Positive impact can manifest in many ways but there is net benefit for some aspect of the system that a project touches, whether environmental or societal. We also value the positive impacts our work has on our staff’s experience and development.
About Us
We’re here to make a positive lasting impression.
WRA team members Nick Brinton, Ingrid Morken, and Andrew Cawley celebrating the completion of the Lookout Slough Tidal Habitat Restoration and Flood
Improvement Project in Solano County.
WRA Southern California Director of Natural Resources Andrew Keller and Conservation Project Manager Kathleen Pollett at the Petersen Ranch Mitigation Bank in Los Angeles County, CA.
Biologist Rei Scampavia, PhD leads WRA's annual conducts annual surveys and monitoring for endangered species at Young Ranch Ecological Preserve in Santa Clara County, CA.
WRA Restoration Engineer Chris Feng, PE installing tidal guage at project site in the Pulgas Creek watershed, San Mateo County, CA.
WRA Landscape Restoration Crew Supervisor Conner Cummings , QWEL at the Lagoon Valley project site in Solano County, CA.
WRA biologists Mari Ferlin, Bailey McCann, Kurt Hildebrandt, and Liz Allen conducting eelgrass surveys by kayak in SF Bay in unincorporated Marin County, CA.
WRA Community Resilience Planner Molly Curley O'Brien leads a community engagement session with the City of El Cajon and community members for a vegetation management plan.
WRA Landscape Architect Jeanine Strickland and Restoration Ecology Director Ashley Zavagno at a project site in Berkeley, CA.
WRA Landscape Technician Angelique Moore operates an excavator at a restoration site at the Corte Madera Ecological Reserve in Marin County, CA.
WRA biologists Anthony Martinez and Tommy Dryer install willow stakes at a restoration site in San Mateo County, CA.
WRA Recruiter II Jonah Lu gets to experience field work during a salt marsh harvest mouse survey in Bay Area tidal marshes.
Plant biologist Rhiannon Korhummel performing a wetland deliniation at the Navarro River bank for the Caltrans Mendocino Coast Mitigation Bank project in Mendocino County, CA.
Botanist Maya Avendano at the Bel Marin Keys restoration project site in Marin County, CA.
We Live our Vision Every Day
Our company Vision is “Cultivating a sustainable future where people and the environment thrive.” It is what gets us excited to be in the field amongst nature and working alongside our project partners to solve complex challenges. This purpose-driven roadmap supports our ability to provide net positive impact for our team members, projects and partners, and the communities in which we live, work, and play.
What Does Net Positive Impact Mean at WRA?
We strive to create sustainable opportunities and outcomes. We have a passion for contributing to projects that mitigate social inequities such as affordable housing and improving access to nature and recreational areas. We contribute to the fight against climate change with resilience to sea-level rise, wildfire, and flood events. We strive to develop creative solutions where we can demonstrate functional uplift in an ecological system or habitat.
Our Values are Part of our DNA
Collectively, we are purpose driven, socially responsible, and driving a net positive impact. Our core values are:
- Responsive
- Discerning
- Ownership Mindset
- Integrity
- Collaboration
These represent a shared philosophy with which we work together, value one another, and make commitments. These attributes are part of our company culture DNA, creating an optimal experience for our team members and project partners alike.
From Our Experts
Culture & Careers
Geoff Smick
CEO, WRA, Inc.
From a people perspective, the WRA Vision means creating a work environment and experience where staff have the ability to invest in both their career successes as well as their personal lives and goals.
Pema Lin
Vice President, People Operations
Our company Vision allows me an opportunity to work on projects that matter to me. For example, restoration work is incredibly rewarding since it provides an opportunity to make a positive contribution for the future.
Hope Kingma
Biology and Regulatory Permitting Director
