2021

With the recent heavy rains in the Pacific Northwest came damage and landslides to forest roads across western Oregon.  Since the 1990s, LEI Oregon has produced repair designs for landslides such as these to restore access over forest roads blocked or put out of commission by landslides.  As we did then, we stand ready today to assist […]

LEI Oregon completed the logging systems planning, road layout, and design, cruising, and logging unit design for a large-scale logging and development operation in the Idaho Panhandle.  We are proud to have been a part of this effort and to leverage our multi-disciplinary skills as engineers, land surveyors, and foresters to have successfully completed this project from

LEI Oregon is excited to start surveying and designing a new 84-lot subdivision in West Salem.  This project is the final phase of the Brush College subdivision off of Brush College Road NW.   It will provide much-needed additional residential housing to the Salem area.

We are making great headway, despite a busy summer workload, in LEI Oregon’s Office Remodel and Expansion.  Phase 1 of our expansion effort is nearing completion and we hope to have this phase of the project completed by the end of August.  This phase doubles our current working office area, adds an additional private office, adds

LEI Oregon Forester James Van Agtmael with Forest Technician Kane Nixon completes a low-volume road traverse for design using the Softree RoadEng Design platform.   LEI Oregon leverages over two decades of experience with efficient but accurate Laser Technology survey instruments.  This equipment and related software provide the best and most innovative gear for forest road design. LEI Oregon

LEI Oregon is pleased to announce that we are now fully open to the public.  Following State of Oregon guidelines, we have dropped COVID 19 restrictions that required us to close our office to public access.  We are please to now be able to service all of our valuable clients with in person meetings if

LEI Oregon has extensive experience in solving complex low-volume road issues.  It is not uncommon for winter storms to bring road failures to Oregon’s forest roads and low-volume roads.  Addressing issues such as road failures on low-volume roads requires a combination of experience with low-volume roadway design and expertise in earth structures and slope stabilization. 

LEI Oregon’s survey crews are getting a jump on fire season by starting full force on our 2021 National Forest Boundary Surveying project in the Willamette National Forest.  With the late snow this year in the cascade range, it has been challenging the access the jobsite in the Santiam Drainage.  This last week, the roads

Survey Crew Chief Chris Huggett trains Survey Technician Kane Nixon in the use of the Trimble S7 Robotic Total Station for off-site development improvements in the City of Woodburn, Oregon.  LEI Oregon makes it a priority to train and cross-train all staff to perform a wide array of tasks and functions.   At LEI Oregon, we take

Forgive our dust for the next several weeks as we work to expand our office to better service our clients.  We are happy to be adding significantly more office space and a new warehouse and equipment bay.   LEI Oregon is excited about this new expansion and the additional resources it will bring to the company For those who