Experience with special-status wildlife
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tillwater’s wildlife crews are experienced handlers of many special-status mammal,
reptile, amphibian, and bird species and have conducted numerous in-depth assessments and evaluations of habitat, distribution, and abundance. Selected projects are
highlighted below and a complete list of species we have worked with is shown on the
reverse.
San Joaquin Restoration Strategies, San Joaquin River, CA
Developed restoration strategies and objectives for the San Joaquin River
downstream of Friant Dam that included riparian/floodplain habitat
enhancement and restoration goals for wildlife species.
Focal species: longhorn fairy shrimp; valley elderberry longhorn beetle; western toad; western pond turtle;
blunt-nosed leopard lizard; giant garter snake; Swainson’s hawk; western yellow-billed cuckoo; bank
swallow; tricolored blackbird (nesting colony); white-faced ibis; riparian brush rabbit; Fresno kangaroo rat;
San Joaquin kit fox
Relicensing of the Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project, McKenzie River, OR
Wildlife surveys and modeling to evaluate the effects of Project facilities and
operations on special-status species.
Focal species: red tree vole, bald eagle, American peregrine falcon, northern spotted owl, great gray owl,
Mardon skipper (butterfly), Crater Lake tightcoil (snail), bats, and amphibians.
Mendocino Redwood Company EIS/PTEIR, Mendocino County, CA
Project area of potential effect covers over 230,000 acres of forestland.
Focal species: Numerous, including Point Arena mountain beaver, marbled murrelet, northern spotted owl,
and northern and California red-legged frog.
Construction Monitoring on Star Bend Levee Setback, Feather River, CA
Biological Assessment, wetland delineation, Section 7 consultation, and preconstruction monitoring.
Focal species: giant garter snake, California red-legged frog, valley elderberry longhorn beetle, western
yellow-billed cuckoo.
Carolands Gatehouse Construction Monitoring, Town of Hillsborough, CA
Environmental training, pre-construction surveys, and construction monitoring.
Focal species: San Francisco garter snake, California red-legged frog, and nesting migratory birds.
Ecological Linkages on the Sacramento River, Sacramento River, CA
Synthesis of existing information and focused field efforts to identify linkages
between river flow and habitat creation for focal fish and wildlife species.
Focal species: bank swallow, western pond turtle.
Amphibian Flow and Habitat Studies, McCloud, South Feather, and American Rivers, CA
Analysis of linkage between instream flow and habitat availability and
suitability for focal amphibian and aquatic reptile species.
Focal species: foothill yellow-legged frog, mountain yellow-legged frog, coastal tailed frog, and western
pond turtle.
Species we have worked with
AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES
California tiger salamander
Southern torrent salamanders
Del Norte salamander
Foothill yellow-legged frog
California red-legged frog
Northern red-legged frog
Cascades frog
Alameda whipsnake
San Francisco garter snake
Giant garter snake
Western pond turtle
Yosemite toad
Coastal tailed frog
BIRDS
Northern spotted owl
California spotted owl
Great gray owl
Burrowing owl
Northern goshawk
Swainson’s hawk
Bald eagle
Osprey
Peregrine falcon
Marbled murrelet
California black rail
Western snowy plover
Willow flycatcher
Bank swallow
Western yellow-billed cuckoo
MAMMALS
Pacific fisher
American marten
San Francisco dusky-footed woodrat
Salt marsh harvest mouse
Elk
San Joaquin kit fox
Canada lynx
Myotis species (bats)
Western mastiff bat
Pallid bat
Western red bat
Townsend’s big-eared bat
INVERTEBRATES
Valley elderberry longhorn beetle
Crater Lake tightcoil
Mardon skipper
Terrestrial mollusks
California freshwater shrimp
Longhorn fairy shrimp
Conservancy fairy shrimp
Vernal pool fairy shrimp
Stillwater’s widlife biologists have extensive experience
conducting field surveys for species shown in blue.
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