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Associate Principal Biologist Jackie Worden Completes CRAM Certification!
In August 2015, Associate Principal Biologist Jackie Worden became CRAM certified for riverine and estuarine wetlands. The California Rapid Assessment Method is a technique for consistently recording data for riparian systems and certain types of wetlands. The...
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• UCLA models Los Angeles precipitation for the coming mid-century and predicts more rain, less snow
(Portions of this text are reproduced from the Change.LA website) In the UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences study released December 2014, Dr. Alex Hall and his research team looked at the total amount of precipitation—rain and snow—that falls in the...
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• Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School MND Certified!
The LAUSD Board of Education certified the Final MND for the Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School (MORCS) on Tuesday December 9, 2014. Impact Sciences published the Draft MND in August of this year and completed the Final MND in October. In addition, the Board...
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• Pasadena City Council certifies the EIR for the Re-Use of the Desiderio Army Reserve Center Project
Pasadena’s City Council certified the Final EIR for the Re-Use of the Desiderio Army Reserve Center Project on Monday October 27, 2014. Impact Sciences published the Draft EIR in April of this year and completed the Final EIR this past summer. The project includes the...
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• California Drought Impacts on Survey Results
As we continue to experience drought conditions here in California, our biologists are noticing its impact on the local wildlife. The biology staff has seen a decline in the number and diversity of animals when conducting small mammal and pitfall trapping in recent...
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• Impact Sciences biologists go looking for lizards, rats, and other small critters.
Impact sciences' biologists are performing focused surveys for several special status wildlife species for projects in the Santa Clarita valley. The most recent surveys are for silvery legless lizard and desert woodrat. The biologists use live traps that do not harm...
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• Legislature Provides Opportunity for you to Help Shape the CEQA Process
The call for CEQA reform by politicians, practitioners, and lead agencies has caught the attention of the California Legislature. In the end of May the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee requested input from statewide...
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• Fullerton’s Downtown Core and Corridor Specific Plan Draft EIR
Impact Sciences has just completed the Program Draft EIR for the City of Fullerton’s Downtown Core and Corridor Specific Plan (DCCSP). The Specific Plan encompasses an area of the City that spans 1,310 acres and includes the City’s Downtown core and major entry...
read more• Jackie Bowland Worden Joins the Impact Sciences Biology Team!
Impact Sciences is very pleased to announce the addition of Jackie Bowland Worden as a Senior Biologist to our Camarillo office. Jackie has considerable experience specializing in plants, wildlife, and habitat restoration. We look forward to working with Jackie and...
read more• Impact Sciences assists with McBean Bridge Widening
The McBean Bridge Widening project is in full swing. The expanded bridge will allow for better traffic flow and will include a new walkway and bike path. Impact Sciences continues to closely monitor construction in an effort to assist the City with ensuring compliance...
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