Newsroom Archives

The San Diego Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects will present an award for the Torrey Pines City Park General Development Plan.  HELIX worked closely with the Design Team and City of San Diego by providing environmental studies and support on this project located on the bluffs overlooking […]

HELIX is pleased to welcome Robert Edgerton and Stephen Stringer to our Folsom Office. Robert, who is joining HELIX as an Environmental Planning Group Manager, has a strong background in CEQA, NEPA, and resource management. Stephen, who is HELIX’s new Senior Scientist, has extensive biology experience that includes general biological […]

HELIX’s Environmental Planning Group managed and authored the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Sycamore Landfill Master Development Plan project which was unanimously certified by the San Diego City Council yesterday afternoon. This project approval secures long-term disposal capacity for both the City and San Diego region as a […]

Join HELIX on Saturday, September 15 for the 28th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day.  The event is from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and is coordinated by I Love a Clean San Diego.  HELIX will be cleaning up Rose Creek in Pacific Beach. Visit www.cleanupday.org for more information.

HELIX Biologists Larry Sward and Sally Trnka will be leading a Riparian Habitat Restoration Class for the Wetland Training Institute on September 10 and 11.  The class, which is part lab and part field, provides a basic understanding of habitat restoration/replacement of functions and services of wetland and riparian areas. […]

HELIX was selected by the University of California at San Diego to provide as needed environmental services for the 4th consecutive time!  HELIX has provided a range environmental consulting services to UCSD for over 13 continuous years.  HELIX has worked on over 36 different projects at the La Jolla Campus […]

Known as the first railroad town of the west and home to the world’s first long-distance transmission of electricity, the City of Folsom is now home to HELIX’s Northern California office, and we’re excited to be part of a region rich in infrastructure history. Located just 25 miles east of […]

The federal Small Business Administration has increased 37 small business size standards in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 54, Professional, Technical, and Scientific Services.   This change is important for companies doing business with the federal government because most federal contracts require a small business subcontracting plan, and […]

Federal Clean Water Act Section 404 Nationwide Permit (NWP) authorizations (General Permits) issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) on March 12, 2007 are set to expire in just over a month.   On March 18, 2012, all NWPs issued under the 2007 program will expire unless they […]

It may not feel like winter here in Southern California, but it is—and it’s almost over. The end of winter means the beginning of spring surveys, and we’d like to take this opportunity to remind our clients that HELIX biologists have expertise in conducting the following spring surveys:   Quino […]

HELIX has a number of employees legally authorized to oversee Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) compliance projects. We’d like to congratulate two of our biologists, Jason and Jasmine, who are the latest HELIX employees to receive a Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP) certificate!

HELIX is pleased to join SANDAG, the City of Encinitas, and North County Transit District Wednesday, January 18th at noon for the Encinitas Pedestrian Crossing at Santa Fe Drive groundbreaking ceremony. HELIX prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study for three grade-separated pedestrian crossings, and the pedestrian rail underpass at Santa […]