SERVICES

We, along with our close network of highly skilled, specialized, and respected independent biologists and environmental professionals, have decades of cumulative experience designing, implementing, and managing both small- and large-scale ecological studies, and we have the necessary permits, authorizations, and skills to provide high quality, objective natural resources consulting services that will help you meet your project objectives and comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and other applicable project requirements while respecting the ecological context of the site.

We can not only assist with project implementation, but we can provide proposal and interview support as well as assistance with project planning, agency coordination/consultation, and client interface.  We are happy to provide assistance on small tasks, but we can also manage entire tasks or projects, as appropriate.

We have expertise in the fields of botany, entomology, ornithology, mammalogy, herpetology, wetland and aquatic ecology, environmental permitting, conservation biology, and ecological risk assessment. We are able to provide a variety of natural resource services, including (but not limited to):

General Biological Services

  • CEQA & NEPA Compliance
  • General biological surveys
  • Baseline ecological studies
  • Vegetation community mapping
  • Plant inventories
  • Habitat assessments
  • Biological constraints analyses
  • Environmental impact evaluation

Specialized Natural Resource Services

  • Sensitive species habitat assessments
  • Focused sensitive species surveys
  • Focused breeding bird surveys & nest monitoring
  • Bird point count & transect surveys
  • Wildlife movement/corridor studies & crossing design
  • Jurisdictional wetland delineations
  • Habitat & resource management planning

Environmental Permitting & Habitat Management

  • Permit & mitigation compliance documentation
  • Regulatory agency coordination, consultation, & permitting
  • Preparation & implementation of Mitigation, Monitoring & Reporting Plans
  • Preparation & implementation of Habitat Restoration Plans
  • Habitat restoration monitoring
  • Invasive species eradication

Environmental Compliance Services

  • Biological, construction, & compliance monitoring
  • Preparation of sensitive species & environmental awareness contractor training programs
  • Environmental compliance management

Other Related Services

  • Global Positioning Systems mapping
  • Technical report and environmental document preparation
  • Project database management
  • QA/QC & third party peer review for documents

 


 

We are knowledgeable of local, state, and federal regulatory requirements, including (but not limited to):

  • Final and Draft Southern California Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP) Programs
  • California Environmental Quality Act
  • California Endangered Species Act
  • National Environmental Policy Act
  • Federal Endangered Species Act
  • Clean Water Act
  • California Fish and Game Code
  • Migratory Bird Treaty Act
  • Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act