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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has announced nominations for this year's America's Transportation Awards. The Kauai Emergency Repairs Project, which we worked on for WSP, is a nominee. Our ecologists worked on biological surveys and postconstruction monitoring surveys, including bat monitoring for the #Hawaiianhoarybat at Hanalei and aquatic surveys for Wailua Bridge. Please go to https://americastransportationawards.org/ and vote for the Kauai Emergency Repairs Project!

Humboldt County-based principal Dr. Sharon Hendrix Kramer checking out the DOE AXYS Technologies Inc. buoy that will get deployed off the coast of Humboldt County to measure wind speed and other oceanographic data and seabirds using a thermal tracking instrument. This buoy is part of monitoring and other offshore wind efforts that Sharon and Dr. Scott Terrill will be discussing during a webinar hosted by Schatz Energy Research Center "Exploring the Feasibility of Offshore Wind Energy for the CA North Coast" Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - PNNL #offshorewind #seabirds #humboldtwind http://schatzcenter.org//session2agenda-offshorewindfeasib Redwood Coast Energy Authority

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Check out our special avian edition of Harvey Ecology Field Notes. #birds #birdsafedesign #offshorewind #avianresearch #newellsshearwater #hawaiianbirds #endangeredbirds https://mailchi.mp//avian-edition-harvey-ecology-field-not

We are an animal-loving bunch at H. T. Harvey & Associates, not only of those in the wild but also of the ones who live with us at home. Sometimes when we're working from home our pets pitch in and (try to) give us a hand...which means lately they've been working a lot! Here are but a few of our menagerie. => Oaky helping out with restoration design => Trixie working on some botany plans in Hawaii => Dinkum checking out potential sites for offshore wind for Sharon Hendrix K...ramer => Rudder and Rhei doing some complex modeling => Asclepias picking out some plants for restoration => Larry_the_foul_child studying a map before a plant survey => Tor planning the next all staff meeting with @joy.debruyn.7 => @ochydog putting together this post with Laura Ck => Artemis the Bahia de L.A. Rosy Boa taking a break from GIS mapping => Kat, cat, and dog reviewing a contract => Zorra the Explorgi monitoring the writing of a land management plan => and the full time sheep herder Bart, working from home as usual. See more

Starting to get bored with the same scenery on walks close to home? Looking for some native flora inspiration for your garden? Take a virtual tour of Sacramento area Gardens Gone Native for a variety of gardens that showcase the beauty, versatility, and wildlife habitat value of native plants as well as their role in water efficient landscapes. The Western Sacramento garden of senior botanist Ellen Pimentel and her husband Eryn is included in this virtual tour. We hope you enjoy! Sacramento Valley Chapter - California Native Plant SocietyCalifornia Native Plant Society #gardensgonenative #plantnative #waterwise

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we encourage you to hug a tree. Especially since so many of us are separated from the humans we'd like to hug! Here are some beauties from our project sites--reaching for the light and showing their strength. Clockwise from top left: California sycamore; Valley oak; California buckeye up close; California buckeye full.

We are excited to be participating in this offshore wind energy modeling and risk assessment work with Schatz Energy Research Center at Humboldt State University. through a grant from the California Energy Commission. http://schatzcenter.org/2020/04/seabird3dstudy/

Social distancing from a wildlife ecologist's perspective. "Buddy" is a fully grown adult eagle. #6feet #socialdistance #staysafe

Check out the most recent edition of Harvey Ecology Field sent out last week. It covers information about the innovative high tide refuge islands in the San Francisco Bay we worked on with California State Coastal Conservancy and others, research on the San Joaquin kit fox, and reflections on our 50th anniversary. https://mailchi.mp/7b/march-2020-harvey-ecology-field-notes (side note: our conference listings are now out-of-date since events were postponed due to COVID-19 but the rest of the newsletter is current!)

Exciting news and a valuable resource! https://news.cornell.edu//ornithology-lab-releases-high-re

Cool news from Hawaii...!

Senior associate and restoration ecologist Matt Quinn takes his work researching the health of sycamore alluvial woodlands seriously by getting right in there. Matt’s leading our sycamore alluvial woodland studies, some of which were highlighted in the Spring 2019 edition of Harvey Ecology Field Notes. https://mailchi.mp//harvey-ecology-field-notes-spring-2019 Special thanks to Valley Water's Safe, Clean Water Project D3 Grant Program for funding part of the research a...nd the Loma Prieta Resource Conservation District for grant administration. And thanks to other project partners: San Francisco Estuary Institute / Aquatic Science Center The Watershed Nursery Grassroots Ecology Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority California State Parks Zone 7 Water Agency See more

Congratulations Donna!!!

Fun original haiku from Elkhorn Slough Reserve staff.