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It’s Time to Schedule Sensitive Species Surveys
USACE Announces New Nationwide Permits
HELIX Expands Staff in Orange County
Planning Ahead for Fairy Shrimp Surveys
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HELIX’s team of over 40 biologists is now kicking off the sensitive plant and animal spring survey season. Following multiple consecutive years of drought conditions and our recent abundant rain, it will be optimal for conducting surveys. Our staff, located throughout California, holds federal and state authorizations that qualify HELIX
On January 6, 2017, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) published notice in the Federal Register announcing reissuance of all 50 existing 2012 Nationwide Permits (NWPs), general conditions, and definitions under Clean Water Act Section 404 and Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10, with the addition of two new
HELIX Environmental Planning welcomes Amir Morales, Principal Regulatory Specialist, and Ezekiel Cooley, Regulatory Specialist/Project Manager, to our Orange County office located in Irvine. This expansion allows HELIX to support Orange County, Los Angeles County, and the Inland Empire on a greater scale. Leading our Orange County biology team, Amir brings
If vernal pools or ephemeral basins exist on your project site, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) protocol requires that a complete fairy shrimp survey be conducted. The fairy shrimp survey is required to span one wet season and one dry season. Caught off-guard, this has the potential to
We’re excited to announce the addition of Tom Keegan to HELIX’s Sacramento County office. Mr. Keegan has over 35 years of experience as a fisheries scientist/ecologist relative to water resources and environmental compliance. Also currently a Fellow and the President of the prestigious American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists (AIFRB),