April 2020

EAS has been awarded a new task under its ProTech Fisheries contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).  EAS will be providing professional and technical support to the NOAA West Coast Region in order to execute NOAA’s mission under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and National Environmental Policy Act […]

EAS is providing Davis Monthan Air Force Base with an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Decision Document supporting the decision-making process to establish permanent Playas Military Operations Area (MOA) and Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace (ATCAA) above Playas, New Mexico for realistic combat rescue training.  EAS is evaluating the proposed aspects planned for Playas MOA, assessing

EAS is performing forest stand improvement activities and producing a wetland assessment for Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic at Townsend Bombing Range (TBR) in Townsend, Georgia.  To support the natural resources program at TBR, EAS is preparing land for planting and installing firebreaks across a 15-mile perimeter to prevent the spread of wildfire, protect

EAS is now the Prime Contractor providing Biological Services at the McNary, Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite Dams. Services provided include sampling of juvenile fish, calculating expanded facility collection counts, facility inspections, gatewell dipping, and fish salvage efforts. In addition to the listed services, EAS also monitors weather and water temperature

EAS is supporting the development of six simultaneous Environmental Assessments (EAs) for the Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) and Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC). The EAs assess the potential environmental impacts of proposed dedicated contract ADAIR sorties to improve the quality of training and readiness of pilots at Joint Base Langley – Eustis,

For several years, EAS has provided technical expertise for designing restoration plans and implementing restoration activities on shrub-steppe habitat to meet land-use objectives and field activities supporting re-vegetation and re-contouring in support of Department of Energy’s land stewardship obligations on the Hanford Site, WA.   EAS provides on-site technical oversight during revegetation activities and identifies the

EAS has been awarded a 5-year contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District (NAB) in a joint venture (EAS Stell Joint Venture, LLC) with Stell Environmental, for work conducting comprehensive technical planning studies and preparing reports for the NAB Military, Civil Works, and International and Interagency Support programs.  This work encompasses a

In February 2020, EAS completed a study testing the short-term effects of crude oil exposure and removal of oil on leopard frogs (Rana pipiens) in a captive setting, designed to mimic an oil spill response.  Funding for this study was provided by a grant from the Oiled Wildlife Care Network, part of the Karen C.