Description: Proposed solar development on over 5450 acres of BLM public lands and 3000 acres of private land
Client: Aspen, Intersect Power, Clearway Energy
Locations: Desert Center, Riverside County, California
Years: 2018 - Current Provided biological services for initial protocol biological surveys, reporting, and agency consultation.
Services Provided
Habitat assessments
Protocol desert tortoise surveys
Protocol burrowing owl surveys
Rare plant surveys
Vegetation mapping
Wetland delineation
Wildlife camera surveys
Desert Harvest - Palen Solar Facilities
Description: 150 MW (1100 acres) and 500 MW (3500 acres) solar farms on BLM public lands
Client: EDF Renewables
Locations: Desert Center, Riverside County, California
Years: 2018 - Current Four-year project involving comprehensive natural resource studies, permitting documents and agency coordination.
Services Provided
Pre-construction surveys
Wildlife clearance surveys
Wildlife exclusion
Mojave Desert Tortoise protocol surveys
Burrowing Owl surveys
Desert Kit Fox natal den monitoring and exclusion
Jurisdictional wetlands and waters delineations
Noxious weed mapping and management
Rare plants and vegetation communities
Compliance construction monitoring
Playa Solar Project - Harry Allen Solar Energy Center
Description: 200 MW (2000 acres) and 112 MW (640 acres) solar farms on BLM public lands
Client: EDF Renewables
Locations: Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone (SEZ), Clark County, Nevada
Years: 2014 - Current The translocation and monitoring of 130 desert tortoises for these projects exhibits our continued success in creating effective natural resource management programs.
Services Provided
Pre-construction surveys
Wildlife clearance surveys
Wildlife exclusion
Desert tortoise transmittering and health exams
Desert tortoise translocation and post-translocation effectiveness monitoring
Compliance construction monitoring
Silver State South - Stateline Solar
Description: 250 MW (2400 acres) and 300 MW (1600 acres) solar energy facilities on BLM public lands
Client: First Solar
Locations: Primm, Clark County, Nevada
Years: 2009 - 2016 These highly scrutinized projects benefitted from our strategies to study desert tortoise home ranges resulting in successful permitting and project development with over 150 desert tortoises safely translocated.
Services Provided
Pre-project protocol surveys
Plan development, permitting, and technical reports
Desert tortoise health assessments, home range study, translocation, and monitoring
Burrowing owl, kit fox, and badger surveys and exclusion
Avian point counts, nesting bird surveys, and exclusion
Rare plant surveys, cactus counts, and plant salvage
Biological compliance
Desert Sunlight Solar Farm
Description: 550 MW (3900 acres) solar energy facility and 12-mile transmission line, all on public lands
Client: First Solar, Next Era Energy
Locations: Desert Center, Riverside County, California
Years: 2008 - 2015 Our natural resource management program, during the development of one of the largest solar farms in the world, is recognized by regulatory agencies as a model for effective collaborative solutions for sustainable development.
Services Provided
Protocol-level wildlife surveys
Pre-project planning and permitting
Biological Resources Technical Report, Biological Assessment, and management plans
Desert tortoise health assessments, translocation, and monitoring
Rare plant surveys and plant salvage
Invasive weed surveys and weed control
Insect inventories
Burrowing owl, kit fox, and badger surveys, and exclusion
Avian point counts, raptor and nesting bird surveys, and mortality studies
Biological compliance throughout construction phase and into transition to full operations and maintenance
