Two Bears Environmental Consulting, LLC.
Bringing Science to People
Preparing for Environmental Risks to Protect Communities
TBEC Services
Two Bears Environmental Consulting offers a multitude of services by leveraging its expertise across various domains to meet diverse customer needs.
By identifying key areas of demand, need, and support, TBEC can expand our offerings, allowing clients to benefit from comprehensive solutions. This not only enhances customer satisfaction but also fosters loyalty and encourages long-term relationships.
We offer five categories of service, that identify key areas of demand, need, and support.
A primary goal of our work is to reduce risks and increase resilience across impacted facilities, sites and/or environments.
We have coordinated and led multidisciplinary teams to develop scientifically-based environmental programs that bridge the state-of-knowledge science with applied research and traditional knowledge to answer specific environmental questions such as,
‘What will the future look like?’, ‘How will it affect me and my lifestyle?’ and ‘What is the risk to my business?’
History: Two Bears Environmental Consulting
Dr. Ronni Wilcock, the founder of Two Bears Environmental Consulting, LLC (TBEC), has been a federal research scientist for over 15 years. During her career, she focused on modeling the impacts of both human-driven and natural changes on biophysical processes, such as the effect of forest removal on streamflow. Since relocating to Alaska in 2009, Dr. Wilcock has witnessed the devastating effects of permafrost thaw, erosion, flooding, and natural disasters on remote Alaskan villages. Despite many conferences addressing the needs of these communities, tangible solutions have been scarce.
While expressing frustration over the lack of support for remote populations facing increasing biophysical hazards, Dr. Wilcock spoke with Dr. John Walsh of the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Dr. Walsh shared in her concerns and suggested, “It sounds like a great niche for your company.” This conversation ultimately led to the creation of Two Bears Environmental Consulting, LLC (TBEC).
From the start, it became clear to Dr. Wilcock that addressing biophysical hazards would require more than just data and analysis. These hazards needed to be understood within a meaningful spatial and temporal scale that would help with decision-making. But just as importantly, it was essential to understand the impacts these hazards have on community infrastructure, ecosystems, culture, and lifestyles. Every community uses its resources in unique ways, with varying concerns. This makes it crucial to incorporate local knowledge. In essence, understanding the biophysical risks is only part of the picture; it is just as important to view those risks within the social, economic, and environmental context of the community.
Testimonials
Dr. John Walsh, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
TBEC completes impressive state-of-the-art risk assessments that are at the leading edge of such work for Alaska.
Alex Tallekpalek - Village of Levelock
Partnering with Two Bears to reach our community goals has been an amazing experience. Their dedication to making a positive impact on the community is evident in every project they undertook.
Genelle Winter, Special Projects Director for the Metlakatla Indian Community
Metlakatla Indian Community engaged TBEC to support the updating of the tribe's Invasive Species Managment Plan. MIC appreciated the respectful, responsive and organized manner that the team at TBEC used in this project.
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