BIOLOGICAL SERVICES
VCS Environmental biologists prepare and peer review biological technical studies and reports, including CEQA/NEPA supporting documents, conduct species surveys and field investigations, design and implement mitigation, and provide construction management services including nesting bird surveys and management of regulatory permitting requirements. VCS biologists have been approved as qualified monitors by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish & Wildlife.
BIOLOGICAL TECHNICAL REPORTS
Vegetation mapping
Species compendiums
Assessments of special status species potential
CEQA Biological Reports
NEPA Natural Environment Studies
Focused survey reports for sensitive species
Biological assessments and Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultations
Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), reports, and HANS process
Conservation easements and other legal preservation documents
SURVEYS
Biological resource assessments
Plant species and vegetation mapping
Animal species
Focused surveys for sensitive species
Burrowing Owl pursuant to CDFW and MSHCP protocols
Nesting Birds pursuant the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act and CDFG code
Preconstruction clearance
MSHCP surveys
MITIGATION
Mitigation site design
Coordination with landscape architects
Habitat Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Plans (HMMP)
Oversight of mitigation installation including initial planting and irrigation
Five-year monitoring and reporting
Periodic (monthly/quarterly) internal maintenance reports and coordination with maintenance contractors (English/Spanish)
CONSTRUCTION MONITORING
Worker Education and Awareness Training (English/Spanish)
Biological oversight of environmentally sensitive areas
Coordination with contractor
Required reporting
