CONNECTS
Photo: National Park Service
March 2015
6 2015 Outstanding
Environmental Analysis
Document Award
3 How Smart Is Your Park?
2 Message from Our CEO
4 Program-Scale Environmental
Compliance
7 New Faces
6 It’s Spring Survey Season
10 We’ll See You Around
8 Congratulations
Message from Our CEO
So this is what climate change looks like?
Out West it was pretty much a “winter-less” winter as it seems
we moved directly from fall to spring, with warmer than normal
temperatures and little precipitation (rain or snow). The d-word…
drought…continues to dominate the headlines out here with
California recently taking stronger steps including moving more
aggressively on not just water conservation but also on flood
protection projects—on the theory that we’re in a new era of
extremes and massive flooding is what we eventually have to
look forward to after we first dry to a crisp. Meanwhile in the
East, there has been record snowfall and cold temperatures–
with even our Florida offices experiencing a bit of the white stuff
earlier this year.
Given we’re in this era of such extremes, what can we do to
help influence a more positive future? For years now (though
perhaps not quite yet enough of them) we and other members
of the environmental industry have been working to lessen
our environmental impact by integrating the environmental,
economic, and social principles of sustainability into all aspects
of our work. As a company, we are in the thick of preparing
ESA’s 2012/2013 Sustainability Report to measure our progress
towards our sustainability plan goals and will publish that report
next month on our website.
Sustainability is consistent with our core values and the impetus
for the services we provide. As environmental planners and
scientists, we help our clients plan smarter projects and
communities, restore habitats, and adapt to the challenges of
climate change. From helping our federal clients meet Presidential initiatives, including the federal 20% renewable energy
by 2020, to assisting local cities and counties as they use the
U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit to make smarter decisions, it
seems the environment (and our part in helping protect and
manage it) is central to our mission. We’ve assisted our clients
on hundreds of projects that have reduced or eliminated waste,
protected and expanded sensitive habitats, lowered greenhouse gas emissions, and more efficiently developed our water
and land resources. As our work frequently demonstrates and
Global Issues illustrates in their recent article, Action on Climate
Change is Cheaper than Inaction in the long run.
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A frequent concern when planning for climate change is the
impact of sea level rise or natural disasters on our aging and
critical infrastructure. The concept of “natural systems engineering” or “green infrastructure” is gaining momentum; the
scientific blend of reinforcing natural ecosystem function with
an engineered solution can provide a multi-benefit project that
is often less costly to maintain and more effective in the long
term.
ESA is assisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the
California State Coastal Conservancy with their design and
implementation of “living shorelines” in San Francisco Bay, using
pioneering habitat restoration techniques such as carefully
placed eel grass and oyster beds to help manage the shoreline,
reduce coastal erosion, and maintain coastal processes while
protecting, enhancing, and creating natural habitat for fish,
aquatic plants, and wildlife.
The Nature Conservancy’s report Reducing Climate Risks with
Natural Infrastructure, which makes the case for and describes
approaches to implementing green infrastructure, features
several ESA projects, such as the Horizontal Levee Concept
that integrates the natural flood risk reduction properties of
tidal marshes into a shoreline management strategy. ESA first
developed the horizontal levee concept as part of the Hayward
Shoreline Study in association with Peter Baye, and further
adapted it for Bay-wide use in the Horizontal Levee Report
for the Bay Institute. We are currently designing the first pilot
project to test the horizontal levee for the Oro Loma Sanitation
District.
We’re working with Restore America’s Estuaries in Florida to
prepare a “Coastal Blue Carbon” Assessment that documents
the climate change mitigation benefits of integrating climate
change adaptation and ecosystem restoration in Tampa Bay.
As we assist the Florida Gulf Consortium with implementing a
framework for prioritizing projects seeking RESTORE Act funds,
we will likely see many more green infrastructure projects along
the Gulf Coast in the coming years, with multi-benefit objectives
including climate change adaptation.
As the 45th annual Earth Day approaches, I’m encouraged
that we are steadily moving towards a more sustainable future
despite the many challenges that remain.
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How Smart Is Your Park?
California Will Help Pay to Make It Smarter, Senate Bill 985
Highlights Stormwater Opportunities on Public Lands
By Jim O’Toole, California Water Deputy Leader
Can your public parks:
Key elements of SB 985:
• Capture stormwater and dry-weather runoff, use soils and plants
to naturally filter runoff to remove pollutants, helping you comply
with water quality regulations?
• Recognizes dry-weather runoff as an important water source.
• Store that runoff to increase your local water supply?
• Requires agencies to use quantitative, metric-based standards
to identify projects that provide water supply and water quality
benefits.
• Provide new green open space and recreation lands for your
community to improve health and well-being?
• Restore, create, and sustain habitat for native plants and animals?
They can—if you retrofit them with green infrastructure, and the
State will help you pay for it!
Instead of being viewed as a resource, stormwater and dryweather runoff are often seen as a problem. Throughout California, drainage systems are designed to capture and convey
this runoff away from people and property as fast as possible,
rather than capturing it for beneficial reuse. Our current drainage
systems contribute to the water pollution that impairs our rivers,
lakes, and ocean, as well as contributing to the loss of a useable
water supply. The State has now officially recognized the
tremendous value of this precious water resource with the 2014
adoption of Senate Bill (SB) 985 (Senator Pavley).
This landmark bill was sponsored by the non-governmental
organization Community Conservation Solutions (CCS) after
nearly a decade of work developing a metrics-driven approach
to determining where—and in what order—runoff capture
projects should be implemented. SB 985 recognizes the
importance of dry-weather runoff, and requires communities to
prepare a watershed-wide Stormwater Resource Plan to both
plan for the capture and beneficial reuse of this precious water
resource and be eligible for $200 million in Proposition 1 State
funding to support multi-benefit projects designed to maximize
water supply, water quality, and environmental and community
benefits. With a focus on the use of existing publicly owned
lands such as parks, public open space, school sites, parking
lots, and government office buildings to increase capture and
reuse of stormwater and dry-weather runoff on-site, SB 985
makes an important shift toward more sustainable stormwater
and dry-weather runoff management.
• Encourages watershed-scale planning efforts and collaboration
on the creation of stormwater resource plans.
• Incorporates non-stormwater runoff, including discharged
process water and vehicle wash runoff, into stormwater planning.
• Requires compliance in order to receive grants for stormwater
and non-stormwater capture projects from bond acts approved
by voters after January 1, 2014.
• Encourages existing publicly owned lands such as parks, public
open space, school sites, and government office buildings to use
stormwater and dry-weather runoff-onsite.
By identifying existing public lands that are suitable for conversion and retrofit to “smart” green spaces that can act as natural
filters and treatment areas, agencies have the opportunity to
provide important and badly needed park, habitat, and recreation opportunities. CCS retained ESA to help complete this
type of integrated assessment and prioritization of hundreds
of public parcels in the Upper Los Angeles River watershed for
opportunities to naturally clean up polluted runoff and sustainably reuse stormwater and dry-weather runoff on a regional
scale, both for irrigation and infiltration to recharge groundwater supplies. Focused on public lands, the analysis offers a
cost-effective and readily available solution to serious water
quality and water supply problems, and addresses the need
to make urban communities healthier and more livable. These
multi-objective projects provide benefits by creating new park,
habitat, recreation, and other open space lands in communities most in need of these amenities, while addressing drought
and water quality issues by capturing, storing, and reusing both
stormwater and dry-weather runoff.
With SB 985 requiring agencies to include dry-weather runoff
capture and treatment in their stormwater management plans,
ESA is working with clients and CCS to develop innovative and
sustainable water supply management solutions. For more
information call 213.599.4300 or email Leslie Moulton, California
Water Leader at [email protected] or David Pohl, PhD, PE,
LEED AP, Water Quality Expert at [email protected].
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Program-Scale Environmental Compliance
Evaluating the Use and Effectiveness of Program
Environmental Impact Reports
By Tom Barnes, Southern California Water Leader
A Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) evaluates a
series of actions (aka a “program”) that are related by geography
or function, but may be implemented over a long period of time.
Understanding and articulating the tangible benefits of a PEIR
can be perplexing. We often encounter this discussion with our
clients, particularly public utility clients these days. Here are
some of the questions we hear:
Why should we consider preparing a PEIR if it’s not required?
Good question. The answer lies in evaluating the benefits of
long-range planning.
When is a PEIR the right strategy and how much should it cost?
PEIRs can be concise and low-cost, or they can be exhaustive
and expensive; it depends on the constituency and the longterm implications of the program. If the potential risks outweigh
the benefits, then a PEIR is not for you. Can a PEIR streamline subsequent compliance efforts, saving
money in the long run?
Yes, but not always or even usually.
Can a PEIR bring stakeholders together and reduce delays from
controversies?
Yes, but sometimes it can do the opposite.
PEIR Benefits
The table on the following page outlines some clear objectives
and benefits of preparing a PEIR. These PEIR benefits apply
concepts that are true of any advanced planning effort: clear
vision, transparency, substantiation of need, and risk reduction.
Risks of Not Preparing a PEIR
Some risks of not preparing a PEIR include potential delays
associated with unexpected controversies, incompatible facilities, local opposition, or stranded assets. A PEIR is an advanced
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planning tool and is only needed if the potential consequences
of poor planning are scary enough to merit a high level of risk. A
Board of Directors, City Council, or Board of Supervisors needs
to weigh the short-term costs against the potential long-term
benefits of advanced planning.
Types of PEIRs
PEIRs can be used for different purposes depending on the lead
agency’s situation. Every PEIR is structured uniquely, but the
following are some general types we’ve encountered:
Facility Plan Capital Improvement Project List
• For example: Individual facility upgrades over a planning
horizon: treatment plants, energy facilities, industrial facilities.
Service Area Capital Improvement Project List
• For example: multiple project types within a large service
area over a planning horizon: distribution systems, collection
systems, treatment systems, etc.
Resource or Land Use Management Plans
• For example: Park Plans, Groundwater Management Plans,
Land Use Plans, Coastal Development Plans, Municipal General
Plans
Regulatory compliance programs or Adoption of Policy
• For example: Stormwater Quality Management plans, Resource
Management Plans, Clean Air Action Plans, etc.
Case Study: A PEIR for the Los Angeles County Flood Control
District
The Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD)
prepared a PEIR to evaluate a strategy of complying with their
municipal stormwater discharge permit. The County has had
difficulty achieving water quality objectives imposed by the
Clean Water Act. The project ideas are abundant, but funding
is not. Substantial opposition forces come and go, including
fiscal conservatives, environmental groups, and local residents.
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Objective
Benefits of a PEIR
• Streamline future documentation
• Promotes efficiency to either reduce future efforts or at
least substantiate future approvals
• Analyze cumulative impacts
• Widens the geographic scope of the assessment
• Refine, clarify, and formally announce a strategic
policy
• Provides clarity of vision and stakeholder buy-in
• Consider high-level strategic alternatives
• Implements advanced planning to diminish future
challenges of fundamental strategies
• Implement early stakeholder and public outreach
and engagement
• Provides transparency and the trust that comes with it
• Exhaustion of remedies when making decisions with
long-ranging effects
• Substantiates strategic policy and future approvals when
decision makers consider overriding opposing public
sentiment—a PEIR can help show consistent long-range
thinking, substantiating public policy decisions that may be
at least momentarily unpopular
• Reduce risk
• Early knowledge of support and opposition
• Improve access to funding
• Funding sources like to see low levels of risk, they
encourage advanced planning and sometimes require it
Now that the new discharge permit has been issued, noncompliance comes with a hefty price tag. Advanced notification
and consideration of LACFCD’s compliance strategy early in the
process with a broad audience seems prudent. Even if no actual
projects are approved by the effort, the agency gets stakeholder
and political points for transparency and sound stewardship. In
the future, if individual projects are challenged, the County will
be able to point to the PEIR and explain the consistent and wellpublicized program objectives. Case Study: A PEIR for the City of Riverside
The City of Riverside recently prepared a Water System Master
Plan (Master Plan) that combined stormwater, potable water,
and recycled water programs into a single Plan. As the City
defined the scope of the Master Plan, a PEIR was suggested
and ESA selected to prepare it. Once the Master Plan began
to take shape, it was clear that the projects forming the backbone of the Water System were already well underway, most
having already achieved CEQA compliance. The City considered
whether opening up the entire Master Plan for scrutiny would
be helpful or possibly even stir up unnecessary opposition.
The risks outweighed the benefits and the City understandably
moved ahead without the PEIR.
Final Thoughts
CEQA is a wonderfully flexible tool. It’s up to each client or lead
agency to understand itself and its constituency. There is never
a one-size-fits-all option. Each agency assesses its own vulnerabilities and chooses the best strategy. Sometimes that means
spending money on advanced planning in the shape of a PEIR.
While the process can sometimes feel unproductive, there
are strategic engines at play that work in mysterious ways to
smooth a path forward.
Candid conversations about the benefits, risks, and scale of
each PEIR effort can only benefit the results. Tailoring the right
product for specific situations is what consultants are for. Be
creative. Consider low-cost outlines. When it comes to understanding the whys and hows of CEQA compliance for longrange plans, a CEQA expert that understands your purpose can
shed light on the process, ask the tough questions, and help
you to make informed decisions for the best possible outcomes.
For more information on PEIRs or the case studies mentioned
in this article contact Tom Barnes, Southern California Water
Director at 213.599.4300 or by email at [email protected].
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It’s Spring Survey Season
Time to Stop and Smell the Flowers!
Don’t let biological surveys derail your project schedule! ESA has a deep bench of
qualified botanists and wildlife biologists with the necessary permits and qualifications
to carry out time-sensitive floral and wildlife surveys to determine the presence or
absence of special-status species on a project site. Depending on the species, regulatory agencies may have protocols in place specifying how to conduct these biological
surveys and when—most need to start mid-March to early April. From nesting birds
and red-legged frogs, to desert tortoises and burrowing owls, our team is at the ready
to assist with all aspects of biological compliance to keep your project on track.
For assistance strategizing biological surveys or compliance on your project, contact:
Photo:
Terrance Wong,
Los Angeles
Pacific Northwest
Southern California
Teresa Vanderburg
[email protected]
206.789.9658
Greg Ainsworth
[email protected]
213.599.4300
Northern California
Florida and the Southeast
Gerrit Platenkamp,PhD
[email protected]
916.564.4500
Julie Sullivan
[email protected]
813.207.7200
Outstanding!
The Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan EIS receives
2015 Outstanding Environmental Analysis Document Award from the California
Association of Environmental Professionals.
The Merced River Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (MRP/EIS) represents a
major achievement for the National Park Service at Yosemite National Park, bringing
forward the best in science, stewardship, and public input to create a robust vision
for the management and protection of one of the nation’s most treasured places.
This is evidenced through the plan’s broad geographic extent, comprehensive public
engagement, wide range of alternatives considered, and number of management
actions evaluated. The MRP/EIS provides a 20-year framework for protecting and
enhancing resources and user capacity along 81 river miles in Yosemite National
Park across a 26,500-acre planning area. While opportunities for public engagement
in environmental planning efforts are typically limited to a handful of meetings, the
MRP/EIS involved more than 60 public meetings over various stages of plan development and NEPA analysis. Whereas such processes typically yield two or three project
alternatives, the MRP/EIS describes and evaluates at equal levels of detail six distinct
project alternatives. Compared to the focused actions addressed by most environmental documents, the MRP/EIS considers the effects of more than 230 program- and
project-level management actions across 18 resource areas. While most environmental documents receive a few hundred public comments, the MRP/EIS received
and responded to more than 30,000 public comments.
Congratulations to the National Park Service, Yosemite National Park Planning Division,
and the entire project team on this outstanding recognition!
For information about this project contact Erich Fischer at [email protected] or
Elijah Davidian at [email protected] or call 916.564.4500.
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Park Service
New Faces
ESA continues to strategically add expertise and resources to
better meet our clients’ needs. Join us in welcoming the latest
additions to our growing team!
Brooke Benson
Ava Laszlo
Project Accountant
Pacific Northwest
Seattle, WA | [email protected]
Associate II
Biological Resources and Land Management
Portland, OR | [email protected]
If it weren’t for my family and friends in Seattle, I’d prefer to live in a
more rural area where I could walk out my front door and go for a
hike. I have a hard time deciding between the mountains and the
desert. I love music—one of my favorite vacations was meeting up
with my best friend in Austin, Texas, last year for the South by Southwest music festival.
While I’m a transplant to the Pacific Northwest from my home roots
in Michigan, the friendly people paired with the ambitious, outdoorsy
culture here made my transition a cinch! I haven’t yet completed the
biome trifecta by visiting our western desert regions, but the ocean
scuba diving and mountain trail hiking are phenomenal. Where else
can you dive with octopi and sea lions, watch for whales, and casually hike up a couple thousand of feet into the mountains...all in one
day?! I have yet to meet a person that left the Pacific Northwest to
move eastward... it’s usually the opposite!
Sarah Cannon
Associate III
Biological Resources and Land Management
Sacramento, CA | [email protected]
I was born and raised in Sacramento and am excited about working
and living here. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends and
have a love of hiking and fishing. On the weekend I enjoy taking trips
to the mountains, gardening, or playing catch with my dog
Eric Dinsmore
Marketing Coordinator
Southern California
Los Angeles, CA | [email protected]
On my honeymoon, my wife and I went to Bora Bora for sun, relaxation, and…oh, an “adventure tour” to swim with Reef Sharks! I’ll never
forget the captain throwing chum off our 30-foot boat then telling
us and the other timid tourists to “get in the water!” There must have
been two dozen sharks circling us, but we all made it out alive!
Emily Keenan
Managing Associate
Biological Resources and Land Management
Tampa, FL | [email protected]
I’m from Louisiana and anyone who has visited Cajun Country
understands the culture shock felt when I moved from my home state
to Florida. South Louisiana is all about food, family, and festivals.
I bleed purple and gold (Geaux Tigers) and am always looking for
an excuse to cook up a good Southern meal (especially during SEC
Football season). When family visit, they know to bring re-stocking
supplies (e.g., crawfish tails, sack of live crawfish, king cakes, jambalaya, beignet mix, my mama’s seafood gumbo). Generally, it is safe to
assume that one piece of luggage is dedicated to frozen food. When
the freezer is full again, life is good! Laissez les bon temps rouler.
Nicole Nishihama
Project Accountant
Pacific Northwest
Seattle, WA | [email protected]
Hoyotoho! Hoyotoho! As a Seattle native, I enjoy all that this city
offers! For over 25 years, my passion is opera. I’ve attended Seattle
Opera’s production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle and was a supernumerary
in Beethoven’s opera “Fidelio.” In addition to opera, I also enjoy razor
clamming along the Washington coast.
Jonathan Teofilo
Associate I
Community Development
Sacramento, CA | [email protected]
Elaine Tran
Associate III
Airports
San Francisco, CA | [email protected]
A highlight of my week is spending time with the youth at a local
church. My husband, a friend, and I lead a small group of middle
school, high school, and college students every Sunday, where we
give a short sermon and do fun activities, like hiking Mission Peak in
Fremont (that was tough!). I really enjoy being with the students and
it’s a privilege to be a role model. I’m also a twin (though I’m not sure
if we’re identical or fraternal, but most people say we’re identical) and
we both work in aviation!
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Congratulations!
The professional growth and development of staff at all levels is key
to ESA’s success. Congratulations to the following employees who
are advancing their careers with us.
Margaret Clancy, PWS
Vice President and Northwest Regional Director
Seattle, WA | [email protected]
An effective leader with deep technical expertise, Margaret
will continue to advance our firm’s integrated services and
solutions for clients throughout the Northwest. She has worked
with our Northwest leadership team for nine years, and has
more than 20+ years of experience as a scientist and natural
resources expert in our region. Her deep understanding of the
policy and technical issues our Northwest clients face regularly and her practical approach to project management and
client service will be strong assets as she assumes her new
role. Margaret takes over the position formerly held by Lloyd
Skinner, who is transitioning into retirement.
Margaret has managed complex permit compliance activities
for clients such as the Port of Seattle and led the conceptual design work for the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem
Restoration Project for the Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife. Margaret’s expertise in wetland assessments, SEPA
and NEPA, shoreline master planning, watershed characterizations, restoration planning and design, and mitigation planning
and implementation has been valued by local jurisdictions and
state and regulatory agencies, as well as public and private
clients.
I am one of those lucky people who can honestly say “I love my job.”
I have the opportunity to do meaningful work and to collaborate
with outstanding professionals—within ESA and with our teaming
partners and clients. This is an exciting time for our firm and our
industry and I welcome the challenges that come with this new role.
Join us in congratulating Margaret by sending her an email at
[email protected] or giving her a call at 206.789.9658.
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Jim Keany
Mark Johnson
Northwest Director of Biological Resources and Land
Management
Seattle, WA | [email protected]
Northwest Director of Community Development
Seattle, WA | [email protected]
Jim brings more than 30 years of experience in aquatic and
terrestrial ecology, guiding public and private clients through
complex state and local planning processes to better manage
natural resources. From Biological Assessments analyzing
potential effects to federally listed species, to facilitating stakeholder workgroups, he has led multidisciplinary, complex, highprofile studies and inventories throughout Washington, Oregon,
California, Montana, and Alaska.
To clear out mental cobwebs, I spend a lot of time in the Cascades
climbing, backcountry skiing, and mountain biking. My theme for
these outings is “It’s not an adventure unless the outcome is uncertain.”
Mark brings more than 25 years of experience in planning,
design, Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
and NEPA document preparation, and federal, state, and local
environmental regulatory compliance throughout the Pacific
Northwest. As a consultant and a former land use official at the
City of Seattle, he is well-versed in all areas of the planning
spectrum, including long-range planning (comprehensive,
shoreline, critical areas, and sub-area plans and policy), current
planning, and regulatory review.
I view my job as trying to articulate what is important in the natural
and cultural world to us as individuals and communities that rely
upon that world. That is true whether I am talking to the general
public, to elected officials, or to staff that I am collaborating with or
mentoring. What I love about this work is that every day, someone I
encounter does that for me, too.
Northern California
Joe Billela
Rachel Danielson
Mark Lindley
Beth Pototo
Stephanie Bishop
Matt Fagundes
Kenneth Ng
Chris Sanchez
Vanessa Thompson
Stacey Bradford
Elizabeth Hill
Anthony Padilla
Judith Silver
Paul Zimmer
Tonya Chapman
Bradley Johnson
Brian Pittman
Barry Tanaka
Al Thompson
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We’ll See You Around
See our experts at these upcoming events!
APRIL
1–3
8–10
International Living Future Institute Living
Future 2015 Conference
Seattle, WA
16–17
California-Nevada Chapter, American
Fisheries Society
49th Annual Meeting
Santa Cruz, CA
Mitch Marken, PhD, LEED AP and Jennifer
Wade presenting The Interplay Between
Tribal Sovereignty and Environmental
Protection Regulations
Ramona Swenson, PhD planning chair
18–21
Christina Toms chair for Estuaries and
Lagoons: Ocean-Watershed Linkages in a
Changing Climate
21–23
Dane Behrens presenting Potential Impacts
of Climate Change on California Coastal
Lagoon Habitat
10–11
13–16
Law Seminars International
Tribal Economic Development in the
Southwest
Albuquerque, NM
American Planning Association
National Conference
Seattle, WA
Oregon Department of Transportation
Geo-Evironmental Conference
Eugene, OR
Mauria Pappagallo, PE and Adam Zucker,
PE presenting Site Specific Bridge Scour
Analysis and Countermeasure Design
Forestry Sciences Laboratory at Oregon
State University USDA Forest Service PNW
Research Station Watershed Processes Group
2015 Bretz Club Conference & Field Trip
Camp Collins, Gresham, Oregon
Curtis Loeb, PE presenting Improving State
and Federal Fish Passage Design Guidelines
for Water Crossings in Tidal Environments How Does the Stream Simulation Approach
Work in Estuaries?
National Association of Environmental
Professionals
Annual Conference
Honolulu, HI
Nicole Czarnomski, PhD presenting Effects
of Vegetation on Near-Bank Hydraulics and
Bank Stability
Sharese Graham presenting Transportation
Planning for a Connected Community
May
5–8
12–14
Association of California Water Agencies
2015 Spring Conference & Exhibition
Sacramento, CA
17–20
American Trails
2015 International Trails Symposium
Portland, OR
California Society for Ecological Restoration
22nd Annual Conference
San Diego, CA
20–21
The Suquamish Tribe
8th Annual Cultural Resource Protection
Summit
Suquamish, WA
26–28
California Coastal Coalition
WAVE Sea Level Rise Symposium
San Diego, CA
27–29
Washington State Recreation and
Conservation Office
2015 Salmon Recovery Conference
Vancouver, WA
Gerrit Platenkamp, PhD presenting
Clearing Regulatory Hurdles for Tidal Marsh
Restoration
Ramona Swenson, PhD presenting Beyond
Theory: Adaptive Management Plans for
Restoring Wetlands
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principles of sustainability. We specialize in environmental and community
planning, ecosystem restoration design, technical studies and investigations,
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