Anderson Engineering & Survey (AES) is proud to announce it has joined SHN, effective February 1, 2025, combining AES’s decades of expertise in engineering, surveying, geotechnical services, materials testing, and bridge inspection with SHN’s expanded resources and regional reach.  Clients of AES, now SHN Lakeview, can expect the same dedicated staff, office location, and commitment to completing projects as planned.  The founder of AES--Darryl Anderson, PE, PLS--will transition to a technical-focused role, allowing him to dedicate more time to client projects while SHN assumes management responsibilities.  “We are very excited that AES has joined SHN, allowing us to provide better service to our Eastern Oregon and California clients,” said Anders H. Rasmussen, PE, SHN Regional Principal for the Southern Oregon region.

SHN will be at the 2024 Cal Poly Humboldt Engineering Career Fair, having already attended similar events at CSU Chico, Oregon Institute of Technology, and the North Coast College and Career Fair.  While some think this is one of SHN's ways to give back to our profession, we derive benefits too, such as recruiting students and better understanding their career desires.  If you missed any of these events, you can download our general brochure here..

Chuck Swanson, Project Engineer in our Eureka civil engineering group, will attend the California Rural Water Association Expo in Lake Tahoe, CA.  Please stop by our table to pick up useful swag (not destined for the landfill!).  You can also download our general brochure here.

Ethan "Red Eagle" Lawton was interviewed by the American Planning Association (APA) and it is published in the "Meet a Local Planner" column of the APA Northern News.  The column is in Q&A format, with questions such as "If you were to teach a tribal planning course, how would you go about it?" and "Can you share some examples of your work and how it made a difference?"  You can read the whole article from this link here. 

Sponsored by the North Coast Association of Environmental Professionals and the American Planning Association, Ethan "Red Eagle" Lawton, Tribal Liaison at SHN,  will be presenting on Tribal Cultural Resource Mitigations. The primary purpose is to provide non-tribal entities a better understanding of the purpose and outcome of tribal consultation, a brief comparison of SB18 and AB 52, determining a Tribal Cultural Resources (TCR's), establishing a threshold of significance, and the importance of collaborating with tribal representatives. This presentation will briefly cover Cultural Resources, definition and examples of TCR's, and TCR best practices. Q&A will follow the presentation. Register in advance for this webinar at this link here. 

SHN urges our clients--especially municipal, county, and special district clients--to support AB 334, which will clarify conflict of interest laws related to public works infrastructure procurement.  Currently, Section 1090 precludes professionals from participating in subsequent phases of projects if they have had any involvement in a previous phase.  This means that small and rural municipalities must contract with another professional firm, which might have little or no prior experience with the project.  The new firm's fees will include time to “come up to speed” and the time delay and increased fees are things that small and rural municipalities and districts cannot afford.  Download an AB 334 fact sheet here, and contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you'd like to send an email letter of support for AB 334.