Transmission
Pipeline & Electric Transmission

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

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

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

• ReBAT® (Remote Bat Acoustic Technology)
• TIMR℠ (Turbine Integrated Mortality Reduction)
• ReCON™ (Remote Condor Observation Network)
• ATOM™ (Acoustic Thermographic Offshore Monitoring)
• Hi-Z Turb’N Tag® (Fish survival assessment)
• Hydroacoustics
• High Resolution Aerial Mapping
• 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)

High Resolution Aerial Imaging

Database Design and Management

GIS And Mapping

Database QA/QC

• 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.
• Provided assistance to the Avian Power Line Interaction Committee (APLIC), to revise nationwide guidance documents for wildlife electrocutions and collisions for all US energy companies.
• 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.
• Capacity to quickly mobilize and deploy multiple field crews to fit the needs of the project.
• 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.