The NRI Group is an Arkansas-based company specializing in stream and wetland restoration used for compensatory mitigation. We create mitigation banks and sell compensatory mitigation credits to clients so they may offset unavoidable impacts to the aquatic environment. Compensatory mitigation, as defined by the EPA and the U.S. Corps of Engineers (USACE), is the “restoration, creation, enhancement, or in certain circumstances, preservation of wetlands and/or other aquatic resources for the purpose of compensating for unavoidable adverse impacts which remain after all appropriate and practicable avoidance and minimization has been achieved“.
Our principal ecological and engineering design staff has over 60 years of cumulative experience in the design, management, and restoration of aquatic (riverine and wetland) ecosystems. All design work includes the preparation of complete construction drawings, specifications including general and special provisions, construction schedules, and construction cost estimates. Our team works together from project conception to completion in order to provide our clients with mitigation credit. This allows them to focus on their business while we take care of their compensatory mitigation needs.
The NRI Group has expertise in the disciplines of fluvial geomorphology, aquatic and wetland ecology, hydrology, hydraulics, hydrography, sedimentology, restoration design engineering, bioengineering, and construction management. We have extensive experience in negotiating projects that require environmental assessment, environmental remediation, wetland mitigation/restoration, stream mitigation/restoration, watershed restoration, and threatened & endangered species habitat mitigation/restoration.
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Our team offers an extremely qualified and experienced group of environmental and business professionals dedicated to providing the highest quality services and technical expertise in the fields of stream and wetland restoration. Through our extensive experience in wetland restoration, stream restoration, environmental planning, restoration ecology, and natural resource management, we can provide our clientele with superior results. We come from the regulatory, the non-profit, and the commercial sides of the mitigation equation.
Clay Coffman has worked for The NRI Group since its inception in 2007. His management experience in financing, developing, constructing and management of real estate companies serves The NRI Group in the management of the company. He has over 33 years of real estate experience with 50 plus properties throughout the states of AR, LA, NC, OK, TX and in Mexico. Clay graduated from the University of Arkansas and has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an Accounting Degree and is a licensed Real Estate Principal Broker in the state of Arkansas. Clay is married to his wife Melanie, and they have three adult children.
Jenny Coffman Henry has worked for The NRI Group and the Coffman family’s various ventures since 2015. Her management experience is in networking, marketing, public relations and management of The NRI Group. Jenny is responsible for helping to strategize marketing efforts, internal communications, branding and facilitating communication throughout the organization. Jenny has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas and is a licensed Real Estate Agent in the state of Arkansas. Jenny is married to Mark Henry, and they have four adult children and 2 grandchildren.
Kenneth Colbert is a Wetland Scientist and Forester. Kenneth oversees wetland determinations and plays a key role in site selection and development. He is the Project Manager for the Lower Cutoff Creek Mitigation Bank and is the primary author of the Lower Cutoff Creek Prospectus and Mitigation Banking Instrument. LCCMB is the first stream restoration bank in the state of Arkansas. It includes over six miles of stream restoration. He came to The NRI Group via the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission in 2007. While at ANRC Kenneth served as the Environmental Program Manager. He has over 25 years of experience in wetland forestry, ecosystem assessment and restoration, 404 permitting, environmental review, as well as mitigation banking. He is also the Project Manager for the Kings River Mitigation Bank and the Cadron Creek Mitigation Bank. He has completed Rosgen Course I and various wetland certification courses. Kenneth is married to Tolicia, and they have four children and several grandchildren.
Dana Mallett is the Operations Manager of the NRI Group. Dana has worked with The NRI Group and the Coffman family for over 30 years, managing and accounting for all their various endeavors. Dana has extensive experience in maintaining corporate accounting records for multiple companies, performing audits for internal control purposes, managing property portfolios, overseeing major renovations and constructions projects, human resources management, as well as other daily management of corporate activities. Dana is married to Don, and she has 3 children and 2 grandchildren.
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The NRI Group strives to provide quality mitigation and conservation through the restoration and protection of our nations aquatic resources
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