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Rocks Biological Consulting Provides The Following Services:
USFWS/CDFW Protocol Surveys
Birds
- Coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica)
- Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)
- Least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus)
- Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
Invertebrates
- Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino)
- Wet-season fairy shrimp surveys (e.g., Riverside fairy shrimp, San Diego fairy shrimp)
- Dry-season fairy shrimp surveys (e.g., Riverside fairy shrimp, San Diego fairy shrimp)
- Hermes copper butterfly (Lycaena hermes)
Herpetofauna
- Arroyo toad (Bufo californicus)
- Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
Plants
- Threadleaf Brodiaea (Brodiaea filifolia)
Other Biological Services
Biological Studies
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- General biological surveys
- Management of large-scale biological studies
- Vegetation mapping
- Wildlife corridor/movement studies
- Habitat assessments
- Baseline ecological studies
- Arborist Surveys
- ISA Certified Tree Surveys
- Local Tree Ordinance Assessments
Floristic Surveys
- Focused and protocol surveys for rare, threatened and endangered plants
- Vouchering of endangered plant species
- Native plant revegetation planning
- Floristic inventories
Environmental Document Preparation and Permitting
- Preliminary biological constraints planning
- Jurisdictional wetland delineations
- CEQA & NEPA compliance
- Biological technical reports (BTRs)
- Western Riverside County MSHCP consistency reports
- Wetlands permitting (ACOE, CDFW, local regulations)
- Biological Assessments (BAs)
- Environmental Assessments (EAs)
- Environmental Impact Report (EIR) biological resources sections
- Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) biological resources sections
- Document preparation to comply with local, state and federal biological and environmental regulations
Environmental Compliance and Mitigation Planning and Implementation
- Pre-construction nesting bird surveys
- Mitigation monitoring and reporting
- Construction monitoring
Habitat Management
- Land management
- Restoration monitoring and reporting