Natural Heritage – Page 2 – Beacon Environmental

Environmental Monitoring and Site Supervision

• Effectiveness and compliance monitoring • Water quality • Aquatic habitats and species • Terrestrial habitats and species • Species at Risk • Site supervision of mitigation and compensation works • Erosion and sediment control monitoring • Channel restoration monitoring • Long-term ecological monitoring for aquatic and terrestrial habitats • Approved plant and wildlife salvage warranty inspection • Approved fish, reptile and amphibian salvage

Environmental Impact Assessment

• Environmental Impact Studies/Assessments (EIS / EIA) in response to municipal, provincial and federal planning requirements • Due diligence natural heritage assessments • Natural Heritage Evaluations within the Greenbelt / Oak Ridges Moraine / Lake Simcoe Protection Plan / Niagara Escarpment Plan areas • Natural Heritage Assessments under the Renewable Energy Act • Natural Heritage Impact Studies • Mitigation and / or compensation plans for aquatic / terrestrial habitats

Environmental Assessment

• Municipal Class EA • Provincial EA (Class and Individual) • Federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Comprehensive Studies • Federal CEAA Screenings

Ecological Restoration

• Habitat enhancement, creation and restoration • Channel, shoreline and coastal habitats • Woodlands, meadows and riparian areas • Wetland compensation – creation and enhancements • Natural channel design and fish barrier mitigation • Stormwater management pond naturalization • Design of in-stream bio-engineering and wildlife habitat structures • Natural heritage aspects of Low Impact Development (LID) design • Regulatory permitting, contract administration and construction oversight

Arboriculture

• Arboricultural assessments / tree surveys • Butternut surveys and health assessments • Woodlot / woodland assessments • Tree management / preservation plans • Tree appraisals and risk assessments • Forest Resource Inventories • Forest carbon storage and sequestration assessments

Aquatic Inventory and Fisheries Permitting

• Water Quality Impact Assessments for residential and commercial developments • Input to wastewater treatment plans • Lake capacity modelling • Limnological studies • Water quality program development for lakes • Benthic invertebrate assessments

Agricultural Impact Assessment

• Agricultural Impact Assessments • Agricultural policy reviews • Agricultural resource capability assessments • Minimum Distance Separation calculations • Physiographic and soils assessments

Wildlife Management and Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment • Airport wildlife management plans • Airport wildlife risk / hazard assessments • Landfill wildlife management plans • Landfill wildlife risk / hazard assessments • Nuisance wildlife (e.g., Canada Geese, gulls) management and planning

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