Regulatory Compliance
Helping our clients navigate the complex state and federal regulatory frameworks through project-specific strategies that leverage our expertise in fieldwork, agency coordination and permitting.
Delineation of Wetlands and Waters per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), and California Coastal Commission (CCC) Regulations
Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 and Section 10 Permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Water Quality Certifications from the Regional Water Quality Control Board
Porter-Cologne Waste Discharge Requirements from the Regional Water Quality Control Board
Section 1602 Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements
California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) Evaluations
Coastal Development Permits from the California Coastal Commission
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs (MMRP)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Review
Constraints Analyses
Biological Resources
Harnessing our decades of experience with special-status, threatened and endangered floral and faunal species and policy to ensure optimal outcomes for both projects and biological resources.
Biological Constraints Analyses/Biological Resource Evaluations
Vegetation Mapping
Special-Status, Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Floral and Faunal Species Surveys
California Endangered Species Act (CESA) Section 2081 Incidental Take Permits, Memorandums of Understanding (MOU), and Natural Community Conservation Plans (NCCP)
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 Consultations and Section 10 Habitat Conservation Plans
Preparation of Biological Technical Reports Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Biological Monitoring and Construction Monitoring
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs (MMRP)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Review
Certified Arborist Services
Habitat Restoration
Conceptualizing, planning and implementing habitat restoration projects with a focus on economic and ecological feasibility, regulatory compliance and longevity.
Habitat Restoration Feasibility Assessments
Habitat Restoration Plan Conceptualization and Permitting
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs (MMRP)
Wetlands and Vernal Pools Creation/Restoration and Monitoring
Riparian Habitats Creation/Restoration and Monitoring
Upland Habitats Creation/Restoration and Monitoring
Mitigation Opportunity Identification
Geographic Information Systems
Leveraging the latest in software and technology to facilitate data collection, enable objective, data-driven decisions, and communicate findings effectively through graphics creation.
Software: ESRI’s ArcGIS, ArcGIS Collector, AutoCAD and DroneDeploy
Mapping and Data Management for Spatial, Impact and Alternatives Analyses
FAA-Certified Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Operator
Real-Time Geospatial Aerial Imagery Production for Vegetation Mapping, Biological Monitoring, Construction Monitoring, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species Removal, Erosional Analyses, Wetland Delineations, Jurisdictional Delineations, Emergency Operations, etc.
Mitigation and Conservation Banking
Facilitating Mitigation or Conservation Bank development and management from conception to implementation.
Site Selection and Feasibility Analyses
Establishment of Banking Enabling Instrument
Baseline Biological Resource Inventories and Documentation
Facilitate Mitigation Bank Credit Sales Through Extensive Client Network and Bank Sponsor Relationships
Cultural Resources
Utilizing best practices to identify, evaluate, and determine appropriate project-specific treatment of cultural resources, and providing assistance with Native American consultation processes.
Cultural resources constraints analyses
Phase 1 archaeological resources analyses
Pre-contact and historic period resource identification, recordation, and evaluation
Subsurface archaeological testing
Preparation of Archaeological Monitoring Plans (AMPs) and Cultural Resources Monitoring Plans (CRMPs)
Archaeological monitoring during construction
Development and implementation of Worker Environmental Awareness Program (WEAP) trainings
Preparation of archaeological reports that satisfy California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements
Preparation of archaeological reports that satisfy National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements, including in support of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permitting
Assistance with Assembly Bill 52, Senate Bill 18, and Section 106 Native American consultation processes
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