momentum when people understand it.
How we help
Where this work applies
Watershed assessment and data collection
Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling
Green infrastructure planning and design
Grant and funding support
Stakeholder engagement and charrette facilitation
Regulatory coordination and permitting
Engineering and implementation planning
Long-term monitoring and adaptive management
work in practice
Helping communities turn plans into progress
Our work helps organizations carry environmental initiatives from planning into real-world implementation.
INTEGRATED EXPERTISE
Supporting resilient environmental systems
We combine technical analysis and implementation to help organizations deliver stronger environmental outcomes.
Watershed planning and restoration
Green stormwater infrastructure planning and retrofit design
Stormwater BMP evaluation and optimization
Watershed-scale hydrologic and hydraulic modeling
Sustainability and climate resilience planning
Monitoring strategies and performance evaluation
Research synthesis supporting grants and funding initiatives
Community-based implementation planning
YOUR POINT OF CONTACT
Environmental & nonprofit engagement contact
Donald D. Carpenter, Ph.D., PE, LEED AP
Senior Principal Engineer
- Registered Professional Engineer (PA, FL, MI, OH, NY, DE)
- LEED Accredited Professional
- NCI Certified Charrette Facilitator
With more than 25 years of experience in green infrastructure design, stormwater BMP research, and watershed systems strategy, Don integrates applied research, field data, and community engagement to support durable environmental outcomes at scale.
Throughout his career, Don has worked alongside municipalities, nonprofits, and community partners to address complex water quality and watershed challenges, translating technical knowledge into practical strategies that communities can put to work.
what sets us apart
Why organizations choose Drummond Carpenter
- Engineering grounded in applied environmental science
- Watershed-scale modeling that informs strategy
- Experience building consensus across agencies and communities
- Technical expertise that strengthens funding opportunities
- Continuity from planning through implementation
- Solutions designed around measurable environmental performance
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Let's move your environmental initiative forward
Bring us the environmental goal you’re working toward, and we’ll help determine what it will take to move from idea to implementation.