Habitat Consultancy

The Heard Natural Habitat Consultancy provides commercial and residential developers, builders, landscapers and landowners qualified experts in property design for environmental quality and the improvement of wildlife habitat.

Services

• Flora and fauna surveys
• Wildlife conflict resolution
• Site analysis
• Xeriscape design
• Habitat quality evaluation (a detailed survey of the property used to evaluate the overall functional ability and health of the ecosystem)
• Plant placement and basic design principles
• Design wildlife friendly landscapes, wildlife habitats, native plant gardens, residential bird and butterfly gardens for home owners associations, municipalities and developers
• Consulting on native landscape maintenance
• Design for community green areas
• Consulting on land restoration practices to recover depleted, damaged or altered ecosystems including the control of exotic and invasive species and the re-establishment of native plant and animal populations
• Land management planning for the conservation of natural resources
  
• Create specialized environmental seminars and training for municipalities and industry

Clientele

Meet the Heard Habitat Consultants

Chuck Jones, Wildlife Sanctuary Manager, came to the Heard after having worked for 10 years with the State of Louisiana Park System, most recently as Assistant Director of Lake Claiborne State Park. Chuck has a Masters degree in Wildlife Biology and a BS in Wildlife Conservation. His background is in biology, park management and preservation and restoration of natural ecosystems. Chuck is a member of the International and Texas Society of Ecological Restoration and he is a Living Collections Assessor for the Heritage Preservation Society. cjones@heardmuseum.org

Charlene Rowell has been the Heard Museum’s Horticulturist for numerous years. She is a member of TNLA and a certified TCNP with over 17 years experience in landscape consultation. With intimate knowledge of Texas ecosystems, she incorporates science-based horticultural practices with natural wildlife areas resulting in people- friendly wildscapes. Charlene has published many gardening articles for local magazines and speaks at seminars on a variety of garden topics. She currently instructs Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists helping them identify native Texas flora. She is also on the board of horticultural advisors for North Central Texas College.  crowell@heardmuseum.org

For more than 30 years, Roger Sanderson has been a fixture in North Texas natural science circles. After undergraduate work in zoology/ botany (UT Austin) and graduate work in horticulture (Texas A&M), he was Assistant Director of the Dallas Civic Garden Center (now Texas Discovery Gardens) for 5 ½ years. He was also a horticulture instructor at Richland and Northlake Colleges with a weekly column in the Dallas Morning News.  He then formed his own landscape firm. He has been the Heard Museum’s Wildlife Biologist and is now its Curator as well. Known as the “Snake Man” for his work with snakes at the Heard and the Boy Scout National Jamborees, Roger is a board member of the local Audubon and a member of TOS, SER, NAI, Dallas Paleo Society and several ”Herp” societies. rsanderson@heardmuseum.org