Resource Studies
RMT designs and performs surveys for baseline data collection, monitoring, and fulfillment of mitigation requirements. We provide the following types of surveys and studies:
- Vegetation, fish, invertebrates, and wildlife
- Threatened, rare, and endangered species
- Cultural resources (archaeological, historical, and ethnographic)
- Paleontological resources
- Hydrologic evaluation and monitoring
- Ambient noise studies
- Air quality monitoring and modeling
- Class I, II, and III visibility modeling
- Visual evaluations and simulations
- Transportation and traffic studies
- Land use, growth impact, and socioeconomic studies
Wetland Delineation & Habitat Mitigation
RMT provides wetland delineation services subject to jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act. We provide evaluations of wetland issues of concern to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Department of Fish and Game, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We also develop habitat mitigation and monitoring plans and 404(b)(1) alternatives analysis, prepare and implement habitat restoration (for wetland, riparian, and upland habitats), and enhance habitat restoration designs.
Technical Services, Data Collection, Research & Management
RMT offers a wide array of services for short- and long-term scientific research to address practical questions in resource management. Such research services include cost-effective study design; field data collection and data management; mathematical modeling; statistical analysis; technical writing and editing; and presentation and interpretation of results to a diverse audience.
Specialized Research, Analysis & Recommendations
RMT provides specialized technical expertise in a wide variety of fields, including air quality, archaeology, biogeochemistry, biology, botany, ecology, entomology, ethnography, forestry, herpetology, ichtyology, mammology, noise, ornithology, population biology, transportation, visual resources, and water quality.
