•Site Selection Analysis and Due Diligence
Permitting Strategies, Applications and Technical Support
•Agency Consultation and Coordination
Expert Testimony and Technical Support
Third-party Quality Assurance Audits
•Bald And Golden Eagle Protection Act
•CWA Sections 401, 402, 404 & 408
•Coastal Zone Management Act
•Endangered Species Act
•Fish & Wildlife Coordination Act
•Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act
•Migratory Bird Treaty Act
•National Historic Preservation Act
•National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permits and Waivers
•Rivers and Harbors Act
•DOE Presidential Permits
•State and Local Natural Resource Related Statutes
•Environmental Impact Statements
•Environmental Assessments
•Environmental Impact Assessments
•Mitigation Planning and Monitoring
•Environmental Documentation
•Third Party Technical Reviews
•FERC Licensing Strategy and Process Management
•Critical Review of Comprehensive Plans, Biological Opinions, Study Requests
•FERC License Compliance Strategy Management
•Environmental Permit Compliance Tracking
•Licensing and Compliance Environmental/Recreational Studies
•Construction and Post-construction Monitoring
•Wetland Mitigation Monitoring
•Avian/Bat Monitoring
•Monitoring for Water Quantity/Quality Concerns
•Monitoring of Habitat Identified as Critical Habitat for Wildlife Species or Plant communities
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•Freshwater Mussel Population Survey and Identification
•Qualified Mussel Surveyors
•Salvage, Relocation and Long-term Monitoring
•Scientific Diving Management and Oversight
•Navigable Waters Surveys
•Essential Fish Habitat Biological Studies
•Instream Flow Assessments
•Stream Redesign (Culvert, Open for Fish Passage)
•Coastal, Estuarine and Marine Ecosystem Surveys
•Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Planning and Design
•Benthic Surveys of Organisms and Sediments
•Water Quality Sampling and Monitoring
•Groundwater Monitoring
•Vibracoring
•Contaminated Sediment Assessments
•Dredge Plume Monitoring
•Erosion and Sediment Transport Evaluations
•Sediment Profile Camera Benthic Surveys
•Sediment Sampling, Testing, and Analysis
•Dredging and Disposal Analysis and Permitting
•SCUBA Certified Divers
•Advanced Diver, Rescue Diver, and Master Divers
•Fish Identification (Length, Age, Sex, Growth and Food Preference), Stomach and Tissue Sampling and Analysis
•Credentialed Taxonomists
•Freshwater, Estuarine, and Marine Benthic Macroinvertebrates, Algae, Periphyton, Stomach Content Analysis
•Ichthyoplankton, Zooplankton, and Phytoplankton Identification
•Benthic Invertebrates, Algae, and Periphyton Identification
•Laboratory Processing, Data Capture and Analysis, Project Reporting and Mapping
•Long Term Environmental Monitoring Database Management
•Quality Assurance Program
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•Due Diligence (Consulting/Reviews, Environmental, Acquisitions)
•Terrestrial Ecology Assessment & Management
•Environmental Site Assessments
•Site Screening and Critical Issues Identification
•Site Selection
•Ecosystem Restoration
•Environmental Mitigation
•Habitat Restoration
•Mitigation Design and Banking
•Botanical Surveys
•Plant Community Evaluation and Mapping
•Rare Plant Species
•Wetland Delineation
•Functions and Values Assessments
•Remote and Onsite Wetland and Waterway Delineation
•Qualified Vernal Pool Identification
•Wetland Habitat Assessments
•Wetland and Riparian Habitat Assessment and Mitigation
•Watersheds and Riparian Zone Evaluation
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•Habitat Suitability Assessment
•Avian Studies and Protection Plans
•Avian Powerline Interactions
•Bald and Golden Eagle Management Plans
•Bat Studies and Protection Plans
•Bat Hibernacula Protection
•Biological Population Surveys and Modeling
•Breeding Bird Surveys
•Management Plans (e.g., endangered species, deer, bear)
•Wildlife Safe Harbor Plans
•Habitat Evaluation Procedure Analysis
•Habitat Assessment, Restoration and Preservation
•Protected Species and Critical Habitat Identification
•Protection, Mitigation, and Enhancement Effectiveness Evaluations
•Wildlife and Protected Species Studies (Field, Radar, Aerial, Acoustic, Ultrasound, Thermographic)
•Wildlife Habitat Identification and Assessment
•Wildlife Management and Protection
•Human-Wildlife Issues (Coexisting with Wildlife)
•Risk Assessment
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•Hydroacoustics
•Acoustic Tools – ARIS/DIDSON, Bathymetric Surveys, Mobile and Fixed Hydroacoustic Monitoring
•High Resolution Bathymetry
•Side Scan Sonar Surveys
•Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling
•Biotelemetry
•ReMOTe (Remote Marine And Onshore Technology)
•IFIM (Instream Flow Incremental Methodology)
•SEFA (System for Environmental Flow Analysis)
•Database Design and Management
•GIS And Mapping
•Database QA/QC
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•Over 45 years’ experience in environmental planning and impact assessment for siting and permitting projects including regulatory specialists well versed in the NEPA process, including Presidential Permits and Special Use permits.
•Hundreds of projects conducting field wetland delineation and functional assessments, mitigation planning and design, stream and wetland restoration design, permitting, construction oversight, post-construction monitoring, and third party reviews.
•Extensive experience with remote sensing using high-resolution aerial photography and photointerpretation essential for projects in remote areas or with limited access.
•Recent intrastate and interstate projects that required significant staff efforts and tight deadlines to delineate wetlands, identify protected plants, ecological communities, and provide presence absence surveys for a broad spectrum of rare species along hundreds of miles of linear corridors.
•Senior regulatory specialists include a former EPA Region Administrator and two former US Army Corps of Engineers District Commanders, experienced in successfully navigating complex state and federal permit processes.
•Our highly qualified scientists have worked together for longer than 25 years, providing high-caliber technical capabilities.
•Extensive in-house staff expertise with rare, threatened and endangered species including freshwater mussels, bats, and other species.
•Survey and mapping specialists with thousands of miles of linear project experience, including roads, bridges, and electric and pipeline transmission.
•Expert witnesses and peer reviewers for utility companies, states, and municipalities.