SEQUOIAEcological Consul t ing Inc.

Environmental ComplianceSolutions and Support

Specialists in Ecological Studies, Energy and Infrastructure ProjectsSequoia Ecological Consulting, Inc. is a San Francisco Bay Area-based, woman-owned, small business that provides biological consulting services to utilities, infrastructure developers, construction companies, and environmental and engineering firms throughout California.

Sequoia delivers a focused suite of services — including environmental impact assessments, biological resource monitoring, environmental permitting, impact analyses, wetland delineations, environmental train-ing, mitigation development, and construction monitoring — in support of utility and infrastructure projects.

Services:• 10(a)1(A) Services for CA Red-legged Frog, CA Tiger Salamander, and SF Garter Snake, Vernal Pool Branchiopods• Environmental Compliance Monitoring, Permitting & Training• Environmental Project Management• Species Protocol Surveys & Constraints Analysis• Habitat Assessments and Mapping• Biological Assessments: Mitigation Banking and Monitoring• Wetland Delineations• Rare Plant Surveys• Fisheries: Surveys and Habitat Assessments; Electrofishing• Restoration & Mitigation Plans / Monitoring• Nesting Bird/ Raptor Surveys• Biological Mitigation Monitoring• Storm Water QSP & Inspections

The Sequoia team embodies wildlife biologists, botanists, construction monitors, restoration specialists, herpetologists, storm water inspectors, permitting specialists, and aquatic biologists, all with a thorough grasp of the intricacies of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. We have strategic partnerships with local consulting firms which allow us to broaden our scope of services.

Representative Clients:

822 Hartz Way, Suite 206, Danville, CA 94526 | p/f: 925.575.8052 | www.sequoiaeco.com

• Alameda County Water District• Cardno Entrix• CH2MHill• Contra Costa County• Commercial Tree Care Service• Dividend Homes, Inc.• ECORP Consulting• Freeman and Associates• GeoSolve, Inc.

• Hamilton Tree Service• ICF International• LSA Associates, Inc.• Marathon Construction• Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District• North State Resources• Pacific Gas and Electric Company• Questa Engineering• San Ramon HOA

• Simon Corporation• Solar City• SWCA• Syar Industries• The Dutra Group• TRC Solutions• Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting• WRA• URS

Integrated biological, permitting, andproject management assistance—

from the planning phase through themitigation monitoring phase.

Certifications:CPUC Woman-owned Business Enterprise

(WBE) VON #11110228

CUCP Disadvantaged Business Enterprise(DBE) Certification File #40492

CA. Dept. General Services Small(Micro) Business Supplier #1746927

Federal WOSB & EDWOSB

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Project locations indicated by yellow markers.

822 Hartz Way, Suite 206, Danville, CA 94526 | p/f: 925.575.8052 | www.sequoiaeco.com

Sequoia biologist conducting breedingbald eagle surveys via helicopter.

Sequoia biologist conducting a fishrescue on the Stanislaus River, 2014.

Representative Projects:

Spring-Gap Stanislaus Hydroelectric ProjectSequoia has been conducting on-going surveys and restoration in support of various construction projects within PG&E’s Spring Gap Stanislaus Hydroelectric Project, including: protocol Goshawk and spotted owl surveys; rare plant surveys; western pond turtle surveys; nesting surveys for MBTA-covered avian species; protocol-level surveys for foothill yellow-legged frog; pacific fisher den surveys, and conducting routine site inspec-tions to ensure compliance with the CWA 404 permit and CDFW 1600 SAA. Fisheries work included electrofishing and fish rescues at monitoring reaches and work areas, and long-term environmental data was collected to inform management of instream flows. We are leading various restoration efforts, including restoration species replanting, restoration of alpine meadow habitat, and we are currently developing the restoration implementation and monitoring plan for the dam removal portion of the project.

Utility Gas Line Environmental SupportSequoia currently provides environmental services for numerous gas line projects throughout PG&E’s service territory as a subcontractor for various clients. Field support includes project management, environmental training, permit compliance, construction and biological monitoring, storm water inspections, protocol and preconstruction species surveys, botanical surveys, wetlands mapping, and restoration planning, implementation and monitoring, and daily reporting. Project locations range throughout PG&E’s service territory, from Bakersfield to Humboldt. Some examples of gas programs and projects we’re working on include:

• Pipeline Strength Test (Hydrotest) Program; Various Locations, CA. • Pipeline Safety Enhancement Program Spans and Shorts Program; Various Locations, CA. • Line 114 In-line Replacement, Northern Section• Line 300A In-line Pipeline Inspection Project

Electric Transmission Reconductoring: Biological surveys and monitoring; permit complianceSequoia biologists provided species surveys and biological construction monitoring on two electric transmission

reconductoring projects, involving more than ten biologists working simulta-neously. Sequoia ensured compliance with eight environmental permits from the State, Federal and County agencies with conflicting requirements, while ensuring the project moved forward according to schedule and under budget. Species affording protection on these projects included California red-legged frog, Alameda striped racer, California tiger salamander, nesting birds, golden eagle, burrowing owl, Swainson’s hawk, San Joaquin kit fox and American badger. Protocol and helicopter surveys for golden eagle, Swainson’s hawk and burrowing owl were all completed by Sequoia staff.

• Gas Transmission On-call Support; Various Locations, CA• Tracy Cathodic Protection Project-2012• Line 103 Replacement• Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure Program On-call support

Kit fox den near gas line work, 2012.

SEQUOIAEcological Consul t ing Inc.

Environmental ComplianceSolutions and Support

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