About Us
Mogensen Mitigation, Inc., is a private stream and wetland environmental consulting company and General Contractor with offices in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina.
40+ years of experience
MMI was established in 2011 by Richard Mogensen to provide stream and wetland consulting as well as threatened and endangered species consulting services and mitigation banking and General Contracting to private and public entities.
In 2013 MMI acquired Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc. based in Raleigh and Gerald Pottern joined MMI as Senior Ecologist.
Richard K. Mogensen, PWS, President, MMI
Highlight: Over 40 years experience in wetlands and environmental consulting.
Education and Training
- B.S., Biology, University of Connecticut, 1977
- B.A., Geology, University of Colorado, 1984
- 1987 & 1989 Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual Training
- Rosgen & NCD Stream Training
- Numerous technical seminars, symposiums and workshops (often as presenter)
Registrations and Certifications
- Certified Wetland Delineator (1989), USACE (9th person certified by USACE Baltimore District)
- Certified Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) (1994), Society of Wetland Scientists
- Charter Member & Past-President, National Mitigation Banking Association (2002 to 2004)
- Charter Member NC Environmental Restoration Association
- Member NC Association of Environmental Professionals
- NCWAM and NCSAM Certified
Qualifications & Expertise
Rich has nearly 40 years of professional experience in environmental consulting specializing in stream and wetland delineations, permitting, restoration and compensatory mitigation banking. Rich established Mogensen Mitigation, Inc. in 2011 after a long career in Clean Water Act consulting, mitigation banking, NEPA Reports and Endangered Species Act consulting. MMI also holds a North Carolina General Contractors License for grading. Rich manages MMI out of the Charlotte, NC office and is past-president of the National Mitigation Banking Association (now ERBA) and past-president of the North Carolina Ecological Restoration Association (NCERA). He also is a member of the NAEP and NCAEP as well as the Society of Ecological Restoration (SER).
Raleigh Office Manager
Gerald Pottern, Senior Environmental Scientist
Education
- BS, Zoology, Duke University
- MS, Biology and Water Resources, NC State University
Training and Certifications
- NC-SAM and NCWAM Assessment Methodology, NC-DEQ
- NC Method for Identification of Intermittent & Perennial Streams, NC-DEQ
- Watershed Planning Workshop, The Swamp School
- Phase II and Coastal Stormwater Programs Workshop, NC-DEQ
- Stormwater Wetland Design Workshop, NCSU-BAE
- Stream Restoration Design Principles, NCSU Stream Restoration Program
- Applied Fluvial Geomorphology, Wildland Hydrology
- NC Regional Wetland Delineation Supplement Workshop, USACE & NC-DEQ
- Ecological Stream Flows Assessment, NC-DEQ-DWR
Our Services
WETLANDS &
STREAMS
COMPENSATORY
MITIGATION SERVICES
THREATENED &
ENDANGERED SPECIES
CONSTRUCTION
DRAINAGE SERVICES
