Professor Erwin is a well-known and highly respected ecosystem ecologist who has pioneered the field of wetland and watershed restoration over the last four decades by actually designing and implementing projects in addition to teaching and consulting. 

Over the past 40 years Professor Erwin has developed an impressive portfolio of hundreds of wetland and biodiversity projects for clients in the public and private sectors on every continent except Antarctica. He designed and completed the first large-scale restoration projects and earliest mitigation banks in the US and has changed the way we think of restoring and managing the damaged landscapes. His consulting firm, Kevin Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc., which he founded in 1980, is one of the oldest, most prestigious international environment consulting firms in the world. His professional network is expansive, and it is from these colleagues and friends that he forms project team.