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

• General biological surveys
• Management of large-scale biological studies
• Vegetation mapping
• Wildlife corridor/movement studies
• Habitat assessments
• Baseline ecological studies

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