Private landowners, government agencies, and non-profit organizations can contract with the RCD to provide biological monitoring services for a wide variety of projects. We can help fulfill permit requirements for monitoring species of concern, and assess the effectiveness of habitat restoration projects.

Services include:

• Assistance with permit development and interpretation
• Communication with state and federal wildlife agencies
• Biological training and monitoring during construction, vegetation management, or earthmoving work
• Project mapping and reporting using ESRI Collector
• Pre- and post-construction surveys for sensitive species to assess plant and wildlife impacts and recovery
• Scientific study design, implementation, and data analysis

Our team of staff and collaborators have experience monitoring for a wide variety of species local to Monterey County:

• Native and non-native plant communities
• Nesting and migratory birds
• Amphibians
• Reptiles
• Mammals

We currently provide biological monitoring services for the Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program and the Salinas River Arundo Control Program.

Contact Emily Zefferman, Restoration Ecologist, for more information.