Business View Magazine | November 2019

221 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2019 ECOTONE restoration projects around the Bay watershed. We collaborate with the local soil conservation districts and other non-profit organizations, find good projects, find good partners, and try to do ecological restoration work to restore the Bay.” It used to be that the environmental movement and the business world were irreconcilably different, but as the effects of climate change are beginning to be experienced at the local level, more and more companies are moving into the environmental field, every day. “There are a lot more folks in this space than when I got started,” McGill admits. “One of the things we strive to do is look for design-build type scenarios where we can provide value and quality control; whittle it down to one responsible entity so that if something goes wrong, we can go fix it. Our designers can collaborate with our superintendents and construction staff to ensure the best possible outcome.” Ecotone has also adopted a more vertically-integrated approach toward the restoration process. “We started our own local, native nursery where we grow all our own plants,” www.chavisenterprisesllc.com ENTERPRISES LLC P.O. Box 451 Jarrettsville, MD 21084 Demo Trailer & Dump Truck Hauling Septic Systems • Excavation & Demolition 410.557.2455