In honor of Juneteenth, we discuss selected local Pittsburgh history of an underrepresented community uncovered by archaeology. In particular, we discuss the work of Angela Jaillet-Wentling in Mercer County, PA at the Pandenarium site.
Read moreBig Pine believes in and commits to helping people and the communities in which our family and friends live and work. We make sure that our clients can keep communities warm in the winter, keep the lights on at night, stay connected, get people to and from work safely, and keep our ecosystem healthy for […]
Read moreIn March, we celebrate the accomplishments of women past and present with National Women’s History Month. In honor of women in archaeology, I highlight the life and work of one of my intellectual great-grandmothers, the late archaeologist Bettye J. Broyles (1928-2011). I first learned about Broyles from my artifact analysis mentor, Dr. Stanley Lantz. As […]
Read moreAbove: October 1, 2021, Randy Rogers Memorial Clay Shoot, from left to right Shane Fisher, Justin Johnston, Adam Grubler, and Anthony Willard. Randy Rogers was a client, friend, mentor, and a great manager to Justin Johnston for years. The most important part his work was making others that he worked with feel valued. I learned […]
Read moreBig Pine created this short video to show you some of the ways a drone can assist you on your project. A list of some uses are below: Photos and video for marketing real estate 3D Models, point clouds, and 3D mesh for Civil 3D and other CAD software Contour mapping ESRI Online Web Applications […]
Read moreBig Pine is excited to welcome Jaime Johnson, PG to the Big Pine team! Jaime adds geology services to the list of in-house services that we provide to our valued clients! Jaime will lead Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, Phase II Environmental Investigations, underground storage tank remediation, and other geological investigations. Jaime also has extensive […]
Read morePennDOT Business Partner ID 015115. PennDOT certified that Big Pine meets the requirements established by the United States Department of Transportation in Title 49, Part 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations. We are certified for the following NAICS Codes: 541620 Environmental Consulting Services 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 541330 Engineering Services 562910 Remediation […]
Read moreJustin Johnston, President of Big Pine Consultants LLC (Big Pine), recently received his FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot license to begin offering aerial drone services for Big Pine. Big Pine purchased a new DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 drone as the initial drone for providing services. With a 20megapixel gimbal mounted digital camera, the drone […]
Read moreToday is Juneteenth, a holiday that has been little celebratedin past years. As president of Big Pine Consultants LLC, I will say that I hadnot been educated about this holiday in any history class in grade school or collegeand I wish that it had not taken current events to bring this to my attention. Juneteenth […]
Read moreJustin C. Johnston, MS, MBA was recently listed as a qualified surveyor of northeastern bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus) by the Pennsylvania Field Office of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It is a leafy sedge found in very wet areas in Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. Pennsylvania and Vermont have […]
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