Caltrans Districts 6 and 10 Biological Support
Project Summary
Integral staff have provided biological support services to Caltrans Districts 6 and 10, which cover a third of the state, implementing maintenance and improvements on state and federal highways and bridges across 13 counties in Central California.
Location: Central California
Key Personnel
Amy Sparks, J.D. Senior Consulting Ecologist, Practice Director – Wildlife Botany and Permitting
Challenge
Bridge repairs, pavement resurfacing, and infrastructure upgrades performed along miles-long highway segments spanning 13 counties, from the eastern Sierra Nevada to the southern San Joaquin Valley, required consistent biological compliance across a large geographic footprint, including protection of sensitive kangaroo rat species and nesting birds during construction.
Our Role
Integral staff services to Caltrans have ranged from trapping surveys for sensitive kangaroo rat species to construction monitoring and bird nesting deterrence, delivering environmental training programs for Caltrans staff and contractors and drafting natural environment studies and biological assessments that adhere to Caltrans standards.
What We Delivered & Results
Consistent biological support has been delivered across bridge repair, pavement resurfacing, and infrastructure upgrade projects spanning 13 counties, sustained through environmental training programs, standards-compliant assessments, and construction monitoring across multiple concurrent infrastructure projects.