Michael Baker’s Natural Resources Group is a leader in providing comprehensive biological resources, regulatory permitting and ecosystem restoration services. Our team of experienced biologists, ecologists and wetland scientists offers a full breadth of biological consulting services, specializing in general biological surveys and biological technical reports compliant with federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances.
Our team of experts conducts focused and protocol-level surveys for endangered, threatened, and special-status species, including those requiring survey permits; botanical surveys and vegetation mapping conforming to the most current standards; wetland and aquatic resource delineations; regulatory permitting for listed species and jurisdictional aquatic resources; ecosystem restoration services; and construction monitoring, mitigation and reporting support. Our deep bench of experts also provides an extension of staff to our clients.
Biological Resources Related Services
- Aquatic Resources Delineations
- Bat Surveys and Monitoring
- Biological Constraints and Due Diligence Analyses
- Biological Resources Technical Reports
- California Environmental Quality Act Documentation Support
- Caltrans Natural Environment Studies
- Focused & Protocol-Level Plant and Wildlife Surveys
- Focused Special-Status Species Habitat Assessments
- General Biological Resources Assessments and Inventories
- Geographic Information System Analysis and Mapping
- International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist Surveys
- National Environmental Policy Act Documentation Support
- Nesting Bird Surveys and Nest Monitoring
- Pre-, During and Post-Construction Compliance Monitoring
- Public Agency Staff Trainings
- Third-party Peer Review of Biological Resources Documentation
- Vegetation Community/Land Cover Mapping
Regulatory Related Services
- 404(b)(1) Alternatives Analyses
- Aquatic Resource Delineations
- California Rapid Assessment Method Analyses
- Clean Water Act Section 401 & 404 Permits
- Coastal Development Permits
- Federal Biological Evaluations/Biological Assessments
- Federal and State Endangered Species Act Permits
- Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements
- Mitigation and Conservation Planning
- Natural Community Conservation Plan/Habitat Conservation Plan/Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Compliance Analyses
- Permit Compliance and Trainings (Worker Environmental Awareness Program)
- Staffing Augmentation Support
- Streamflow Duration Assessment Method (SDAM) Evaluations
- Waste Discharge Requirements
- Watershed Profile Assessments
Ecosystem Restoration Related Services
- Annual Monitoring Reports
- Community Education and Outreach
- Conceptual Mitigation Plans
- Design Alternatives Analysis
- Drone Surveys and Data Collection
- Existing Site Conditions Assessments
- Functional Assessments
- Grant Management and Implementation
- Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plans
- Habitat Mitigation Site Selection
- In-Lieu Fee/Mitigation Bank Coordination
- Invasive Species Monitoring and Management Planning
- Long Term Management Planning
- Mitigation Monitoring Programs
- Pre- and Post-Wildfire Planning
- Resource Management Planning
- Restoration Monitoring Plans
- Site Implementation Monitoring
- Sustainable Sites Initiative Certification Planning
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Will Hoose
Western Regional Practice Lead – Environmental
