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Summary of
Qualifications
Busby Biological Services, Inc. (BBS) is a San Diego-based environmental consulting firm that
provides high quality, objective natural resource expertise and innovative solutions to complex environmental issues for public- and private-sector clients who require assistance complying with the California Environmental Quality Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and
other federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations.
Established in 2009, BBS is a certified small, woman-owned, disadvantaged business enterprise. We, along with our close network of highly skilled, specialized, and respected independent biologists and environmental professionals, have decades of cumulative experience
providing environmental consulting services throughout southern California and the western U.S. for a growing list of clients, including government agencies, utility companies, military installations, private landowners and developers, and environmental consulting firms as
well as local, state, and federal regulatory agencies and non-profit organizations.
We are able to cover all aspects of your project, including:
Project Planning
Habitat Management
General Biological Services
Conservation Biology
Specialized Natural Resource Services
Environmental Permitting
Environmental Compliance Services
Agency Coordination/Consultation
We have the necessary permits, authorizations, and skills to provide specialized natural
resource surveys in the fields of:
Ornithology
Botany
Herpetology
Mammalogy
Entomology
Wetland/Aquatic Ecology
We can help you meet your project objectives and comply with applicable environmental
laws, regulations, and other project requirements while respecting the ecological context of
the site. We are happy to provide assistance on small tasks, but we can also manage entire
tasks or projects, as appropriate. In addition, BBS has extensive proposal preparation and
interview experience so we can not only assist with project implementation but also help win
the work!
Our high work standards, sound ethics, and attention to detail have earned us an outstanding
reputation with our clients as well as regulatory agency personnel. We offer personal attention, responsiveness, flexibility, and efficiency that leads to cost savings for your projects,
while providing high quality services and deliverables you would expect from a larger firm.
The next page provides a list of the services we provide, our regulatory knowledge, and our
current list of WBE/SBE/DBE certifications.
Busby Biological Services, Inc.
4629 Cass Street #192
San Diego, CA 92109
www.busbybiological.com
Melissa Busby: Principal Biologist | Owner
858.334.9507; [email protected]
Darin Busby: Principal Biologist | Owner
858.334.9508; [email protected]
Services Provided
General Biological Services
Specialized Natural Resource Services
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• Sensitive species habitat assessments
• Focused sensitive species surveys
• Focused breeding bird surveys
& nest monitoring
• Bird point count & transect surveys
• Wildlife movement/corridor studies
CEQA & NEPA compliance
General biological surveys
Baseline ecological studies
Vegetation community mapping
Plant inventories
Habitat assessments
Biological constraints analyses
Environmental impact evaluation
Environmental Permitting
& Habitat Management
• Permit & mitigation compliance
• Regulatory agency coordination,
consultation, & permitting
• Preparation & implementation of
Mitigation, Monitoring, & Reporting Plans
• Preparation & implementation of
Habitat Restoration Plans
• Habitat restoration monitoring
Environmental Compliance Services
• Biological, construction, & compliance
monitoring
• Preparation of sensitive species &
environmental awareness contractor
training programs
Other Related Services
• Global Positioning Systems mapping
• Technical report & environmental
document preparation
• Project database management
• QA/QC & third party document peer review
Regulatory Knowledge
• Southern California Natural Community
Conservation Planning (NCCP) Programs
• California Environmental Quality Act
• California Endangered Species Act
• National Environmental Policy Act
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Federal Endangered Species Act
Clean Water Act
California Fish and Game Code
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act
Certifications
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City of San Diego: Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE)
San Diego County Water Authority: Small Business Enterprise (SBE)
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: SBE
Port of Long Beach: SBE
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC): Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE)
California Department of General Services (DGS): Small Business (Micro)
California DGS: WBE - application pending
Caltrans: Underutilized Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (UDBE) - application pending
Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS): Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SDBE)
System for Award Management (SAM): Economically Disadvantaged Woman-owned
Small Business (EDWOSB)
Busby Biological Services, Inc.
Busby Biological Services, Inc.
4629 Cass Street #192
San Diego, CA 92109
www.busbybiological.com
Melissa Busby: Principal
Biologist
| Owner
4626
Cass Street
#192
Diego, CA
92109
Melissa Busby:
PrincipalSan
Biologist
| Owner
858.334.9507;
[email protected]
www.busbybiological.com
858.334.9507; [email protected]
Darin Busby:
Busby: Principal
PrincipalBiologist
Biologist| |Owner
Owner
Darin
Melissa:
858.334.9507;
[email protected]
858.334.9508;
[email protected]
858.334.9508;
[email protected]
Darin: 858.334.9508;
[email protected]