Burleson offers a wide range of botanical, wildlife, and habitat assessment services within California’s diverse ecological communities. Our biologists conduct surveys and provide habitat assessments for special-status plant and wildlife species, including those protected under the federal and state Endangered Species Acts. Burleson staff members have worked throughout the state in a variety of habitats and natural communities. Burleson staff assesses project-related impacts and consults with regulatory agencies to avoid, minimize, and/or mitigate habitat impact. Our biologists are familiar with species’ habitat components, life histories, and agency-approved survey methodologies. Burleson biologists have the experience to conduct habitat assessments and protocol-level surveys for special status species including:

• Burrowing Owl
• California Red-Legged Frog
• CTS habitat assessment
• Desert tortoise
• Giant garter snake
• Rare, threatened, and endangered plant species
• Swainson’s hawk
• Vernal pool tadpole and fairy shrimp
• Western pond turtle
• Western spadefoot toad

Our biologists have training and experience conducting amphibian and reptile surveys using state and federal agency protocols and have developed standardized methodologies for conducting habitat assessments and visual encounter surveys for a variety of amphibian species. Burleson performs surveys for special-status amphibians and aquatic reptiles throughout California, and has developed management strategies; prepared avoidance, conservation, and mitigation measures.

Burleson has extensive experience conducting assessments and delineations of wetlands and other waters of the United States throughout California and other Western States. Our biologists are experienced with a broad range of freshwater and coastal wetland communities. We conduct wetland assessments to identify the presence and approximate extent of potentially jurisdictional waters of the United States (regulated under the federal Clean Water Act) and waters regulated by the California Department of Fish & Game. We consult the US Fish & Wildlife Service and NOAA under the federal Endangered Species Act regarding potential effects to federally listed threatened and endangered species. Field investigations involve the collection of site-specific data, including soil characteristics, assessment of plant species composition, and evaluations of hydrologic conditions. In addition to proven land-based delineation methodology, Burleson uses state-of-the-art techniques—such as GPS and aerial photography—to map the extent of wetlands and waters of the US.

• Upper San Joaquin River Basin Storage Investigation
• California Department of Parks & Recreation
• Empire Mine Historic Park Environmental Services

• Oncall Environmental Services

• Mojave Desert Tortoise Surveys

• Humboldt Bay Power Plant AFC Environmental Assessment, Wetland Delineation, Biological and Cultural Resources Surveys and Monitoring, and Costal Commission Consultation

• Environmental Regulatory Support Services
• Rancho Seco Nature Preserve Environmental Regulatory Support Services
• Solano Wind Project Phase 3 Burrowing Owl Survey

• Former Fort Ord Monitoring Plan and Mapping Rare Plant Surveys
• Former Fort Ord Vegetation Monitoring Plan and Westland Restoration and Monitoring Plan

• San Gabriel Biological Evaluation

• North Area Vegetation Management Environmental Assessment
• Sacramento Area Voltage Support Environmental Impact Statement