Services

Heritage has a team of specialists that cover all environmental disciplines. We provide expertise in wildlife biology, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, forestry, hydrology, water quality, geology, soil science, air quality, noise, visual quality, socioeconomics, land use, archeology, paleontology, physical anthropology, environmental engineering, global positioning systems, and geographical information systems (GIS).
 


Some of the environmental planning services Heritage provides include:
 
  • Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Assessments under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

  • Environmental Impact Assessment under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and similar state statutes

  • Environmental Impact Assessment under World Bank and other Development Banks Policies

  • Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys and Consultation under the Endangered Species Act (Heritage holds a Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit)

  • Wetland and Waters of the United States Delineation

  • Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Permitting

  • Section 401 of the CWA Certification

  • Environmental Program Management

  • Environmental Regulation Analysis

  • Siting Studies

  • Alternative Evaluations

  • Local, State, and Federal Permitting

  • Construction Monitoring/Compliance

  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Special Status Species Evaluation and Consultation (state and federal species not protected under the ESA)

  • Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) Compliance, Survey and Monitoring

  • Bald and Golden Eagle Act (BGEPA) Compliance, Survey and Monitoring

  • Eagle Protection Plans

  • Bird and Bat Conservation Strategies (formerly known as Avian Protection Plans)

  • Avian and Raptor Surveys (Aerial- and Ground-based)

  • Wildlife Surveys

  • Aquatic Surveys

  • Botanical Surveys

  • Watershed and other Natural Resource Management Plans, Studies and Consultation

  • Mitigation Planning and Monitoring

  • Habitat Conservation Plan Development under Section 10 of the ESA

  • Scoping and Public Involvement


  • Litigation Support / Expert Testimony
 
 
Heritage provides these services to support the following types of projects:    
 
  • Municipal Projects (Trails, Pipelines, Roads)

  • Oil and Gas Field Development

  • Pipelines

  • Energy Transmission Lines

  • Power Generation (Pumped Storage, Gas-fired, Coal-fired)
  • Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind)

  • Mining

  • Water Development

  • Land Development

  • Weather Modification
Heritage Environmental Consultants