Ecosystem Sciences has a dedicated staff of highly qualified environmental professionals. We have conducted numerous assignments pertaining to major environmental programs. We have found through this experience that most assignments require an integrated, multi-disciplinary team. Our team of professionals— with backgrounds in science, ecology, planning, GIS, cartography, and environmental design—offers a comprehensive and practiced understanding of the issues involved in environmental advisory and management services.

Projects

  • Big Wood River Flood Atlas– Idaho, USA

  • Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) / USFS / Midas Gold Stibnite – Idaho, USA

  • Groundwater Management Plan and Monitoring, Water Basin 37 – Idaho, USA

  • Upper Walla Walla River Assessment – Oregon / Washington, USA

  • Pleasanton Watershed Stormwater Modeling and Design – Idaho, USA.

  • Pebble Mine Environmental Impact Statement – Alaska, USA

  • Wetland Assessment for Avimor Development – Idaho, USA

  • Idaho Department of Lands, LSR Grant (USDA, USFS); Forest Economics – Idaho USA

  • Urban Tree Canopy Mapping Wood River Valley – Idaho, USA

  • City of Boise Community Forest Management Plan– Idaho, USA

  • Yankee Fork/Jordan Creek OHWM Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Stage 3 LEPA Surveys, Site Clearances, and NEPA Reporting, Idaho Air National Guard – Idaho, USA

  • City of Boise Open Space Plan – Idaho, USA

  • Griener’s Hope Development Wetland Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Broken Horn Development Natural Features Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Silver Creek Geomorphic Assessment/Stream Restoration Design and Planning – Idaho, USA

  • United Way City of Caldwell Bike and Pedestrian Analysis and Mapping – Idaho, USA

  • City of Boise Health and Housing Analysis and Mapping – Idaho, USA

  • National Park Service Weather Buoy Station Configuration and Installation – Lake Mead National Recreation Area, USA

  • Data Collection and Production of Categorical Exclusions for Bogus Basin Trails/Snow Making Expansion Development – Idaho, USA

  • South Valley Groundwater District - Management Plan and Monitoring – Idaho, USA

  • Silver Spring Ranch Plan and Monitoring Program – Idaho, USA

  • Urban Tree Canopy / GIS Network Boise River Valley – Idaho, USA

  • Silver Creek Watershed Enhancement and Restoration Program – Idaho, USA

  • Image Geo-referencing for Land-use Litigation – North Dakota, USA

  • Cultural Resource Assessment Mapping – Idaho, USA

  • Forensic GIS and Remote Imagery Analysis – Idaho, USA

  • Owyhee High school Development Wetland and Cultural Resources Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Imagery Acquisition and Geo-referencing for Floodplain Mapping – Idaho, USA 

  • Trader Road Water Rights Application – Idaho, USA 

  • Barber Pools Land Cover Classification – Idaho, USA

  • Tic-Toc Creek Ranch Water Rights Assessment and Mapping – Idaho, US 

  • Park Place Development Boise River System Application – Idaho, USA

  • Mapping/Data Visualization for Sharaan Reserve – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

  • Pebble Environmental Impact Statement – Alaska, USA

  • Assessment of Wildlife Movement in Relation to Agriculture / NRCS – USA

  • Spring Creek Restoration Assessment and Planning – Idaho, USA

  • Silver Creek Cross Section and Sediment Inventory – Idaho, USA

  • Cottonwood Creek Daylighting Visualization – Idaho, USA

  • Wetland Assessment for Main Canal 6 Hydroelectric Project – Idaho, USA

  • Wetland Assessment and Tree Inventory for Riverpointe Development – Idaho, USA

  • Wetland Assessment and Cultural Resources Assessment for Villa Sport Development – Idaho, USA

  • Wetland Assessment and Tree Inventory for Rosewood Development – Idaho, USA

  • Loving Creek Stream Sediment Cross-sections – Idaho, USA

  • Urban Tree Canopy Planning and Analysis – Idaho, USA

  • Ordinary High-Water Mark and Mapping for Property on the Big Wood River– Idaho, USA

  • Third Party Auditing for Idaho Power Projects / Stream and Riparian Mitigation and Enhancement – Idaho/Oregon, USA

  • Wetland Assessment and Mitigation Planning for Williamson River Ranch Phase I, II, and III Development– Idaho, USA

  • Wetland Assessment and Tree Inventory for BellAir Development (Highway 44 and Linder Road) – Idaho, USA

  • Land Use Monitoring for BLM AIM – Montana, USA

  • Loving Spring Ranch Planning and Consulting – Idaho, USA

  • Hewlett Packard SITES Landscape Performance Monitoring – Idaho, USA

  • Fort Hall Habitat Restoration Project / Report to ISRP– Idaho, USA

  • Rock Creek Heat Source Model – Oregon, USA

  • Snake River Hydrologic and Geomorphic Assessment and Environmental Studies for the County Line Hydroelectric Projects– Idaho, USA

  • Boise City Hall Plaza Sculpture Design – Idaho, USA

  • Biological Assessment and Evaluation of the Effects of the Sun Valley Resort Cold Springs Replacement and

  • Watershed Resources Technical Report for the Sun Valley Resort Cold Springs Replacement and Associated Projects– Idaho, USA

  • Vegetation Technical Report for the Sun Valley Resort Cold Springs Replacement and Associated Projects– Idaho, USA

  • Wildlife Technical Report for the Sun Valley Resort Cold Springs Replacement and Associated Projects– Idaho, USA

  • Wetland Assessment for Retail West Development – Idaho, USA

  • Wetland Assessment for the Mustang Crossing Development (State Street and Park Lane) – Idaho, USA

  • Wetland Assessment for Creighton Woods Development – Idaho, USA

  • Heart Rock Ranch Ordinary High-Water Mark and Habitat Mapping – Idaho, USA

  • Treasure Valley Forest Carbon Assessment, USA

  • Loving Creek Ranch Pond Cross Section for Permitting – Idaho, USA

  • Wetland Assessment for the Albertsons, Meridian Project – Idaho, USA

  • Little Missouri Grasslands Mapping – North Dakota, USA

  • Rio Brava Ranch Mapping, Database Design and Cartography – Idaho, USA

  • Data Collection for Bathymetric Model of Yellowtail Afterbay Dam – Montana, USA

  • Buckeye Farms Water Monitoring Plan – Idaho, USA

  • Kuwait National Environmental Atlas/ eMisk – Kuwait

  • South Platte Natural Capital Project – Colorado, USA

  • Harris Ranch Stormwater Reuse and Irrigation – Idaho, USA

  • Lower Owens River Restoration Project - California, USA

  • MSA for Stormwater Infrastructure – California, USA

  • Idaho Air National Guard Natural Resources Baseline Inventory/Rare Plant Survey - Idaho, USA

  • Idaho Air National Guard Migratory Bird Counts/Bird Inventory – Idaho, USA

  • Bogus Basin Development Project Natural Features Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Cottonwood Meadows Wetland Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Eagle Lakes Apartments ESA Compliance Letter – Idaho, USA

  • Isla del Rio Environmental Assessment and Consultation – Idaho, USA

  • Birch Creek Geomorphic Assessment and Action Plan – Oregon, USA. 

  • ACHD Subwatershed and Stormwater Planning – Idaho, USA

  • Environmental Impact Assessment, Stillwater Subdivision – Idaho, USA

  • Copper Basin Grazing Assessment– Idaho, USA

  • Great American Landscape Plan / ESRI – California, USA

  • Green Infrastructure Planning and National Map / ESRI – California, USA

  • Cat Creek Land Cover Mapping – Idaho, USA

  • Diggie Creek Environmental Permitting – Idaho, USA

  • Source Water Protection Interpretive Display / Meridian – Idaho, USA

  • City of Boise Community Forestry Plan – Idaho, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Consulting – Idaho, USA

  • Treasure Valley Urban Tree Canopy GIS Analysis and Education – Idaho, USA

  • Mountain Meadows Botanical Survey – California, USA

  • Riverine-Riparian PFC Assessment of Streams / BLM – Montana, USA

  • Boise River Enhancement Plan / Boise River Enhancement Network – Idaho, USA

  • John Day River Watershed Atlas and Restoration Strategy – Oregon, USA

  • Watershed Enhancement Strategy / Snake River– Idaho, USA

  • Dry Creek Restoration Planning – Idaho, USA

  • Fort Hall Bottoms LiDAR, GeoDatabase, Vegetation Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Starkey Hot Springs Ecological Site Planning – Idaho, USA

  • Lower Nehalem Watershed Atlas / Cartography – Oregon, USA

  • Big Wood River Assessment of Hydropower and Irrigation – Idaho, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Conceptual Mitigation Plan – Idaho, USA

  • Environmental Reporting / Marine Water Quality – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

  • Environmental Reporting / Air Quality – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

  • Perkins Nature Area Conservation Plan – Idaho, USA

  • GeoVillage / GeoDatabase Design – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

  • Lower Owens River Project / Hydraulic Modeling – California, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Wetland Delineation and Functional Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Merced River Fish Passage Assessment and Design – California, USA

  • Warmsprings Dam Hydroelectric Project (FERC #13570) – Oregon, USA

  • Atlas of Environmental Change / UNEP - West Asia and North Africa

  • Habitat Conservation Plan / Inyo and Mono Counties – California, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Conceptual Wetland Mitigation Plan – Idaho, USA

  • Kilpatrick Pond Restoration – Visual Design Assessments – Idaho, USA

  • Linehan Flat Botanical and Wildlife Clearances – Idaho, USA

  • Silver Creek Restoration and Enhancement Plan - Idaho, USA

  • Newmont Mining Environmental Consulting – Colorado, USA

  • Todos Por El Agua / Payment for Watershed Services Program – Rio Laja, Mexico

  • Big Wood River Flow Study and Recommendation – Idaho, USA

  • National  Environmental Atlas - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

  • Gibson Dam Hydro Project Special Status Plant / Noxious Weed Survey – Montana, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Land Cover Study Report – Idaho, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Visual Resources Study – Idaho, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Bald Eagle and Peregrine Falcon Use and Habitat Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Rock Squirrel Population and Habitat Use Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Amphibian and Reptiles Study – Idaho, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Trumpeter Swan Use and Habitat Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Wild Turkey Habitat Use and Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Big Game Habitat and Migration Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Bat Populations Use and Habitat Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Waterfowl / Waterbird Study Report – Idaho, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Resident and Migratory Landbird Report – Idaho, USA

  • Bear River Hydroelectric Project (FERC #12486) Special Status Plant and Noxious Weed Survey Report – Idaho, USA

  • Riparian Habitat and Grazing Management – California, USA

  • Owens Valley Land Management Plan – California, USA

  • Inyo-Mono Integrated Regional Watershed Management Grant Proposal – California, USA

  • Wetland Delineation Report / South Five Mile Road – Idaho, USA

  • Arrowrock Dam Photo Simulations and Modeling FERC Licensing – Idaho, USA

  • Wilson Properties Natural Features Analysis and Biological Assessment – Idaho, USA

  • Baxter Ranch Water Power Station Biological Resources Report – Idaho, USA

  • Urban Ecology and Planning / UNESCO World Heritage City - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

  • Water Rights Permitting / Multiple Vineyards and Farms – California, USA

  • Instream Flow Study of the South Fork of the Pit River – California, USA

  • Big Lost River Mountain Whitefish Status Report – Idaho, USA

  • Pit Resource Conservation District Watershed Management Strategy – California, USA

  • Integrated Regional Watershed Management Planning - Cosumnes, American, Bear and Yuba (CABY) River Watersheds – California, USA

  • Well Groundwater Quality Assessments – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

  • Middle Owens River Flow Study and Instream Flow Recommendations – California, USA

  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo Habitat Conservation and Planning – California, USA 

  • Tieton River (FERC #3701) Sensitive Plant Survey – Washington, USA  

  • Feather River Watershed Management Strategy; Feather River Integrated Regional Watershed Management Plan – California, USA

  • Urban Ecological Planning; Design Manual for Lower Boise River - Idaho, USA

  • Arroyo Pasajero Watershed Ecosystem Management Plan – California, USA

  • Rio Laja/Lerma Watershed Ecology and Sustainability Plan – Guanajuato State, Mexico

  • Boundary Hydroelectric Project – Washington, USA

  • Weiser East Fork Ditch Hydropower Project – Idaho, USA

  • Management of Aquatic Ecosystems through Community Husbandry (MACH) Project – Philippines

  • Global Environmental Facility Subprogram for the Mekong Basin – Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam

  • Cedar River Habitat Conservation Plan – Washington, USA

  • Mekong River Watershed Ecology and Fishery Study – Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam

  • Owens River Gorge Restoration and Fisheries Management – California, USA

  • Middle Snake River Ecological Study – Idaho, USA

  • Jamuna Bridge Special Fisheries Mission – Bangladesh

  • Review and Evaluation of the Coastal Resource Management Project (CRMP) – Philippines

  • EGIS design for research on floodplain fisheries habitat – Bangladesh

  • Megna Estuary Study Assessment – Bangladesh

  • ISPAN Flood Action Plan – Bangladesh

  • ISPAN Bangladesh Environmental Impact Assessment – Bangladesh

  • Mekong River Ecological Assessment – Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam

  • Nile River Water Quality and Ecology Project – Egypt

Clients

  • United States Forest Service

  • National Park Service

  • US Environmental Protection Agency

  • US Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Idaho Department of Water Resources

  • Bureau of Land Management

  • The Nature Conservancy

  • Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

  • South Valley Groundwater District, ID

  • Galena Groundwater District, ID

  • US Army Corps of Engineers

  • California Water Commissioners

  • California State Water Resource Control Board

  • California Department of Fish and Game

  • Idaho Department of Fish and Game

  • Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

  • Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

  • ESRI, Inc

  • United Nations Environmental Programme

  • Idaho Army National Guard

  • Ada County Highway District, ID

  • Idaho Power, ID

  • Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, CA

  • Bonneville Power Administration

  • Seattle City Light, WA

  • El Dorado Irrigation District, CA

  • Nevada Irrigation District, CA

  • Placer County Water Agency, CA

  • El Dorado County Water Agency, CA

  • The Land Group, ID

  • Blaine County, ID

  • Twin Lakes Canal Company, ID

  • CHSQA Architect and Engineers, ID

  • Barker Rosholt & Simpson LLP, ID

  • Givens Pursley LLP, ID

  • Pinnacle Land Development, LLC

  • Mountain Waterworks, Inc, ID

  • U.S. Agency for International Development

  • World Bank

  • Asian Development Bank

  • Danida and the Netherlands Government

  • San Miguel de Allende Municipal Government, MX

  • Environment Agency Abu Dhabi

  • Abu Dhabi Global Data Initiative (AGEDI)

  • Urban Planning Commission Abu Dhabi

  • Geographic Planning Collaborative, International