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Biology Survey SeasonWith recent snows and heavy rains, we expect this spring to be a good year to conduct surveys for rare plant species, especially in the high desert areas and passes. It will also be a good year for conducting surveys for many special-status wildlife species, such as the Mohave ground squirrel and desert tortoise. Agencies consider timing of surveys and seasonal conditions to be very important when reviewing the results of surveys.Conducting surveys in a good rain year can be critical to gain Agency acceptance of survey results.

It is vital to schedule surveys soon in order to take advantage of this good year. If you have a project site that needs biological review and clearances, and wish to have results that can be trusted, don’t miss out on the opportunity afforded by a good survey year. Please con-tact us as soon as possible to schedule your survey needs.

En Español at ECORPDid you know? ECORP has provided Spanish translation services for the past five years for a variety of private and public clients. Our Spanish translation services include scoping/public meeting support for Spanish speakers, public notices for CEQA and NEPA documents, newsletters, and worker educa-tion materials, including PowerPoint presenta-tions, tri-fold educational pamphlets, and information cards. We also offer on-site worker education. Our goal is to assist the Spanish-speaking public and those working on construction projects to understand the environmental process and laws that protect sensitive resources. We have Spanish-speaking staff in both northern and southern California who can provide timely and practical transla-tion services for a variety of project needs.

ECORP recently translated a PowerPoint presentation and presented it to an over 90 percent Spanish-speaking audience in Kern County. We have also prepared a Spanish Worker Education Program for a bridge project in San Diego County, which includes a

spokenPowerPointpresentation,informationbrochure, and informa-tion cards. As part of a worker edu- cat ion pro-

gram, the need for bilingual services occurs more often than not. We have found that projects run smoother when everyone is adequately informed and understands the environmental issues associated with the project.

Here are some examples of projects where ECORP has provided translation services:♦ North Torrey Pines Bridge Seismic Retrofit

Project - Worker Education Program, City of Del Mar, San Diego County

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♦ Liberty Energy Center InformationalBrochure and Presentation - Lost Hills,Kern County

♦ Implementation of the Master MitigationPlan for the Big Tujunga Wash MitigationBank Site (Public Outreach/Newsletter) -County of Los Angeles Department ofPublic Works

♦ Potrero Creek and Laborde Canyon Test-ing Areas, Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat Worker Education Program - City of Beaumont, Riverside County

♦ CEQA Notice of Preparation for the San Bernardino Valley College Master Plan Program Environmental Impact Report -San Bernardino Community CollegeDistrict

♦ U.S. Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Coastal California Gnatcatcher Handout -Camp Pendleton, San Diego County

♦ Sun Ridge Subdivision, Worker Education Program - Barstow CommunityDevelopers

Renewable Energy Technolo-gies Must Meet Environmental StandardsECORP’s expert staff of land use planners and project managers can guide clients through the development process for renewable energy projects on private and public land throughout California. Beginning at the initial project planning level, ECORP staff works closely with applicant staff to identify parcels suitable for energy development; prepare fatal flaw/opportunities and constraints analyses; and provide comprehensive project manage- ment of development applications to local, state and federal agencies. Unlike many large engineering companies who only offer envi- ronmental services as an adjunct to their main business focus, ECORP’s concentration is on land planning, California Environmental Qual- ity (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy (NEPA) analysis, biological resources, cultural resources, and water resources services in Cali- fornia, Nevada, and Arizona. When you hire ECORP, you will get a team of local experts in their field. Our comprehensive project manage- ment services include:♦ Solar Resource

PotentialAssessment

♦ Site-Specific Global Horizontal Irradiance and Direct Normal Insolation Evaluationand Mapping

♦ Environmental Fatal Flaw and Opportunity/Constraints Analysis

♦ Coordination and Filing of Land UseApplications with Local, State, andFederal Agencies

♦ Utility Corridor Proximity Assessment♦ BLM Corridor Conflict Analysis♦ Agency Coordination/Consultation♦ Public Outreach, including English-Spanish

Translation of Materials and Presentations.

Striving to Maintain the Integrity of Architectural Treasures and Their CommunitiesArchitectural History is one of the services offered by ECORP’s Cultural Resources Department. CEQA and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act require that buildings and structures that are historic in age (more than 50 Years old) be identified and then evaluated to determine if they are significant. Historic buildings (houses, barns, stores, office buildings, industrial buildings) and structures (bridges, roads, railroads, dams, canals) that are more than 50 years old are identified during a historic building inventory. Buildings and structures are then evaluated using National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR) eligibility crite-ria to determine if they are historically signifi-cant. The evaluation is based on the historical associations and the architectural or engineer-ing characteristics of the building or structure. Building/structure inventories and evaluations are prepared by ECORP’s staff of Architec-tural Historians.

The building/ s t r u c t u r einventory ande v a l u a t i o nresults are provided in a t e c h n i c a lreport which is used by the preparer of the cultural resources section of the CEQA/ NEPA environmental document. If eligible historic buildings or structures were identi-fied, the environmental document contains an analysis of whether the proposed project will have a significant impact on them. If the impact will be significant, mitigation measures are proposed to reduce the impact. Mitigation often consists of rehabilitation and mainte-nance if the building can be reused. Mainte-nance costs can often be reduced through tax incentives provided by the Mills Act. If the building must be demolished, documentation through large-scale photography and a histori- cal narrative is the usual mitigation. Cultural resources sections of environmental documents that require a comprehensive understanding of all of the mitigation options for historical buildings and structures are prepared by ECORP’s staff of Historic Preser- vation Planners/ Environmental Planners.

Aquatic Laboratory ServicesECORP maintains invertebrate laboratories in both our Rocklin and Santa Ana offices, with equipment and personnel to complete marine and freshwater sample sorting, and freshwater benthic macroinvertebrate taxonomy to specified levels (SAFIT Level I and Level II). ECORP also offers services to identify vernal pool Branchiopod cysts from dry season soil collections. The ECORP lab follows the SWAMP protocols for taxonomic identification and is listed as an available lab at SAFIT.org (in the links under labs) to com- plete benthic macroinvertebrate taxonomy. Our Santa Ana facility also provides Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) plankton sample collec-tion and species identification services in southern California coastal waters.

Diving ServicesECORP continues to offer SCUBA diving ser- vices. We currently meet all of the diving requirements as outlined in the USACE Health and Safety Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1), and are approved by NAVFAC (Naval Facilities

Engineering Com- mand) Pacific to conduct diving operations on Navy and Marine Corps Installations within the Pacific including Marine

Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Technical capa- bilities include Caulerpa taxifolia and eelgrass surveys, essential fish habitat assessments, fish and macroinvertebrate density surveys. ECORP now also has Marine Archaeological capabilities. These Cultural Resources ser- vices include field surveys (initial recordation and site evaluation) all the way through the data recovery process as mitigation for ship- wrecks and other historical resources.

Non-Native Species RemovalECORP continues to provide non-native spe- cies removal services throughout California. We specialize in the use of innovative, highly efficient removal techniques for non-native plant and animal species, and have designed and implemented adaptable management plans for aquatic, vernal pool, and upland habitats.

Regulatory PermittingECORP can provide regulatory permitting and guidance services for your project. Our in- house staff of regulatory specialists, wetland restoration design and implementation special- ists, soil scientists, fluvial geomorphologists, biologists, and archaeologists are familiar with the resources throughout California and famil- iar with the local, state and federal resource protection laws and regulations. We provide a full range of regulatory services pertaining to jurisdictional delineations, environmental permitting procedures, determining permitting requirements, and developing strategies to comply with state and federal environmental laws and regulations. Our permitting specialists are experts at securing permits under Sections 401 and 404 of the CWA, Sections 7 and 10 of the ESA, Section 106 of the NHPA, Section 1600 Streambed Alteration Agreements, and Section 2081 of the CESA. Here is what a client recently said about the regulatory sup- port services we provided them: “ECORP personnel provided highly professional services and demonstrated their valuable experience and excellent skills in dealing with the corre-sponding regional, state and federal regulatory agencies”- City of Chula Vista (2010).

Habitat Restoration ServicesECORP has staff who are experienced in all aspects of native habitat restoration and miti- gation. Each ECORP office staffs habitat restoration specialists available to provide a wide variety of services such as: mitigation

site assessments, in the field or using Geographic Informa- tion System (GIS) modeling; concep-tual mitigation/ restoration planning;

revegetation planning; oversight of installation contractors during implementation and long term maintenance phases; mitigation/ restoration success monitoring; remedial measure recommendations; and rare plant transplantation planning and implementation. In addition, we can provide landscape architec- tural drawings using CAD software, as well as specific schematics or details for use in your mitigation/restoration project. Our staff is

fully dedicated to providing solutions to your challenges. ECORP understands that the ulti- mate goal is facilitating and achieving the project success criteria prior to or within the required time period allotted under project permits. Our habitat restoration specialists have been directly responsible for the success of projects that range from small high-profile projects to large-scale projects that span multi-counties. We are poised and ready to offer our exceptional habitat restoration ser- vices throughout the entire state of California and look forward to streamlining and produc-ing successful projects.

Sustainable Landscape Design ECORP strives to bridge gaps between traditional wildlife biology, traditional land- scape restoration, and traditional landscape architecture. The guiding concept is connect- ing the built environment with the natural environment to create places where people can reconnect with what is essential and natu- ral. This service goes hand and hand with our ecological habitat restoration services. Some-times it is not creating, but rather restoring or inserting natural or naturalized environments back into built environments. By focusing on bringing nature into our built environments we can: reduce heat island effect; clean urban air, soil, and water; and increase habitat and pollination while at the same time increasing human health and well being. ECORP is committed to seeking holistic approaches to sustainable and regenerative environmental planning and design.

Recently Completed and New Projects♦ Angelus Oaks Hazardous Fuel Reduction

NEPA Documentation, San BernardinoCounty - San Bernardino National Forest

♦ Santa Ana Hazardous Fuel Reduction NEPADocumentation and Cultural ResourcesSurvey, San Bernardino County - SanBernardino National Forest

♦ Boa Hazardous Fuel Reduction NEPADocumentation, San Bernardino County -San Bernardino National Forest

♦ NEPA andLand Planning Services, Plan of Development Support, Corri-dor Conflict Analysis, and

Cultural Resources and Native American Consultation Support Services for the State- line Solar Farm Project Two Miles South of the California/Nevada Border, San Bernar-dino County - First Solar Development, Inc.

♦ NEPA and Land Planning Services, Corridor Conflict Analysis, and Cultural Resources Surveys and Native American Consultation Support Services for the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm Project, Desert Center Vicinity, Riverside County - First Solar Develop-ment, Inc.

♦ Program EIR and Technical Studies for the San Bernardino Valley College Master Plan, San Bernardino County - San Bernardino Community College District

♦ Environmental Constraints Analysis for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory MasterPlan, Pasadena, Fort Irwin, and Angeles National Forest - NASA JPL

♦ IS/MND and Technical Studies for the Desert View Conservation Area Park, nearJoshua Tree - San Bernardino CountySpecial Districts Department

♦ CEQA Determination and Traffic Study for Erwin Ranch Park Improvements, near Big Bear - San Bernardino County Special Districts Department

♦ Environmental Compliance Monitoring and Restoration Services for North TorreyPines Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project, City of Del Mar, San Diego County - T.Y. Lin Inter- national

♦ Streambed Alteration Agreement and Restoration Plans for the 12-home Butcher Ranch Subdivision, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County - D&M Eight, LTD

♦ Biological Surveys and Delineation for a 33-acre Subdivision in Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County - RBF Consulting

♦ Field Management, Biological Studies, and Annual Reporting for the Delhi SandsFlower Loving Fly Mitigation Bank, Countyof San Bernardino - Vulcan Materials

♦ Focused SmallMammal Trap-ping Survey, JurisdictionalWaters Delin-eation, andRare PlantSurvey of 640-acres near Salton City, Imperial County

♦ Regulatory Permitting, Environmental Documents, Biological Surveys for Iron-wood Avenue & Indian Detention Basin Improvements Project, City of MorenoValley, Riverside County - LAN Engineering

♦ Non-Native Aquatic Fauna Species Removal,Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County - U.S. Forest Service

♦ Base-wide Removal of Non-Native Aquatic Species Detrimental to Tidewater Goby, Arroyo Toad and Other Native Base Species, San Diego County - MCB Camp Pendleton

♦ Santa Ana Sucker Surveys and Relocation for Construction in Big Tujunga Wash at Oro Vista Avenue Crossing, Los Angeles County - City of Los Angeles

♦ Biological Surveys for Shelter Island BoatLaunch RampReplacement,San DiegoCounty - Portof San Diego

♦ Santa AnaSucker Surveyand Relocationin Santa AnaRiver at River Road Bridge, RiversideCounty - AMEC

New to ECORP!♦ Audrey Wheeler-Denning, Human Re-

sources Manager, Rocklin ♦ Leann Taagapera, Principal Environ-

mental Analyst, Rocklin ♦ Elizabeth Denniston, Staff Archaeologist,

Redlands ♦ Emily Graf, Assistant Environmental

Analyst, Redlands ♦ Jordan Zylstra, Botanist, Redlands ♦ Linda Honey, Environmental Scientist,

Redlands ♦ Robert Cunningham, Associate Archae-

ologist, Redlands ♦ Cara Snellen, Biologist, Santa Ana ♦ Jesse Byrd, Biologist/Environmental Com-

pliance Specialist, San Diego ♦ Shannan Shaffer, Biologist/Environmental

Compliance Specialist, Santa Ana ♦ Benjamin Smith, Biologist, Santa Ana ♦ Jennifer Montgomery, Word Processor,

Santa Ana ♦ Philip Wasz, Assistant Biologist, Santa Ana ♦ Josh Corona-Bennett, Senior Restoration

Ecologist, San Diego ♦ Lee Ripma, Senior Biologist, San Diego ♦ Wendy Turner, Assistant Biologist,

San Diego ♦ Wendy Jones, Staff Archaeologist,

Redlands

Environmental Analysis Biological Resources Cultural ResourcesContact: Kathy Kondor at (714) 648-0630 or kkondor@ecorpconsulting.com