About Us
What We Do
Owner: Sean Wickhem
Owner: Sean Wickhem
The first question in restoration is "restore the land to what?" At Edge Ecosystems, we restore underutilized spaces into productive landscapes for you. We combine native and edible plants with animals to meet your wants and needs. Whether it's habitat restoration for wildlife, food for the family, or products to support a hobby, we can
The first question in restoration is "restore the land to what?" At Edge Ecosystems, we restore underutilized spaces into productive landscapes for you. We combine native and edible plants with animals to meet your wants and needs. Whether it's habitat restoration for wildlife, food for the family, or products to support a hobby, we can design, install and maintain systems to optimize your land.
Owner: Sean Wickhem
Owner: Sean Wickhem
Owner: Sean Wickhem
Restoration Expert and Certified Permaculture Designer: Sean comes with over 15 years of experience restoring and enhancing ecosystems. This includes native wildlands and edible landscapes. He is excited to hear your goals and find solutions to meet your native restoration and landscaping, invasive species removal, and permaculture needs.
Restoration Expert and Certified Permaculture Designer: Sean comes with over 15 years of experience restoring and enhancing ecosystems. This includes native wildlands and edible landscapes. He is excited to hear your goals and find solutions to meet your native restoration and landscaping, invasive species removal, and permaculture needs. Reach out to Sean for setting up a project for you or your organization.
Karen Vanek
Owner: Sean Wickhem
Karen Vanek
Agroecology Specialist and Certified in Ecological Design: For 14 years, Karen has been a part of all aspects of establishing integrative perennial food cropping systems from high-density quarter-acre edible landscapes to dynamic ecological agricultural systems spanning hundreds of acres. Reach out to Karen if you have inquiries about per
Agroecology Specialist and Certified in Ecological Design: For 14 years, Karen has been a part of all aspects of establishing integrative perennial food cropping systems from high-density quarter-acre edible landscapes to dynamic ecological agricultural systems spanning hundreds of acres. Reach out to Karen if you have inquiries about perennial cropping systems design, installation, and ecosystem stewardship strategies.
Enhance Your Property with Edge Ecosystems Landscaping
Native Restoration
We perform ecological restoration best management practices including installation and management of prairies, woodlands and shorelines. Examples include: seeding, planting, invasive species control, erosion control, prescribed haying, etc.
Edible Landscaping
From garden beds to full-on perennial food forests, we install permaculture-inspired edible perennial landscapes for urban residences all the way to broad acre properties.
Design & Consultation
Design & Consultation
If you are looking to fine-tune your land management practices with ecologically-based stewardship, we can meet virtually or in-person to help you navigate the sea of information to make more confident decisions that support your landscape.