Ilahie Group, LLC is a consulting company with offices in Moscow, Idaho and Alexandria, Virginia. The word ilahie means "good earth" in Chinook, a trading jargon used in the Pacific Northwest and shared among a variety of cultures. The Ilahie Group provides speacialized services in five core competencies: survey research, human ecology, client-based cartography, meeting and conference evaluation, and facilitation. Drs. Gary Machlis and Jean McKendry are principals in the Ilahie Group, and between them have over 40 years combined experience in government, higher education, and consulting.

philosophy

The Ilahie Group's philosophy is to help scientific, professional and governmental organizations plan, communicate, operate, and serve their own clients more effectively and efficiently. Its work has a strong scientific basis with a focus on the creative integration of the biophyiscal and social sciences. Projects are conducted efficiently and effectively, and result in usable knowledge — value, services, and results that are relevant to client needs, supported by expertise, and delivered on-time.

clients

A selected group of clients include:

Bureau Veritas Certification North America, Inc. (Jamestown, New York)
Charles Darwin Foundation (Quito, Ecuador)
Carter & Burgess, Inc. (Fort Worth, Texas)
The Conservation Fund (Arlington, Virginia)
Idaho Department of Fish and Game (Boise, Idaho)
Idaho Office of Energy Resources (Boise, Idaho)
IUCN — International Union for the Conservation of Nature (Gland, Switzerland)
National Park Foundation (Washington, DC)
National Parks Conservation Association (Washington, DC)
Ocean Research & Conservation Association (Fort Pierce, Florida)
Outdoor Recreation and Park Services, LLC (Hamilton, Virginia) and Yurok Tribe (Klamath, California)
Pew Scholars in Conservation and the Environment (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
United Nations University — Institute for Advanced Studies (Tokyo, Japan)
USAID / Peace Corps (Slovakia)
U.S. Information Agency (Washington, DC)
U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
U.S. Forest Service (Washington, DC)
U.S. National Park Service (Washington, DC)
Walt Disney Imagineering (Glendale, California)
Washington State Department of Fisheries (Olympia, WA)
White House Long-Term Futures Design Team (Washington, DC)
World Wildlife Fund (Washington, DC)