Environmental compliance and natural resource management

Biology

Projects By Services - Biology
PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT
  • Crestlake Estates Project BTR for 294-acre politically charged residential development in Alpine abutting Crestridge Ecological Reserve (San Diego County, CA)
  • Oceanpointe Project Focused biological surveys (coastal California gnatcatcher, least Bell’s vireo surveys, rare plants), BTR, JD, and HMP for multi-family housing development to include 158 residential units, open space facilities, and an on-site permanent biological preserve (Oceanside, CA)
  • Sky Ranch Project BTR, BA, JD, Protocol Coastal California Gnatcatcher Survey Report, two habitat restoration plans and two habitat management plans for a 325-acre residential development located on Rattlesnake Mountain (Santee, CA)
  • Grossmont Trolley Court Project WRP for 527-unit apartment development in La Mesa (La Mesa, CA)
  • Tribal Habitat Conservation Plan for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
  • Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribal HCP—First Multi-Species Tribal HCP in the Nation (Riverside County, CA)
  • Sycamore Creek Estates Specific Plan BTR, RP and coastal California gnatcatcher surveys for 59-home single-family residential development on a 13.4-acre parcel that was formerly a mobile-home park, and enhancement of Buena Vista Creek (Vista, CA)
  • California Crossings Project BTR, Enhancement Plan, and burrowing owl and Quino checkerspot butterfly surveys for a shopping center with 325,502 s.f. of retail space anchored by a Target store in the community of East Otay Mesa (San Diego County, CA)
  • Otay Crossings Commerce Park Project BTR and focused biological surveys (Quino checkerspot butterfly, fairy shrimp) for the subdivision and grading of 311.5 acres into 62 individual lots in preparation for future development of an industrial and business park in Otay Mesa (San Diego County, CA)
  • University Towne Center Revitalization Project BTR for the renovation and expansion of a 76-acre, 1+ million s.f. shopping center through the redevelopment of existing shops, department stores, and surface parking areas, and the addition of 750,000 s.f. of new retail space, a new department store, a regional cinema, 250 residential units, and parking structures in the University Community Planning Area (San Diego, CA)
  • Westfield North County Expansion Project BTR for demolition of 315,377 s.f. of existing retail space, construction and operation of 620,000 s.f. of new retail space, a 2,100-seat movie theater complex, 140-room hotel, three multi-level parking structures, and landscaping (Escondido, CA)
  • Alexandria Technology Center - Sorrento View Project Pre-Construction Gnatcatcher Protocol Survey Report for 300,000-s.f. light industrial development (San Diego, CA)
  • Rhodes Crossing Project BTR, JD, HMP, and Vernal Pool Enhancement Plan for development in Torrey Highlands/Rancho Peñasquitos (San Diego, CA)
  • North River Village Project HMP, RP and habitat restoration services for 106 condominium units, 13,700 s.f. of commercial retail space, recreational amenities, and open space areas (Oceanside, CA)
  • Biological Studies and Habitat and Resource Management Plans for Harmony Grove Village Project
  • Harmony Grove Village Project BTR, HMP, RMP, RPs, and Protocol Survey Reports (burrowing owl, coastal California gnatcatcher, least Bell’s vireo) for fast-track 468-acre residential/mixed use equestrian development near Escondido; Received award for the Resource Management Plan (San Diego County, CA)
  • Rancho Cielo Parcel M Project HMP and WRP for long-term management of 156 acres of open space in the Lake Hodges Segment of the MSCP (San Diego County, CA)
  • Adat Yeshurun Synagogue Project BTR for synagogue in a residential neighborhood of La Jolla (San Diego, CA)
  • Otay Hills Mineral Extraction Project Focused biological surveys (burrowing owl, coastal California gnatcatcher, narrow endemic plants, Quino checkerspot butterfly), BA, biology constraints report, JD, RMP, and processing a major amendment to the County’s MSCP for mineral resources recovery project on 210-acre quarry site in East Otay Mesa (San Diego, CA)
PUBLIC FACILITIES
  • State Route 905 Project BTR, Wetland Delineation, sensitive species surveys (coastal California gnatcatcher, San Diego and Riverside fairy shrimp, Quino checkerspot butterfly, San Diego cactus wren, orange-throated whiptail), and sensitive plant surveys (associated with vernal pools and coastal sage scrub) for a state route to connect Interstate 805 to the Otay Mesa Port-of-Entry (San Diego, CA)
  • Camino del Sur Extension Project BTR and Vernal Pool Restoration Program for four-lane major roadway extension in Torrey Highlands/ Rancho Peñasquitos (San Diego, CA)
  • Interstate 5/Genesee Avenue Interchange Project BTR, HRP, NES, BA, JD, and Protocol Survey Reports (coastal California gnatcatcher, least Bell’s vireo) for interchange reconstruction (San Diego, CA)
  • Interstate 5/Sorrento Valley Road Project BTR for interchange improvements (San Diego, CA)
  • Melrose Drive Extension Project BTR, JD and Protocol Survey Reports (coastal California gnatcatcher, least Bell’s vireo, southwestern willow flycatcher) for the widening and extension of Melrose Drive between North Santa Fe Avenue and Spur Avenue; sensitive project due to crossing of Guajome Park, the San Luis Rey River and two jurisdictions (Oceanside, CA)
  • State Route 163 / Friars Road Project Vegetation and Sensitive Resource Mapping
  • State Route 163/Friars Road Project BA, BTR, JD, NES and Protocol Survey Reports (burrowing owl, coastal California Gnatcatcher, least Bell’s vireo, southwestern willow flycatcher) for the interchange; sensitive project due to potential construction congestion effects on Fashion Valley, proposed extensive retaining and sound walls, and crossing of the San Diego River (San Diego, CA)
  • Espola Road Improvement Project BA, NES and Wetland Delineation for widening and upgrades of an existing two-lane roadway (Poway, CA)
  • Bear Valley/East Valley Parkways Project BA, BTR, and Wetland Delineation for widening roadways; sensitive project due to residential removals, National Register Eligible historic structures, also triggering federal Environmental Justice issues review (Escondido, CA)
  • Otay Mesa Road Widening Project BTR and Wildlife Undercrossing Monitoring Plan for widening and upgrades of an existing four-lane roadway (San Diego, CA)
  • Interstate 215/Van Buren Boulevard Interchange Project BM for interchange improvements south of Moreno Valley (Riverside County, CA)
  • Santa Margarita River Bridge Repair Project Conceptual Mitigation Plan and RP for a railroad bridge on Camp Pendleton (San Diego County, CA)
  • San Luis Rey Bus Transit Center Project HMP and Biological Monitoring for a 2.1-acre, 12-bay bus transit center (Oceanside, CA)
  • Bayshore Bikeway Project NES for a six-mile bikeway segment within the Cities of San Diego, National City and Chula Vista (San Diego County, CA)
  • Lake Hodges Bridge Project BTR, BA, HRP, JD, NES, and Protocol Survey Reports (coastal California gnatcatcher and Least Bell’s vireo) for a 1,000-foot pedestrian/bicycle bridge across a potable water reservoir in the San Dieguito River Regional Park (San Diego, CA)
  • Ocean Beach Bike Path Project BTR, JD and San Diego and Riverside fairy shrimp surveys for the extension of an existing bike path to provide access for pedestrians and bicyclists between Ocean Beach, Old Town, and retail centers in Mission Valley (San Diego, CA)
  • UCSD East Campus Graduate Student Housing Project BTR for 8.0-acre student housing development (San Diego, CA)
  • UCSD 2004 Long-Range Development Plan Biological Resource Baseline Studies/ Impact Analyses for the entire 1,200-acre campus (San Diego, CA)
  • Corrections Corporation of America Project BTR, Biological Constraints Report, HMP, JD, Quino checkerspot butterfly habitat assessment and San Diego and Riverside fairy shrimp dry season surveys for 40-acre private detention facility proposed in East Otay Mesa Specific Plan Area (San Diego County, CA)
  • Los Peñasquitos/Black Mountain Ranger Station BTR for proposed ranger station facilities (San Diego, CA)
  • Riverside County Fire Department’s Cajalco Fire Station, Community Building, and Improvements to Western Municipal Water District’s Operations Center Biological Review for the construction and operation of the new Cajalco Fire Station, 1,200 s.f. meeting room, approximately 19,000 s.f. operations building, approximately 12,600 s.f. shop building, and associated facility upgrades (Riverside County, CA)
  • Salk Institute Biological Studies and Habitat Management Plan
  • Salk Institute for Biological Studies Master Plan BTR, HMP and San Diego and Riverside fairy shrimp dry season surveys for 26-acre expansion including scientific research buildings, support space, an employee daycare facility, temporary housing units, and an underground parking structure on a historic site listed as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places due to its contribution to modern architecture (San Diego, CA)
  • Santee Town Center Community Park Project BTR, RP and Wetland Delineation for 61-acre community park (Santee, CA)
  • Santee Town Center Community Park Aquatic/Gymnastic Center Project BTR and HRP for 10-acre recreational center development (Santee, CA)
  • Camino Ruiz Park Project BTR for a community park located adjacent to Los Peñasquitos Regional Park (San Diego, CA)
  • Rancho Bernardo Park Extension Project BTR for a dog park project (San Diego, CA)
  • Barnett Ranch Project Area-specific Management Directives in Compliance with the MSCP Subarea Plan and BTR for a 720-acre open space park in the San Vicente Corridor (San Diego County, CA)
  • Mast Park Wetland Management Plan and Restoration Services
  • Mast Park Restoration Project HMP, wetland management plan and restoration services for a 12.7-acre mitigation project along the San Diego River (Santee, CA)
  • San Jacinto River and Perris Valley Channel Master Public Use, Facilities Improvement and Conservation Plan MSCP Consistency Analysis, Biological Surveys, BA, BTR, HCP, JD and Wetland Delineation for 10.5 miles of the San Jacinto River and 6.0 miles of the Perris Valley Channel (Riverside County, CA)
  • Hemet Vernal Pools Project Hardline Reserve Design for vernal pools in Hemet and adjacent unincorporated areas (Riverside County, CA)
  • Quino Checkerspot Butterfly Amendment to the San Diego MSCP Subarea Plan
  • Quino Checkerspot Butterfly Amendment to the MSCP Subarea Plan to include the federally listed Quino checkerspot butterfly on the “covered species” list (San Diego County, CA)
  • Tecolote Canyon Project RMP for a 900-acre natural park within the City of San Diego’s MSCP Multi-Habitat Planning Area (San Diego, CA)
  • Western Riverside County Multiple Species HCP Criteria Refinement concerning Quino checkerspot butterfly conservation and reserve design (Riverside County, CA)
  • Otay River Special Area Management Plan Integration Report, Watershed Management Plan and biological consulting services for project to integrate Special Area Management Plan with other plans within the Otay River watershed (San Diego County, CA)
  • University of California, San Diego Mitigation Program Framework for biological resources and Open Space Management Program for 310 acres of the campus (San Diego, CA)
  • Quino Checkerspot Butterfly Recovery Component City of Chula Vista Multiple Species Conservation Plan Subarea Plan (Chula Vista, CA)
  • Assessment District 161 HCP and HMP for areas including public roadway, airport, pipeline, private residential, and commercial projects to be developed on 2,500 acres (Riverside County, CA)
  • Saddleback Meadows Residential Development Project BA, BTR and Riverside fairy shrimp surveys for 225-acre single-family residential development (Orange County, CA)
  • Audubon International Signature Status Golf Course Project WRP for a golf course on Otay Water District Property (San Diego County, CA)
  • Rancho Bella Vista Residential Development Project HCP for 798-acre development in Murrieta (Riverside County, CA)
  • McGonigle Canyon Restoration Project RP for a 17-acre wetland restoration project located in McGonigle Canyon (San Diego, CA)
  • Southwest Regional Correction Facility Project BTR for alteration and construction of a consolidated confinement facility at MCAS Miramar (San Diego, CA)
  • Sierra Training Area Project BA for 570-acre training area to include convoy operations, counter improvised explosive device and heavy equipment training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (San Diego County, CA)
  • 25 Area Combat Town Upgrade Project JD and Dry Season Protocol Level Survey Report for San Diego and Riverside Fairy Shrimp for proposed upgrades to a Military Operation in Urban Terrain (MOUT) “combat town” training range at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (San Diego County, CA)
  • Range 409A Improvements Project BA, JD and focused biology surveys (rare plants, San Diego fairy shrimp, Stephen’s kangaroo rat) for repairs and improvements to an artillery and infantry firing range at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (San Diego County, CA)
  • Special Operations Battle Course at Camp Pendleton Biological Studies
  • Special Operations Battle Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton BA, JD and focused biological surveys (coastal California gnatcatcher, least Bell’s vireo, rare plants) for proposed 270-degree sniper practice range (San Diego County, CA)
  • Sunrise Powerlink Project Baseline biological studies (rare plants, least Bell’s vireo, southwestern willow flycatcher, coastal California gnatcatcher, fairy shrimp, burrowing owl, arroyo toad, and desert tortoise) and agency coordination for 150 miles of new transmission lines traversing public and private lands between SDG&E’s Imperial Valley Substation and the Peñasquitos Substation, and a new substation in central San Diego County (San Diego, Imperial and Riverside Counties, CA)
  • Otay Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Project BTR and biological surveys (vegetation mapping, wetland delineation, coastal California gnatcatcher, San Diego and Riverside fairy shrimp, Quino checkerspot butterfly, raptors, and spring rare plants) for construction of two tank reservoirs and a membrane facility (San Diego, CA)
  • Otay Mesa Trunk Sewer Master Plan Update and Alignment Project Biological surveys and constraints analysis for sewer master planning in western Otay Mesa (San Diego, CA)
  • Whitewater Mine Pit and Colorado River Aqueduct Project Biological Services
  • Whitewater Mine Pit and Colorado River Aqueduct Project BTR and HRP for the reclamation of a former mine site and installation of scour protection devices over the Colorado River Aqueduct (Riverside County, CA)
  • Carmel Valley Trunk Sewer BTR for replacement of 2.5 miles of a major trunk sewer in McGonigle Canyon and Carmel Valley (San Diego, CA)
  • Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 Relining Project Environmental Compliance Monitoring and BTRs for realigning eight segments/64 miles of San Diego Aqueduct pipelines (San Diego County, CA)
  • Hemet/San Jacinto Integrated Recharge and Recovery Project BA, BTR, JD and Multiple Species HCP for 35 acres of groundwater recharge basins, 7.7 miles of pipeline, two pump stations, and associated facilities/upgrades in the San Jacinto River (Riverside County, CA)
  • EM-20 Transmission Main and Turnout Project JD and Upland Revegetation Plan for construction of a water main from the Lake Skinner Filtration Plant to Pipeline No. 3 (Riverside County, CA)
  • Pipeline No. 3 Bypass Project BTR for alternative pipeline alignments (Riverside County, CA)
  • Unit G Parallel Pipeline-Denk Reservoir Inlet/Outlet Project HRP, BA, Upland and Wetland Revegetation Plan and focused biology surveys (rare plants, San Diego and Riverside fairy shrimp, coastal California gnatcatcher) for 2.4-mile potable water pipeline (San Diego County, CA)
  • 4S Ranch Pipeline North Project BTR and Conceptual Restoration Plan for 1.0-mile alignment of a potable water pipeline (San Diego County, CA)
  • Coachella Canal Lining Project Flat-tailed lizard and desert tortoise surveys for 33.4-mile canal lining project (Imperial and Riverside Counties)
  • Unit Y Parallel Pipeline Project BTR and Protocol Coastal California Gnatcatcher Survey Report for construction of approximately 1,000-foot-long potable water pipeline in Santa Fe Valley (San Diego County, CA)
  • Gano Reservoir Project (711-3 and 711-4 Reservoirs) Multiple Species Conservation Program Report and Wetland Restoration Plan for the construction of two earthen embankment type (basin) reservoirs with floating covers and associated pipeline segments, each with a capacity of eight million gallons of potable water (San Diego County, CA)
  • Master Storm Water System Maintenance Program BTR for long-range plan to guide the maintenance of approximately 50 miles of stormwater channels and associated facilities (San Diego, CA)
  • Gregory Canyon Landfill Project BA, BTR, JD and Wetland Delineation for a solid waste facility along one-mile of the San Luis Rey River near Pala (San Diego County, CA)

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