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Congratulations to ACEC Georgia’s 2025-2026 Engineering Leadership Academy graduating class! We are proud to recognize Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc.’s Alex Ottley, Heather Edwards, AICP, MHP, and Mary F. Trudeau, RPA for completing this outstanding leadership development program last night.

Their commitment to professional growth, collaboration, and leadership reflects the values we strive to bring to our clients, teammates, and industry partners every day. Programs like the Engineering Leadership Academy continue to strengthen the future for Georgia’s engineering and transportation community, and we are excited to see how Alex, Heather, and Mary apply these experiences in the years ahead.

Congratulations to all of this year’s graduates!

Field survey update from Nacoochee Mounds: the local stakeholders were very interested in our geophysical survey methods, although they seemed more focused on whether the GPR equipment carried snacks than on the magnetometry data. 🐄

Our team recently conducted geophysical investigations utilizing Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and magnetometry to help identify potential subsurface features while minimizing disturbance to this culturally significant landscape. Not every project comes with scenic mountain views, nationally important archaeology, and an on-site bovine quality control team, but we’ll take it. 🏺

A tough day in the field often comes with sweet rewards. While conducting ecology surveys in a transmission corridor, we came up on this little piece of magic. We know good social media posts should have people at work so forgive us for recruiting a baby fawn to strike a pose…or take a nap.

The Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc. team enjoyed a night out at the ballpark cheering on our Atlanta Braves! Opportunities like these help strengthen relationships, encourage collaboration, and reinforce the culture that makes our team successful. We appreciate everyone who participated and represented EPEI so well.

Congratulations to Kaitlynn Ball and Katelyn Davis on graduating from the ACEC Georgia Young Leaders Program! This program develops emerging industry professionals through leadership training, collaboration, and a deeper understanding of the transportation and engineering community across Georgia.

Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc. is proud to support the continued professional growth of our team members and their commitment to serving our clients and industry partners. Congratulations, Kaitlynn and Katelyn, on this outstanding accomplishment and investment in your future leadership within the A/E/C industry!

We’re looking forward to the 2026 TDOT/ACEC Partnering Conference in Chattanooga, May 11–13! Stop by the Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc. booth to connect with our team and discuss how we can support your upcoming projects. From NEPA to ecology, archaeology, and beyond, we bring practical, responsive solutions to complex transportation challenges. Hope to see you there!

Archaeology plays a key role in helping projects move forward while protecting cultural resources and meeting regulatory requirements. Paul Jackson recently presented at the Center for Louisiana Studies on the history of Louisiana’s sugar industry, and archaeological findings reveal more than 200 years of development across the region.

His work highlights how cultural resource investigations can support informed decision-making, reduce project risk, and preserve historically significant sites.

We also extend our thanks to University of Louisiana at Lafayette for fostering engagement with this topic, supporting this discussion, and expanding awareness through student-led coverage of the presentation.

At Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc., we value opportunities to share our expertise, support education, and contribute to conversations that connect our past to the present. Thank you to the Center for Louisiana Studies and UL Lafayette for fostering meaningful dialogue around Louisiana’s cultural heritage.

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If you are attending the Association of Georgia General Aviation Airports (AGGAA) conference in Athens on April 15-17, be on the lookout for Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc.'s Heather Edwards, AICP, MHP and Kaitlynn Ball! They will be learning more about the great things happening in Georgia's Aviation Sector and meeting with our teaming partners about future opportunities at Georgia's many general aviation airports!

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Thank you to ACEC Georgia for hosting another incredible Introduce a Girl to Engineering event! Our crew (Josh Earhart, Russ Danser, AICP, Dania Aponte, Kaitlynn Ball, and Simone K.) had a great time engaging with the next generation of leaders in our industry! Can’t wait to do this again next year!!

Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc. wishes to thank ASHE Georgia for hosting another amazing Winter Workshop. The event in Chattanooga was a great success and we appreciate the opportunity it provided David Grachen to present on his work on Environmental Commitments in Transportation projects!