Our Services
BioMaAS offers a broad range of environmental and natural science services including:
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Approved Biologist
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Biological Assessments
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Special Status Species Habitat Assessments and Surveys
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Arborist Services
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Habitat Restoration/Conservation Services
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Mitigation Planning/Design and Monitoring
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Long Term Management Plan Development
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Construction Monitoring and Environmental Compliance Management
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Permitting Assistance/Regulatory Compliance
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Cultural Resource Services: Archeological and Paleontological Monitoring Services
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Water Quality Management and Monitoring/SWPPP Preparation Services
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CEQA Services/EIR Biology Section Preparation
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services
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Biological Research and History Services
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Wetland Delineations
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Wetland Creation, Restoration, and Monitoring
Construction & Environmental Compliance Management Services
BioMaAS is highly experienced in construction management (CM) and environmental compliance management and have been involved in many large civil construction projects. We have several senior compliance managers who have worked on large infrastructure and water system projects throughout California. We can provide an environmental compliance manager for any of your project needs. BioMaAS professionals have a high level of knowledge and experience in specialty construction monitoring (biological, paleontological, water quality, and cultural), permit compliance, engineering plan reading, and implementation of construction projects. This includes close coordination with the client and the contractor to ensure regulatory compliance and anticipate future project needs. We are skilled in reviewing project specifications and plans, along with project permits to foresee any conflicts with actual site conditions.
Project Permitting & Wetland Services
BioMaAS provides a complete array of permitting and wetland regulatory services for our clients. Our staff are thoroughly versed in regulatory processes associated with obtaining permits from State, Federal and local jurisdictions. We routinely obtain permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899; Water Quality Certifications under Section 401 and Waste Discharge Requirements under the Porter-Cologne Act; and Section 1600 Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements with the California Department of Fish and Game. We can conduct wetland assessments and jurisdictional determinations and obtain clearances for your project so you can meet construction deadlines.
Biological Services
BioMaAS possesses the resources and expertise necessary to provide our clients with full biological services for any project need. BioMaAS offers a full range of field assessments, from reconnaissance level surveys that assist clients with an early evaluation of potential biological constraints, to detailed biological assessments of properties which identify all biological resources present as well as make recommendations for further field work, as well as protocol level surveys for a variety of California special status species and habitats. This includes plant and animal inventories, special status species surveys, biological monitoring, and trapping/relocation of protected species throughout California. We have federal and state permits to work with protected species throughout the state.
Arborist Services
BioMaAS provides a wide range of tree services, including preparation of tree assessments and tree removal plans, and can provide an ISA-certified arborist to manage any tree issue that might arise on your project. Arborists provide expert tree care, including assessment, maintenance, and preservation of trees in urban and natural environments. ISA Certified Arborists offer specialized knowledge in tree health, risk assessment, and sustainable management practices. These services support ecological planning, regulatory compliance, habitat conservation, and development projects by ensuring tree preservation aligns with environmental permits and standards as required by the resource agencies during project permitting.
Restoration and Mitigation
​​BioMaAS provides mitigation and restoration services, including:
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Habitat Restoration;
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Mitigation Planning;
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Mitigation Design and Monitoring;
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Wetland Creation, Restoration, and Monitoring.
Our prior restoration work includes pond design, wetland restoration plan design, and implementation and monitoring. We use our extensive knowledge of wetland plants and limnology to ensure success. We also have experience in the restoration of creek and river corridors, as well as salt marsh and upland habitats. We have restoration specialists and botanists who are familiar with mitigation design and native plant installation, maintenance and success monitoring. ​
Habitat Management Planning
BioMaAS can develop long-term management plans tailored to meet the needs of specific project sites, management and fiscal constraints, and a variety of target species. Long term and resource management planning can identify the distribution and abundance of target species, risk assessment to protected resources, including non-native predators and invasive species, important habitat features, and potential for habitat enhancement. Early planning can establish baseline information, determine trends in habitat changes during monitoring periods, and establish criteria for successful management of public and private lands.
Cultural Services: Paleontological and Acheological Specialties
BioMaAS provides cultural resource services in the area of archaeological construction monitoring, pedestrian surveys, sub-surface testing and excavation, and artifact data collection, as well as paleontology. Paleontological services can be provided for projects that have the potential for significant impact to paleontological resources, such as fossils, during construction and/or subsurface disturbances. Archaeological technical skills provided include field archaeology, faunal skeletal identification and preparation; the intake, processing, and identification of human skeletal remains; identification and documentation of unrecorded and previously recorded historic and prehistoric sites; and CHRIS Center project area background research.
