360° ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING PROJECTS
We offer planning solutions and sensible measures so that you can get the job done in time and on budget — every time. Our 360° approach hits every phase of the project while meeting all your environmental service needs so that you can put your focus where it’s needed most.
City of Springfield Urban Growth Boundary Expansion
Springfield, OR
SummitWest performed a Local Wetlands Inventory, a Riparian Corridor Assessment, and a wildlife habitat assessment to address the requirements of Oregon Statewide Planning Goal 5 within the City of Springfield’s Urban Growth Boundary Expansion areas.
CREEK FIRE RESPONSE AND RESTORATION
Shaver Lake, Sierra National Forest, CA
SummitWest’s qualified biologists joined Southern California Edison (SCE) in October of 2020 to support efforts to reinstate infrastructure to multiple electrical grids affected by the Creek Fire in the Sierra National Forest.
RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT OF MONTEREY COUNTY WILDLIFE, BOTANICAL, AND CULTURAL SURVEYS
Monterey County, CA
SummitWest was hired by the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County to conduct sensitive status wildlife, rare plant species, and cultural resource surveys in support of the maintenance and construction of a permanent fuel break under the Los Padres National Forest (LPNF) Strategic Community Fuelbreak Improvement Project.
WINDSWEPT CRANBERRY BOG DRONE MAPPING, NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
Nantucket, MA
SummitWest was hired by the Nantucket Conservation Foundation to perform drone mapping of their Windswept Cranberry Bog property. This long-term drone mapping project will provide critical data to monitor the vegetation transition from commercial cranberry cultivation to native wetland habitat.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON ENVIRONMENTAL ON-CALL SERVICES
Central, Coastal and Southern California
SummitWest has worked with Southern California Edison (SCE) since 2010, and has served as a DBE partner on SCE environmental contracts since 2014. Currently, SummitWest serves as a subcontractor to six SCE prime contractors across much of SCE’s service territory for large and small-scale project work and desktop support.
“… Chezzie and Griffin Brungraber provided the necessary expertise and enthusiasm to assist us with the successfully completed surveys. The surveys were typically long days and often over rugged terrain… I recommend them without reservation.”
– Larry Sward, Helix Environmental Planning
“SummitWest produces some of our highest quality reports. Their team’s reports routinely have the fewest errors compared to reports from other subcontractors. They are success-minded and take their relationships with clients very seriously and try to do the best by their clients and staff. SummitWest seems to hire quality staff and manages them well. They are very professional and conscientious and are quick to respond to any issues or perceived issues. I enthusiastically endorse them for work with your agency.”
– Jason Ricks, CARDNO / Stantec