It’s Already Time to Schedule Sensitive Species Surveys for 2020!
HELIX Environmental Planning’s team of over 40 biologists is ready to kick off the sensitive plant and animal spring survey season. This year’s early rains have resulted in impressive plant growth, and likely a good year for surveying. Our staff,...
Pat Britton Joins HELIX’s Northern California Team
Pat Britton recently joined HELIX Environmental Planning’s Placer County office and is responsible for overseeing the firm’s biological resources and environmental compliance programs for the Northern California region. This includes overseeing the biology and...
HELIX Principal Biologist Larry Sward Announces Retirement
Celebrating a Storied Career, and New Adventures on the Horizon After 26 years of dedicated service to HELIX Environmental Planning, our clients, and our colleagues, Principal Biologist, Larry Sward has set his sights on a well-deserved retirement. Larry...
It’s Time to Schedule Fairy Shrimp Surveys
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...