•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
•Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
•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
•Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
•Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
•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
•Licensing and Compliance Environmental/Recreational Studies
•Environmental Due Diligence for Facility Sale/Acquisition
•Fisheries Mitigation
•Construction and Post-construction Monitoring
•Wetland Mitigation Monitoring
•Erosion and Sedimentation Control
•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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•Fish Collection and Characterization
•Fisheries Acoustic Studies
•Migratory Fish Biology, Behavior, and Restoration
•Fish Population Studies and Modeling
•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
•Aquatic Ecology Assessment
•Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Surveys
•Stream Redesign (Culvert, Open for Fish Passage)
•Habitat Mapping, Modeling and Hydrologic Alteration Studies
•Coastal, Estuarine and Marine Ecosystem Surveys
•Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Planning and Design
•Reservoir Fluctuation and Shoreline Assessments
•Stream Rapid Bioassessments
•Acoustic Hydrology using Acoustic Doppler Technology
•Benthic Surveys of Organisms and Sediments
•Water Quality Sampling and Monitoring
•Groundwater Monitoring
•Stormwater Sampling
•Water Quality Assessment and Modeling
•Water Supply Planning and Studies (Quantity and Availability)
•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
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•Due Diligence (Consulting/Reviews, Environmental, Acquisitions)
•Terrestrial Ecology Assessment & Management
•Environmental Site Assessments
•Site Screening & Critical Issues Identification
•Site Selection
•Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Services
•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 Conservation Plans
•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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•Complex Database Design, Data Management, and Statistical Analyses
•Hydroacoustics
•Acoustic Tools – ARIS/DIDSON, Bathymetric Surveys, Mobile and Fixed Hydroacoustic Monitoring
•High Resolution Bathymetry
•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 providing environmental and permitting services for transportation, recreation, and development projects, from desktop and field studies to complex NEPA assessments and post-construction monitoring.
•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.
•Extensive experience with remote sensing using high-resolution aerial photography and photointerpretation essential for projects in remote areas or with limited access.
•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.
•Specialized scientists, like our malancologists, who are fully permitted and Qualified Surveyors familiar with over 67 mussel species in 12 state or federal listed and multiple special concern mussel species.
•Conduct site-feasibility surveys to support project siting including critical issues or “fatal flaws” analysis.
•Recognized by National Marine Fisheries Service for the outstanding quality of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) impact assessments and Biological Assessments, including expertise in assessments for Sturgeon.
•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, wildlife, plant, fish and other species.
•Survey and mapping specialists with thousands of miles of linear project experience including transmission lines, pipelines, roads and bridges.
•Expert witnesses and peer reviewers for developers, construction and contracting firms, and transportation agencies.