Meadow restoration,
beaver coexistence services,
fire fuels contracting,
& rangeland management
Services we offer at Wet Meadows
Fuels Reduction
& Forest Health Initiatives
-Tech assistance in Cal Fire grant projects
-Implementation of forest thinning, conifer encroachment & ladder fuels reduction projects
-Single-phase integration of landscape-level objectives (utilize removed forest biomass for habitat features in watershed health improvement projects)
-Nesting bird surveys & coordination with rare plant plant populations
- Assistance with forest health assessments and forest mgmt plans
- GIS & canopy cover assessment via drone imagery
Restoration in Meadows, Wetlands
& Streams
-Support with project mgmt. (proposals, permitting & monitoring)
-Tech assistance with CDFW Watershed Restoration Grants Branch + Cutting the Green Tape permitting pathways
-Implementation of low tech PBR structures (BDA/PAL) that support resiliency to wildfire, drought, and flooding as well as habitat needs of salmonids, reptiles, & amphibians
-Relocation support & coexistence services for Beaver (Castor canadensis)
-Biological monitoring for special-status aquatic species
-Native riparian vegetation enhancement
-Remote sensing, GIS, & watershed characterization
- Existing conditions assessments and project effectiveness monitoring via ground + aerial surveys
Habitat Management
for Wild & Working Rangelands
- Avian & native pollinator focused habitat mgmt as catalyst for comprehensive improvement in ecological integrity of CA rangelands
- Riparian stock exclusions & consultation on trough/guzzler systems
-Consultation & implementation of measures to improve soil moisture retention, fertility, stabilization of organic material, and health of soil food web in range soils
- Private lands habitat management for game & non-game range species
- Federal + State landowner restoration funding assistance & consultation (e.g. NRCS EQIP, CSP, CRP, USFWS Partners)
- Existing conditions assessments and project effectiveness monitoring via ground + aerial surveys
