National and State Environmental Policy Act Preparation and Review
Hamer Environmental staff is experienced with national and state legal and agency requirements for the development of formal NEPA/SEPA documents such as EIS's and EA's. We can integrate many of the varying aspects inherent in such document preparation. Our staff can develop field studies that may be needed to answer specific questions regarding project impacts. Hamer Environmental provides the following services for negotiation and resolution of environmental issues for proposed developments:
- Environmental Impact Statements Under NEPA/SEPA
- Biological Assessments (BA)/ Biological Evaluations
- Public Scoping, Comment and Review Process
- Mitigation Plans
- Field Evaluations
- Pre-construction Baseline Studies/ Post-construction Monitoring
- Formal Environmental Document Preparation
Sample of projects we have recently completed
2008-2009. Vegetation cover typing, habitat assessments, GIS mapping of habitat types, avian point count surveys, and development of a habitat restoration plan, North-central Oregon, Western Rivers Conservancy.
2005-2008. Pre- and post construction evaluation of collision potential for fall migrating raptors with a transmission line, Chelan County, Washington, Chelan County P.U.D. No. 1.
2007. Evaluation of the effects of construction of a transmission line on wildlife and rare plants, Chelan County, Washington, Chelan County P.U.D. No. 1.
2007. Pre- and post construction monitoring: seabird carcass surveys and monitoring of seabird presence to mitigate for potential impacts to diving seabirds from construction of a ferry terminal, Anacortes, Washington, Anchor Environmental and Washington State Ferries.
2004-2006. Development of methods to mitigate for potential impacts to diving seabirds from construction activities associated with the Hood Canal Bridge, Puget Sound, Washington, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Washington Department of Transportation.
2006. Wildlife, botanical and mollusk studies for a road right-of-way project, Olympic National Park, Washington, Olympic National Park, and Rayonier, Inc.
2004. Evaluation report for the five-year status review of the Marbled Murrelet in Washington, Oregon, and California, Scientific Panel Member and Project Lead, EDAW, U.S. Fish and Wildlife. (PDF)
2000-2003. Habitat assessments, cover-typing and GIS mapping of forested sites for evaluation of habitat suitability for a number of terrestrial species, Baker River Dam Relicense, Washington, Puget Sound Energy.
Hamer Environmental L.P. 2008. Biological Assessment of Affects to Marbled Murrelets at the Radar Ridge Wind Resource Area, Pacific County, Washington. 35 pp.
Hamer Environmental L.P. 1996. Habitat Conservation Plan for the Washington Dept. of Natural Resources. Co-wrote portions of the plan for the Washington Dept. of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA. 184 pp.
Hamer Environmental L.P. 1996. Final EIS on forest practice rule proposals - Marbled Murrelet. Prepared for the Washington Forest Practices Board and the Commissioner of Public Lands, Olympia, WA. 93 pp.
