2012 Giant Garter Snake Monitoring Report Westervelt Ecological Services recently received the results from the second year of post-construction monitoring of giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) (GGS) presence and distribution at the Sutter Basin Conservation Bank (SBCB). Monitoring has been conducted every other year, since the habitat was established in 2008, to evaluate habitat performance
Westervelt Ecological Services is pleased to announce the approval of Meridian Ranch Mitigation Bank, in Butte County, California. The 377-acre bank is comprised of rolling annual grassland supporting vernal pool and vernal swale habitat. The Bank has received approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
July 8, 2015 — Merced County, Calif. – Grasslands Mitigation Bank (GRMB), an environmental project being developed by Westervelt Ecological Services, has been approved by state and federal natural resource agencies to restore Giant Garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) (GGS) habitat and seasonal wetlands on 281 acres in Merced County. “We are excited about the approval
The CRLF, made famous by the Mark Twain story of the “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”, is federally listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The CRLF was once an abundant species which was spread throughout western California and northwest Baja. However mining activities, intensive agriculture and development has dramatically
Westervelt Ecological Services is pleased to announce the approval of our Grasslands Mitigation Bank (GRMB) by state and federal natural resource agencies to restore Giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) (GGS) habitat and seasonal wetlands on 281 acres in Merced County. GRMB is the only project in the area offering mitigation credits to offset impacts to
Construction is underway at Colusa Basin Mitigation Bank (CBMB) in Colusa County. Once completed the 160 acre CBMB will benefit the threatened Giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) by offering habitat that…
Van Vleck Mitigation Bank Receives Fifth and Final Credit Release It has been five years since construction was completed on Westervelt Ecological Services (WES) 775-acre Van Vleck Mitigation Bank in eastern Sacramento County. Having met all of the performance standards and financial assurances during the interim monitoring and management phase, WES is excited to announce
This video highlights our Pensacola Bay Mitigation Bank in Santa Rosa County, Florida. The bank is a viable compensatory mitigation alternative for wetland mitigation impacts to jurisdictional mixed hardwood and pine flatwoods and hosts a healthy population of carnivorus pitcher plants. The service area for the Pensacola Bay Mitigation Bank includes land in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and
Earlier this month Westervelt Ecological Services participated in the Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership (GCPEP) cooperative prescribed burn. The group had a monumental task to safely burn approximately 1,200 acres adjacent to I-10 in Florida. Westervelt’s Pensacola Bay Mitigation Bank was part of the area burned. This burn is a good example of showing how
Located in Merced County, California, the 501-acre Dutchman Creek Conservation Bank, was established to preserve its intact vernal pool/open grasslands complex. This habitat supports a range of listed species…
