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Biological Consulting Services

  • Site reconnaissance surveys for Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas

  • Biological resources assessments

  • Pre-construction surveys, construction monitoring, and mitigation monitoring

  • Evaluation of special status habitats/species

  • State and federal biological permit analyses

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Protected Species Surveys and Assessments

  • Ecological constraints analyses/due diligence assessments

  • CDFW and USFWS protocol-level surveys for wildlife and plant species

  • Pre-construction surveys

  • Special status species surveys

  • Nesting bird and bat surveys

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Wetland and Waters Delineations

  • Wetland delineations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sections 404 and 10 permits

  • California Coastal Commission (CCC) wetland delineations

  • Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) delineations

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Ecological Construction Monitoring

  • Construction monitoring

  • Worker Environmental Awareness Training

  • Post-construction monitoring

  • Maintenance of mitigation and restoration areas

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Environmental Permitting

  • Clean Water Act section 404 permits including Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide and Individual permits

  • USFWS and NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) permits

  • CDFW lake and streambed alteration agreements

  • State Regional Water Quality Control Board (SRWQCB) 401 permitting

  • California Coastal Commission and Bay Conservation and Development Commission permits

  • Consultations for Federal Endangered Species Act section 7 and California Endangered Species Act section 2081

  • Environmental support for NEPA and CEQA compliance

  • State Lands permitting

  • Public outreach

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Restoration and Mitigation Planning and Construction

  • Tidal marsh, wetland, vernal pool, creek, woodland, and native grassland plans, designs and restoration

  • Long-term management plans

  • Conservation easement setup

  • Grading plans, irrigation plans, and planting plans

  • California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM)

  • Rough and fine grading of restoration areas

  • Plant and seed specifications

  • Trees, shrubs, and grass plug installation

  • Native plant salvage and propagation

  • Mitigation bank establishment for wetlands and special status species

  • Biological surveys and prospectus

  • Preparation of bank enabling instrument

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Planning

  • Preparation of NEPA and CEQA documents

  • Local entitlements

  • Planning surveys and survey reports (PSR) for Habitat Conservation Plans

  • Preparation of habitat restoration and mitigation plans

  • Land Management Plans

  • Open Space Plans

  • Vegetation and Invasive Species Management Plans

  • Special Area Management Plans

  • Caltrans Natural Environment Study (NES) and Biological Assessment (BA)

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Ecological Design

  • Ecological design, mapping, and graphics

  • Computer Aided Design (CAD)

  • Geographic Information Systems - ESRI ArcGIS

  • Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and other design products

  • Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

  • Drone Photography and video