Pine And Swallow

Robert N. Pine, P.E.

Director of Environmental Planning and Engineering

M.L.A., Harvard University, Landscape Architecture, 1979
M.Sc., Cornell University, Geotechnical Engineering, 1969
B.Sc., Cornell University, Civil Engineering, 1967

Robert Pine is a principal and founder of the firm of Pine & Swallow Associates, Inc. Since 1974 he has maintained a practice in geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering and landscape design. In addition to his technical and design capabilities, Mr. Pine has expertise in project presentation and in the regulatory approval process.

Professional Experience

Land Use Planning and Site Engineering
Mr. Pine has combined his background in civil engineering, landscape architecture and environmental design to carry out land use planning throughout New England. He has had design responsibility for more than 200 site developments. Mr. Pine's work has been recognized both for technical competence and design sensitivity and has ranged in scale from limited-development / conservation projects to major site developments.

Soils, Drainage, and Horticulture
Mr. Pine has utilized his combined background in geotechnical engineering, civil engineering and landscape architecture for landscape development, land reclamation, and site engineering projects. Recent landscape projects include restoration of the lawn areas at the Hatch Memorial Shell and Copley Plaza, the cross country course at Franklin Field, and numerous sports fields. Land reclamation projects he has performed include a surface mine planning and reuse study on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana for the U.S. Bureau of Mines and Deer Island. Mr. Pine's drainage engineering projects have ranged in scale from drainage and soils analysis for the restoration of the Shaker Village in Canterbury, New Hampshire to the analysis of artificially created ground water conditions and the design of subsurface protection systems for King Khalid City in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Pine also has expertise in wetland and pond design and reclamation including restoration of a 37 acre pond at the Ocean Spray World Headquarters.

Environmental Engineering
Mr. Pine has been a consultant in environmental engineering in New England for more than twenty years. His responsibilities have involved all phases of environmental site assessments and remediation. Remediation design projects include vapor extraction, pump and treat systems and aerobic pile bioremediation. Recent environmental engineering projects incorporated oversight of the removal of 900 cubic yards of waste oil contaminated soil from an area adjacent to an industrial building, the removal of 600 cubic yards of contaminated soil from a stream bank and the design and construction oversight of a 1,500 cubic yard bioremediation pile which was the first successful on-site treatment of waste oil contaminated soil in New England.

Conservation
Mr. Pine has provided community land use planning services by serving past Chairs of the Groton Planning Board, the Groton Growth Policy Committee, and the Squannassit/Petapawag Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Initiative. He presently serves on the Boards of the Groton Land Foundation, a non-profit, conservation oriented development corporation, the Groton Conservation Trust, and the Nashua River Watershed Association. He received that 1996 Conservation Award from the NRWA for his work on the 2020 Vision for the Nashua River Watershed, and he received the 2001 Volunteer in Action Award from the Greater Lowell Community Foundation.

Professional Registrations and Affiliations
Professional Engineer
Member: American Society of Landscape Architects