Habitat Management Plans
 

Evergreen was formed in 2006 by partners each with more than 20 years of experience working for the top environmental engineering firms in the region. The following projects were conducted by principals of Evergreen prior to joining Evergreen.

Biological Assessment, Castle Air Force Base, California.  Conducted regulatory agency permit and mitigation negotiations for a 660-acre study area inhabited by a number of special status species, including federal- and state-listed endangered species such as fairy shrimp in accordance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the California Endangered Species Act. Vernal pools of the study area have been delineated in accordance with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Assessment included impact analysis of kit fox, burrowing owls, as well as compensatory mitigation measures including design and construction of vernal pool replacement wetlands.
 

Missouri River Bank Navigation and Mitigation Project, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Hamburg Bend, Otoe County, NE; California Bend, Harrison County, IA; and Langdon Bend, Nemaha County, NE.  Conducted field investigations of wetlands and other biological resources.  Analyzed field, modeling, and resource agency data to aid in selecting the proposed alternative which best met the goal of restoring large river fisheries habitat, chutes, wetlands, and/or migratory waterfowl habitat.  Authored sections of Definite Project Report(s), which addressed the requirements of NEPA, the Federal Endangered Species Act, and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.  Responsible for researching and developing alternatives for terrestrial habitat and for backwater wetland complexes.

Biological Assessment, Victorville, California. Managed surveys, impact analysis and mitigation negotiations for an 860-acre study area potentially inhabited by a number of special status species, including federal- and state-listed endangered species in accordance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the California Endangered Species Act.  These surveys for Desert Tortoise, Mohave Ground Squirrel, Burrowing Owl, Le Conte’s Thrasher and Mojave Indigobush involved a variety of sampling methodologies. Designed a desert wash mitigation plan to replace and restore lost habitat using Cat-Claw Acacia.
 

Biological Assessment, Taft, California. Managed surveys, impact analysis and mitigation designs and negotiations and design for two 640-acre sites in the San Joaquin Valley inhabited by a number of special status species including four federally endangered species in accordance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. These surveys for Kit Fox, Giant Kangaroo Rat, Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizards and Kern Mallow involved a variety of sampling methodologies including line transects, scent stations and night spotlighting during appropriate temperature regimes and seasons. Impact analysis and agency consultations resulted in receipt of a No-Jeopardy Biological Opinion from the USFWS and a Nationwide Permit No. 26 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Managed the 302 acre saltbush scrub mitigation site plan design and implementation in accordance with conditions of the Biological Opinion.
 

Site Location/Environmental Studies, Central Florida. Managed and conducted surveys and regulatory agency review over more than 5,000 acres of land in three central Florida counties. Particular areas of concern included cypress swamp wetlands and endangered species habitat. Special status species habitat evaluated and encountered included Bald Eagle, Gopher Tortoise, Crested Caracara, Sandhill Crane, Scrub Jay, Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, Gopher Frog, and Eastern Indigo Snake. Created a 240 acre tortoise preserve managed with controlled burns and planting of longleaf pines and wire grass.

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