Benson Biological provides professional services to assist clients through the local, state and federal regulatory process delivering efficient and timely results for resource planning and development.   Benson Biological specializes in protocol-level surveys, permitting, biological resource reports, biological monitoring, biological surveying, and project planning and management.

 

Planning and Management: Benson Biological provides consultation for project planning, guiding your small or large project through the regulatory process specific to biological resource protection. Benson Biological will provide consultation regarding your project and the resources within  your project area.  Consultation services include:

  • Sensitive Species Avoidance

  • Permitting Strategy

  • Project Biological Resources Constraints

  • Preliminary Agency Communications

  • Mitigation Planning

Surveys: Biological Impact analysis often requires reconnaissance-level and/or protocol-level field surveys to be conducted by a qualified biologist. Benson Biological is familiar with the local species and capable of conducting special-status species surveys.

Reporting: Benson Biological is capable of preparing reports that comply with regulatory requirements and include a background review, graphics, species descriptions, habitat analysist, impact discussions and recommended mitigation measures. Reports commonly requested include:

Biological Resources Study - typically required for City and County Departments

Biological Assessment - required for US Fish and Wildlife consultations

Biological Resources Constraints Analysis - requested to determine project constraints

Mitigation Monitoring Plan - necessary for project mitigation

Monitoring: Benson Biological also provides pre-activity surveys and monitoring, mitigation monitoring, restoration monitoring, and project construction monitoring.

Services Provided

  • Biological Resource Surveys

  • Restoration Planning and Monitoring

  • Jurisdictional Delineation of Waters/Wetlands

  • Special-Status Species Surveys

    • Willow Flycatcher

    • Least Bell's Vireo

    • California Red-Legged Frog

    • San Joaquin Kit Fox

    • Arroyo Toad

    • Snowy Plover

    • Burrowing Owl

    • and more.

  • Project Planning

  • Project Management for large and small projects

  • Biological Monitoring

  • Compliance Planning and Monitoring

  • Tree Surveys and Reports

  • Permit Application Packages

  • Agency Consultation

  • Environmental Sensitivity Training

  • and more.

“What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?”
— Henry David Thoreau