Since 2011, ECORP has held two on-call contracts with the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to provide Resource Specialist Professional Services in the discipline of Environmental Scientist for both the Northern and Southern Service Centers.
ECORP’s comprehensive suite of environmental consulting capabilities and experienced staff allows us to provide a comprehensive suite of on-call environmental consulting services for California State Parks, including:
- California Environmental Quality Act/National Environmental Policy Act (CEQA/NEPA) compliance.
- Permitting/regulatory compliance.
- Biological resource surveys, i.e.,
- Protocol- and assessment-level botanical and special status wildlife surveys
- Arborist surveys
- Preconstruction plant and wildlife surveys
- Nesting bird surveys
- Habitat delineations
- Vernal Pool branchiopod surveys Bat presence/absence surveys and exclusions
- Fish/aquatic species capture and relocation
- Habitat mitigation planning and implementation
- Biological monitoring and reporting
- Post-fire/hazard tree removal
- Construction monitoring
- Worker Environmental Awareness Program (WEAP) training
- Jurisdictional aquatic resources/wetland delineations
- Coastal Commission aquatic resource delineations
- Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan (HCP/NCCP) support
- Stormwater compliance
- Water quality monitoring
- Air quality and greenhouse gas analysis
- Noise analysis
- Acoustic Monitoring
- Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)
- Lidar Mapping Services
- Regulatory permitting
- Cultural Resource Surveys
- Tribal Consultation
Examples of WorkOrders for On-Call Environmental Consulting Services
The California State Parks access ECORP on-call environmental consulting services through a work order process. The Service Center determines the environmental services needed and issues a work order that ECORP follows to deliver the specified services.
We have completed dozens of work orders delivering a variety of on-call environmental consulting services for California State Parks. We provide a sample of completed orders below.
Project Name: Ritchey Creek Fish Barrier Removal Project, Napa Bothe State Park, Napa County.
On-Call Environmental Consulting Services Provided:
- Protocol-level foothill yellow-legged frog surveys
- Fish and amphibian capture and relocation prior to and during stream dewatering
- Construction monitoring for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), acting as agency-approved monitors for the California red-legged frog, the Central Coast steelhead, and the foothill yellow-legged frog, respectively
- Rare plant surveys
- Bat presence/absence surveys
- Northern spotted owl nesting/territory surveys
Project: Accessibility Improvements Project, Millerton Lake State Recreation Area, Fresno and Madera Counties.
On-Call Environmental Consulting Services Provided:
- California tiger salamander construction monitoring
Project: Marsh Creek Restoration and Dam Repair Project, Marsh Creek State Historic Park, Contra Costa County.
On-Call Environmental Consulting Services Provided:
- HCP/NCCP approvals
- Permit compliance
- Rare plant surveys
- San Joaquin kit fox and western burrowing owl habitat surveys
- Nesting bird surveys
- Owl passive exclusion
- Pre-construction biological surveys
- Biological monitoring during construction
- WEAP training
Project: Bat Surveys, Bridgeport Covered Bridge Rehabilitation Project, South Yuba River State Park, Nevada County.
On-Call Environmental Consulting Services Provided:
- Bat presence/ absence surveys
- Acoustic monitoring
- Bat Protection Plan
- Bat exclusion
Project: Pismo Beach Lagoon Trail Americans with Disabilities Act Improvement Project, Pismo State Beach, San Luis Obispo County.
On-Call Environmental Consulting Services Provided:
- California red-legged frog survey
Project Name: Kashia Loop ADA Trail Project, Fort Ross State Historical Park, Sonoma County.
On-Call Environmental Consulting Services Provided:
- CEQA Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND)
- Regulatory permitting
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Coastal Commission aquatic resources/wetland jurisdictional delineations
Project Name: Big Sur River Bank Stabilization Project, Andrew Molera State Park, Monterey County.
On-Call Environmental Consulting Services Provided:
- USACE and Coastal Commission aquatic resources/wetland jurisdictional delineations
- Coastal Commission aquatic resources delineation
- Protocol-level rare plant surveys
- Biological resources assessment
- CEQA IS/MND
- Unmanned aerial system (UAS)/lidar studies
- Hydraulic studies and engineering design support
- Agency liaison with NMFS and CDFW
Project Name: Hazard Tree Removal – Nesting Bird Surveys, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Monterey County.
On-Call Environmental Consulting Services Provided:
- Nesting bird surveys were conducted prior to hazard tree removal activities
- Identified and documented nesting bird activity
- Supported the development of nest protection buffers
Environmental Consulting Services Provided
- Biological Resources Management Services
- Threatened, Endangered, and Special-Status Species Surveys
- Bat Surveys and Bat Management Services
- Fisheries Services
- Amphibian Services
- Nesting Bird Surveys
- Wetlands and Waters Assessment and Delineation
- Botanical Services
- Threatened and Endangered Species Permits
- Construction Monitoring Services
- Habitat Restoration, Conservation, and Land Management Services
- Lidar and Remote Sensing Services
- Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Services
- CEQA and NEPA Documentation Services
- Noise Analysis & Modeling
- Noise Monitoring & Mitigation Services
- Air Quality Modeling and Analysis
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Services
- Stormwater Compliance
