1/10/2023 - 2/16/2023
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Pacific

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Please join us February 16 for a half-day workshop discussing CEQA for Biologists. This workshop presents a practical, case study based approach to how to prepare a solid and legally defensible biological resources section for a CEQA document. We plan to provide an overview of CEQA, discuss the research and field work needed to support the biological resources section, and focus on how to evaluate impacts and develop practical and feasible mitigation measures. We will use case studies to support our discussions and leave ample room for participants to ask questions based on their own experiences.
About our Speakers:
Petra Unger is a Principal Environmental Project Manager at AECOM with a strong background in biological resources. She is experienced in managing CEQA and NEPA compliance and environmental permitting for projects throughout northern and central California. She has extensive experience in conducting botanical surveys; rare, threatened, and endangered species studies; habitat assessments; wetland delineations; permitting; and mitigation monitoring. She is thoroughly familiar with federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to the preservation of natural resources and endangered species. She has been a CEQA practitioner for over 25 years.
Ammon Rice is the Supervisor of the Environmental Services CEQA Team at SMUD and has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Biology from CSU, Fresno. Ammon has been at SMUD for 9 years and worked as a consultant for 8 years prior to SMUD. His experience as a consultant included performing rare plant and animal surveys; monitoring; protocol level surveys; habitat assessments; wetland delineations; permitting; and writing Environmental Assessments and biological resource sections for IS/MNDs and EIRs. At SMUD, he manages CEQA projects, development of SMUD’s Habitat Conservation Plan, environmental permitting, invasive species monitoring, avian protection, and implementation of SMUD’s Solano Wind Project Eagle Incidental Take Permit.
 

SMUD, First Floor Conference Room
6201 S Street
Parking is available at 6201 and 6301 S
Sacramento, Ca 95817
UNITED STATES

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