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Wishing you Happy Holidays from Eco-Alpha! #HappyHolidays

Fond farewell to Laura Vary! Eco-Alpha's environmental technician, Laura Vary, has embarked upon a new adventure in marine sciences. She has recently moved to Oregon and will be transitioning to a full time position as a graduate research assistant in the Marine Resource Management Master's Program at Oregon State University. While there, she will investigate the potential of adaptation in Bering Sea groundfishes to ocean warming to understand how populations may change in t...he future. Laura said, "I have absolutely loved my time at Eco-Alpha, where I found a wonderful mentor in Melanie Harrison Okoro, Ph.D. and great colleagues. This time gave me hands-on professional experience that I know will be useful for the pursuit of my future career in marine and coastal conservation." We wish Laura all the best! Your family at #EcoAlpha.

The Delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) is a species near extinction due to environmental changes, submerged invasive aquatic vegetation, and human modification of the Delta. Submerged aquatic vegetation, like Egeria densa (previously featured), modify water conditions to such an extent that Delta smelt are displaced. The Delta smelt have a lifespan of roughly one year, and thus their declines serve as an immediate signal of widespread problems within the Delta. In 2015, o...nly 6 Delta smelt were located through scientific surveys, signaling a crash of their population. At Eco-Alpha, we are ecosystem managers and work to support the conservation of the ecosystem upon which the Delta smelt relies. Eco-Alpha is proud to work with local, state, and federal entities to support management efforts to protect and conserve the cornerstone of this region. Illustration by René C. Reyes (ReyesPaintings), Bureau of Land Management - California. -- #EcoAlpha #EnvironmentalManagement #SacramentoSanJoaquinDelta #DeltaRestoration #DeltaSmelt #EndangeredSpecies #SacramentoFisheries #EcosystemManagement #EnvironmentalSciences #SacramentoRiver #SanJoaquin #InvasiveSpecies -- - René C. Reyes. renecarlitoreyes.blogspot.com - Center for Biological Diversity. Saving the Delta Smelt. - Kay, J. 2015. Delta Smelt, icon of California water wars, is almost extinct. National Geographic. - Simonetti, J. 2015. The dwindling Delta Smelt population: what does it mean for the species and humans that rely on the Delta? Hydrowonk Blog. - Conrad, J.L., et al. 2020. Critical needs for control of invasive aquatic vegetation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Delta Stewardship Council.

Eco-Alpha is honored to have been invited to speak at the Epic Forum, hosted by the California Energy Commission and Empower Innovation. This year's topic was Re-Imagining Buildings for a Carbon Neutral Future. Dr. Melanie Harrison Okoro, CEO and Uzoma Okoro, President of Engineering, presented on the Energy Baron Program (EBP), which helps those from disadvantaged and low income communities achieve success through hands-on training and job placement in the clean energy sector. #CalEnergy #EPICForum #EcoAlpha #EcoAlphaEnergyBaronProgram #BroadeningParticipation #CleanEnergy #WorkforceTraining #SustainableNeighborhoods

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta supports a huge sector of the CA economy and provides water to nearly two-thirds of the state’s population. Eco-Alpha has completed numerous projects to conserve and properly manage the Delta, and our clients are often stakeholders who rely deeply on the ecosystem services the Delta provides. A few ecological and economic fun facts about the Delta: The Delta absorbs water runoff from agriculture and floods, mitigating the pollution load enteri...ng our rivers and spreading to our coastline. The Delta decreases the impacts of severe storms and supports our groundwater systems. The Delta provides freshwater for millions of acres of farmland, thereby supporting a cornerstone of the California economy. The soil in areas where the Delta remains relatively natural (free of human modification) removes carbon from the air and stores it for an extended period of time. The Delta is currently composed of nearly seven hundred miles of waterways, and yet this number represents only three percent of its historic expanse. Eco-Alpha’s biologist and program managers have expertise working in the Delta ecosystem and strive to identify best-practice management strategies to mitigate the threats contributing to the decline of its native plants, animals, fish populations, and the ecosystem services it provides to Californians. -- #EcoAlpha #EnvironmentalManagement #SacramentoSanJoaquinDelta #DeltaRestoration #DeltaSmelt #EndangeredSpecies #SacramentoFisheries #EcosystemManagement #EnvironmentalSciences #SacramentoRiver #SanJoaquin #InvasiveSpecies #InvasiveAquaticSpecies Photo courtesy of ShutterStock and Jeffrey T. Kreulen. Sources: - Williams, H. Part One: The Groundwork. A Beginner’s Guide to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. - Caryl-Sue. 2013. Delta. National Geographic: Encyclopedia. - California Department of Water Resources. 2020. The Delta. Water Basics.

Eco-Alpha is delighted to be invited to speak at the Epic Forum, 5-minute Lightning Talks, hosted by the California Energy Commission and Empower Innovation. This year's topic is Re-imagining Buildings for a Carbon Neutral Future. Eco-Alpha is scheduled to present tomorrow, Sept 3rd at 11:30 am and there's still time to register for the event and view the presentation on Eco-Alpha's Energy Baron Program, which provides disadvantaged and low-income communities with equitable and sustainable access to opportunities and workforce development training in the clean energy sector. #CalEnergy #EPICForum #EcoAlpha #EcoAlphaEnergyBaronProgram #BroadeningParticipation #CleanEnergy #WorkforceTraining #SustainableNeighborhoods

Egeria densa (common name: Brazilian waterweed), is submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and an invasive plant species in the Sacramento San-Joaquin Delta ecosystem. Eco-Alpha recently assisted California Department of Boating and Waterways with the assessment of a new management tool - air bubble curtains - to slow down the movement of water and control invasive aquatic vegetation like Egeria densa in the Sacramento San-Joaquin Delta. We are committed to identifying best-prac...tice management tools to curtail non-native plants while supporting native ecosystems. Stay tuned for the full blog feature on our work in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Image courtsey of Dr. Melanie Okoro, Eco-Alpha. #EcoAlpha #EnvironmentalManagement #SacramentoSanJoaquinDelta #DeltaRestoration #CaliforniaParksandRec #DeltaSmelt #EndangeredSpecies #SacramentoFisheries #EcosystemManagement #EnvironmentalSciences #SacramentoRiver #SanJoaquin #InvasiveSpecies #InvasiveAquaticSpecies

We are proud to be featured in the latest #SmallBusiness newsletter from California High-Speed Rail Authority as a local #Sacramento firm. We look forward to continuing our work on this exciting and innovative project. Our goal is to help other firms add value and work on the high-speed rail project. https://www.buildhsr.com/flip/vol_08_issue_02/default.html #CAEconomy #Eco0Alpha

In this unprecedented time, we have launched the S.A.F.E. Building Action Program in an effort to continue to support our essential and returning personnel and provide support to tenants, occupants, and asset managers in the commercial real estate industry. We are doing our part to help our community address the critical question: What are you doing to S.A.F.E. guard occupants in the workplace and protect real estate assets during and after COVID-19? hashtag#propertymanageme...nt hashtag#wehelp hashtag#doingourpart Eco-Alpha’s S.A.F.E. Building Action Program addresses this critical question to help minimize risk, increase workplace safety, and maintain asset protection. Learn more about the S.A.F.E. Building Action Program below and how we can assist those in need. #EcoAlpha #engineering #coronavirus #covid19 #commercialrealestate #SAFEBuildingActionProgram #doingourpart https://eco-alpha.com/eco-alpha_s-a-f-e-_building_action_p/

We are proud to be a featured small business working on the California High-Speed Rail Authority mega transportation project! The Eco-Alpha engineering team, led by Uzoma Okoro, provided facilities operations and maintenance cost estimation and staffing allocations for the Draft 2020 Business Plan. --- Special thanks to Catrina Blair, MBA, Small Business Advocate and Small Business Title VI Program Manager High-Speed Rail for your leadership and support of small businesses a...nd Azizza Goines for your support of small business in the hashtag#Sacramento region at the Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce. Read more about our work on the project below! #EcoAlpha #Calfironiasmallbusiness #HSR #CHSRA #Railprojects #engineering #facilitiesmanagement #WMBE #highspeedrail https://eco-alpha.com/eco-alpha-california-high-speed-rail/

https://eco-alpha.com/groundwater-testing-press-release/ Eco-Alpha is proud to have been awarded a multi-year contract with the City of West Sacramento, Government for groundwater and wastewater testing support services for the George Kristoff Water Treatment Plant! Check out the great work lead by Eco-Alpha's Environmental Technician, Laura Vary a UC Davis alum! ____________ #WomeninScience #EcoAlpha #CityofWestSacramento

Update Alert! -- We're excited to be featured on the Explore Midtown, Sacramento instagram and twitter feed for our California nature-inspired wall art! We did it! One year later, we’re excited to unveil our California nature-inspired art project at our Sacramento Midtown office location! We are truly inspired by the projects and people that we work with everyday! ... We share our love for Cali, nature, and the arts by highlighting the many projects we work on throughout the state. For each environmental and engineering project we implement, we’ll add an Eco-Alpha pin. Many thanks to the artist Monica Gutierrez at EGRETTA and the design builder Garwin Yip for bringing our vision to life! Added bonus, they’re fisheries biologist! Come check out our #greenart, tag our project #EcoAlpha, and grab a free pin. Location: 1812 J Street #Sacramento #Midtownsac #exploremidtown #artwithpurpose #greenart #wideopenwalls #environmental #engineering #scoutsac #California #conservation #art #design #wosb #natureinspired #environment #EcoAlpha

Eco-Alpha’s growing General Construction Division is proud to be a part of the Invested City of Sacramento partner for small business growth, #entrepreneurship, and community #engagement. #ecoalpha #cityofsacramento #exlporemidtown... #construction See more

Eco-Alpha Environmental & Engineering Services is honored to be recognized as a City of #Sacramento Community Partner in the May 2019 Issue of Comstock's magazine - City of Sacramento Special Supplement for vanguard, innovative, and sustainable #environmental and #engineering solutions to benefit all. Special thanks to the #Comstockmag and #EcoAlpha team for an excellent issue. https://eco-alpha.com/eco-alpha-city-of-sacramento-communi/