Species Surveys

Federal, state and local laws and regulations protect a specific group of plants and wildlife identified as special-status species. Also include are those species listed under the federal and state Endangered Species Acts (ESA). Specific surveys are required for many ESA-listed rare, threatened, or endangered species if it is thought that they may be present on a project site. These surveys entail resource agency (CDFG, USFWS, etc) approved biologists performing multiple site visits to determine a species presence or lack thereof.

Representative Projects

• Mahoney Ranch Focused Biological Studies, Habitat Conservation Plan and Wetland Delineation, Santa Barbara County
• Surveys for Threatened and Endangered Birds, Southern and Central California
• Habitat Conservation Planning services, San Luis Obispo County, San Bernardino, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Riverside Counties
• Multi-species Focused Surveys, Biological and Cultural Resources Inventory and Impact Assessment, Fagan Canyon, Santa Paula
• San Joaquin Kit Fox Habitat Evaluations, San Luis Obispo County
• Revised Research Park Specific Plan, Biological Resources Background Report [California Red-legged Frog, California Tiger Salamander], Santa Maria
• Development and Implementation of Section 7 Regulatory Compliance Program for Gas Transmission & Distribution Facilities in the San Joaquin Valley, Including Kern, Fresno, Kings, and Tulare Counties
• Vernal pool fairy shrimp (VPFS) surveys and ongoing agency consultation for the Santa Maria Integrated Waste Management Facility, Santa Maria
• Burrowing Owl Surveys, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties